Jamestown Teen Charged In Animal Cruelty Case

February 20, 2026

A Jamestown teenager faces four counts of animal cruelty after police responded to a north side home after a complaint of neglected dogs. Peyton L. Murray, 19, of Jamestown was charged with four counts of overdriving, torturing, injuring animals/failure to provide proper sustenance. He was taken to the city jail before being released with a ticket to be in Jamestown City Court later. According to a police report, officers tried to make contact with someone in the home at 7:54 p.m. Tuesday but there was no response. Officers checked the outside of the property and saw through a rear ...

Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty In 2024 Death Of 16-Month-Old

February 20, 2026

A Jamestown man has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter before his trial in the 2024 death of a child was to begin. District Attorney Jason Schmidt said today that Matthew Nuttall, 27, of Jamestown pleaded guilty Wednesday in Chautauqua County Court. Jury selection on Mr. Nuttall’s ...

Ripley Man Charged In Sex Abuse With Minor

February 20, 2026

RIPLEY -- A town man is facing charges after an alleged sex offense. Around 1 p.m. Feb. 12, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office was made aware of the incident. Sheriff's Office Road Patrol and Criminal Investigators conducted a preliminary investigation that led to the identification of a ...

Vintage Dom

February 19, 2026

When Quinten Wilhelm banked in a 3-pointer from half-court at the buzzer to end the first half of Wednesday afternoon’s nonleague basketball game at McElrath Gymnasium, Sweet Home walked to its locker room tied with Jamestown, 24-all. Momentum Panthers, right? Dominic Gonzalez put a stop ...

Hochul Sends Funds To Cities, Including $1.6M For Jamestown

February 19, 2026

New York’s fiscally stressed cities have been thrown a life preserver by state Gov. Kathy Hochul. On Thursday Hochul announced an additional $150 million in financial assistance for municipalities outside New York City to assist in relieving immediate fiscal stress. This additional funding ...

Comedy Center Named Top Pop Culture Museum

February 18, 2026

The National Comedy Center has been named the #1 Best Pop Culture Museum in the country by USA Today as part of the 2026 USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. The National Comedy Center was one of 20 institutions nationwide nominated as the best in the U.S. in the pop culture category by a panel of nationally recognized travel and lifestyle experts for the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards, which highlight travel destinations, attractions and experiences, lodging, shopping, food and drink, sports and outdoors, and more. Fellow nominees in the category included the American ...