SILVER CREEK — Silver Creek Central School is mourning the death of a student. Keira (Koda) Beckstrom died Wednesday afternoon after being struck by a train. Just before 4 p.m. Wednesday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office responded to an incident on the CSX railroad tracks in the ...
A Jamestown man faces second-degree assault charges after allegedly hitting another person in the head with a hammer during an argument. Austin T. Thayer, 29, of Jamestown was charged with second-degree felony assault, third-degree felony criminal possession of a weapon, felony tampering with physical evidence and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance at 12:53 a.m. Wednesday. Officers responded to an east side home for a report of an assault. One person was found with a severe cut to his head. Thayer had allegedly hit the other person in the head with a hammer, ...
Corrections across New York state have made it official: they are fed up with incumbent Gov. Kathy Hochul. In a historic statewide membership endorsement process for governor of New York, the New York State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association overwhelmingly voted to endorse ...
WESTFIELD --- An incident involving a disorderly individual had the village of Westfield on alert Wednesday morning. At approximately 10 a.m., officers from the Westfield Police Department, New York State Police, and Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office responded to Westfield Memorial ...
ORCHARD PARK — Josh Allen quickly put his stamp on the Buffalo Bills' new stadium that's been aptly dubbed "The House that Allen built." Allen threw three touchdown passes and ran for two scores, and the Bills beat the Detroit Lions 41-31 on Thursday night in the first regular-season game ...
A Jamestown man is facing methamphetamine charges. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Wednesday that Koran Leeper, 54, was charged by criminal complaint with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of methamphetamine, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years ...
