The story is nearly 50 years old, but it’s still one that legendary Falconer athlete Joe Mistretta remembers fondly. It was August 1976 and the Golden Falcons’ football team was preparing for what turned out to be another undefeated season when head coach Bill Race received a phone call ...
No charges will be filed against the driver in an accident that killed an 11-year-old on a bicycle on June 17. The Jamestown Police Department, along with assistance from the Chautauqua County Accident Reconstruction Team, have concluded their investigation into the crash that killed Daniel Galarza Ramos. Ramos was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Willard and Kinney streets and later succumbed to his injuries on June 18 2025, at Oishei Children's Hospital in Buffalo, N.Y. The investigation revealed that the operator of the vehicle was not at fault for the collision.
A Jamestown man has been identified as the victim of a motorcycle crash at 7:56 a.m. Sunday on Buffalo Street near Beechview Avenue. The rider was identified Monday Kyle Pitts, 26, of Jamestown. City police officers responded to the scene, with a coroner later called to the scene. A ...
FREWSBURG – One person has been taken to a Buffalo area hospital following an early morning house fire. According to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office, on Monday around 5 a.m. the Frewsburg Fire Department and several mutual aid departments responded to 50 Water St. for a residential structure fire. One person was injured as a result of the fire and was transported to the Erie County Medical Center with serious injuries. The Chautauqua County Fire Investigation Team and New York State Police responded to the scene to conduct an origin and cause fire investigation. ...
A motor vehicle accident involving a motorcyclist has led to a county coroner being called to the scene in the city of Jamestown. Before 8 a.m., Jamestown police and Fire Department responded to 157 Buffalo St. for the incident. Officials were still investigating as of this morning.
KIANTONE --- A Stockton man has died after a motorcycle accident on Wednesday evening. The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office along with multiple other agencies responded to the area of Route 62 and Route 60 around 6:22 p.m. On arrival and through an investigation, it was found that the male operator of the motorcycle, Thad W. Keefer, 49, was operating his 2024 Harley Davidson motorcycle west on Route 62 and was attempting to pass other vehicles. Keefer lost control of his motorcycle and traveled into a ditch on the east side of the road before going airborne. He was transported to ...
