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City Woman Sentenced For Assault On Officer

A Jamestown woman has been sentenced to a year of probation for assault. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Friday that Alyssa Sheldon, 30, who was convicted of assaulting, resisting or impeding a federal officer, was sentenced by U.S. Magistrate Judge Michael J. Roemer. On May 17, 2022, an arrest warrant was executed, and Sheldon was taken into custody. On May 18, 2022, she made an initial appearance the U.S. Courthouse in the Western District of New York. During the proceeding, Sheldon was ordered remanded into custody of the U.S. Marshals Service. While being escorted back to ...

Mel Brooks’ Archives Coming To Comedy Center

The National Comedy Center will become the home of famed comedian Mel Brooks’ career archives. The announcement comes with the 99-year-old Brooks’ newest film, the long-awaited Spaceballs II, set to open in theaters April 27. Brooks’ career archives are one of the most comprehensive collections of comedic creative material ever preserved. The archive comprises nearly 150,000 creative and production documents and more than 5,000 photographs, many never-before-seen. It offers an unparalleled record of Brooks’ creative life and the development of works that transformed ...

Man Tied To Westfield Shooting Facing New Charge

A Westfield man, who is being held on $1 million bail after allegedly trying to murder a woman in March in the village, is facing an additional charge. On Monday, an investigation was conducted by the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office Criminal Investigation Division. It was found that Jahmaul W. Johnson, 53, did contact an individual who had a valid stay away order of protection against him. Johnson was charged with second-degree criminal contempt and will answer the charges out of the Town of Chautauqua Court. Johnson was already facing second-degree attempted murder, multiple ...

Albany Sending $4 Billion To Cash-Strapped New York City

More big bucks are heading to Albany. In a news release issued Tuesday, state Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani announced new state support and actions to help New York City close its budget deficit ahead of the release of Mamdani’s Fiscal Year 2027 Executive Budget. Hochul, ...

Maple Grove Moves Into 1st With Walk-Off Win

BEMUS POINT — The top of the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Athletic Association Division 2 baseball standings are so tight that one pitch could decide a league champion. The latest proof came Saturday. Maple Grove trailed 7-3 entering the bottom of the seventh inning, but came all the way back ...

Fredonia Hotel Owner Fighting Closure Effort

Dunkirk Hospitality LLC is fighting the village of Fredonia’s attempts to force those staying at the former Route 60 EconoLodge to leave the building. The company filed an Article 78 lawsuit Friday asking the state Supreme Court to annul and vacate Fredonia’s April 27 direction to vacate ...