A harmful algal bloom has again closed the beach at Long Point State Park. The beach had been closed last week due an algal bloom but reopened in time for the Fourth of July holiday. A new algal bloom has closed the beach again, according to a Facebook post by the park. "Unfortunately, the ...
After a temporary delay while project financing was finalized, remodeling has begun on a Dunkin’ Donuts location in the village of Falconer. According to minutes from the Falconer Village Board’s June meeting, work had begun on the project, while those driving down West Main Street see a ...
UPMC Chautauqua nurses recently completed the hospital’s first Pediatric Competency Escape Room Challenge - a Candy Land-themed adventure designed to strengthen pediatric emergency assessment, critical thinking, teamwork, and lifesaving skills. Nursing teams journeyed through Sweetopia, ...
The name of the individual who was shot and killed last month in Dunkirk has been released. According to Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt, the victim was 25-year-old Delani Williams. He lived at 110 S. Gazelle Street in Dunkirk. His obituary, which was published on line by the Lombardo Funeral Home, said he was a Buffalo resident. No arrests have been made. “We identified a person of interest the morning of the homicide and are still developing evidence from the crime scene for charging purposes,” Schmidt said in an email Tuesday, while providing the name of ...
MAYVILLE — Rebeca Magnuson has been focused on helping victims of domestic violence for many years, and her work continues on Saturday with a benefit set to be held at her former Mayville restaurant. A domestic violence survivor herself, Magnuson began her nonprofit She Is Safe of ...
A state appeals court has unanimously upheld the county’s handling of a 2025 Sex Offender Registration Act case. Jacob Feldt had appealed the county’s determination that he is a Level 2 risk under the state Sex Offender Registration Act. Feldt was originally charged in 2023 by Lakewood-Busti Police and then indicted 2024 in a nine-count indictment against a south county man accused of committing sexual acts against a child. Feldt was convicted of two felony counts in Chautauqua County Court: third-degree rape - oral sexual contact with a person incapable of consent with a person ...
