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Man, 75, Charged In Rape Of Juvenile

CHERRY CREEK --- A 75-year-old man has been charged with second-degree rape of a juvenile On Tuesday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division announced it conducted an investigation regarding a report of sexual misconduct involving a youth on Nov. 4. Through the course of the investigation, it was determined that Robert K. Braymiller of Cherry Creek, allegedly engaged in inappropriate sexual contact with a juvenile victim. Braymiller was taken into custody and transported to the Chautauqua County Jail for Centralized Arraignment Program (CAP) ...

Lake-Snow Warning Begins Early Thanksgiving In Region

A lake-effect snow warning has been issued for Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and southern Erie counties starting early Thursday by the National Weather Service. Eerily similar to last year, the forecast calls for heavy lake effect snow with total accumulations at 12 to 20 inches in the most persistent areas. Winds gusting as high as 50 mph will produce blowing and drifting snow. The warning is in effect from 1 a.m. Thursday to 1 a.m. Saturday. Travel is expected to be very difficult with deep snow cover on roads and poor visibility. The hazardous conditions will impact holiday travel. Gusty ...

Eagles Advance To State Semifinals

BUFFALO — Chautauqua Lake/Westfield/Brocton’s defense posted a shutout in the first half Saturday — and the Eagles were losing 2-0 after 24 minutes of action. The Eagles offense needed to find its way in the second half. Ty Harper’s crew did just enough in the final two quarters ...

City Man Charged In Domestic Threat

A 22-year-old city man is facing charges after threatening to kill another individual. Jayden K. Feaster was charged with first-degree criminal contempt and second-degree menacing after an incident around noon Friday. Jamestown police were dispatched to a residence on the west side for a report of a person armed with a weapon. The investigation revealed that Feaster threatened to kill the victim while armed with a knife during a domestic incident. This conduct violated a valid refrain from order of protection. Feaster was taken into custody without incident and transported to the ...

DiMaio’s Loss Felt By Everyone

On the first day of his freshman year at Jamestown Community College in 1965, Bob Schmitt arrived for French class and sat down next to a guy by the name of Joe DiMaio. The connection between the teenagers — one from suburban Buffalo (Schmitt) and the other from Jamestown (DiMaio) — was ...

Buffalo Man Sentenced To Deaths Of Woman Found In County

A Buffalo man connected to the deaths of two women whose bodies were found in Chautauqua County has been sentenced. Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announces that Richard J. Fox, 62, was sentenced Thursday morning before Erie County Court Judge Suzanne Maxwell Barnes to 40 ...