ALBANY — It was already special for Southwestern junior Adrian Torres to make the trip to the New York State Public High School Athletic Association Division II wrestling championships at MVP Arena in Albany. What made Friday morning a little more special for the 3-seed in the 101-pound ...
A resolution that includes a suspension of the HALT Act has been announced by the New York State Corrections Officers and Police Benevolent Association regarding the 11-day strike at more than 30 prisons by officers. James Miller, spokesman for NYSCOPBA said in a statement Friday morning that after three days of mediation, NYSCOPBA and New York state reached an agreement and Consent Award, which contents were presented to the members who were continuing to refuse to work. "The decisions to return to work is not a collective vote by members of NYSCOPBA," Miller said. "It will be up to ...
ALBANY — Chautauqua Lake freshman Noli Paddock was the Most Outstanding Wrestler at the Section VI Championships and her start to the first New York State Public High School Athletic Association girls wrestling state championships has been exactly that. Paddock opened the 132-pound ...
NEW YORK – New York Attorney General Letitia James today announced the takedown of a drug trafficking operation that flooded communities in the Buffalo and Jamestown areas with fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine. Two Jamestown residents are among those facing charges. The rest are ...
Acting U.S. Attorney Joel Louis Violanti has announced that a federal grand jury returned an indictment charging Andres Pizzaro Campos a/k/a Kiki, 33, Max Pizzaro Campos, 34, Cindy Frank, 52, Edward Leeper a/k/a Edward Barnes. 46, and Jaquez L. Thomas a/k/a Quez, 21, all of Jamestown with narcotics conspiracy, which carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 10 years in prison and a maximum of life. In addition, Andres and Max Pizzaro Campos are also charged with possession of a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking and maintaining a drug involved premises, which carries a mandatory ...
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following article, which first appeared in The Post-Journal in May 2014, is an example of why there can be more to a story than meets the eye. It’s the late 1970s and Bill Davenport, the legendary wrestling coach at Falconer Central School, begins compiling a ...
