A state lawmaker is proposing changes to Miranda warnings for youth under the age of 18. Sen. Jamaal Bailey, D-Bronx, recently introduced legislation (S.9152) that would require youth be notified of the right to remain silent and the right to an attorney, prior to any custodial questioning ...
Jamestown’s finances, emergency services work and housing and street projects are among Mayor Kim Ecklund’s priorities for the coming year. Ecklund delivered her 2026 State of the City address to the City Council late Friday afternoon. The written document is available on the city’s ...
The legal fight over a proposed town of Dunkirk solar energy farm continues. A Fredonia-based lawyer who owns land adjacent to the Williams Street site has sued over the Dunkirk Town Board’s September approval of a permit for the project. The board seemed at the time to feel hemmed in by ...
FALCONER – Due to the harsh conditions that have pummeled Chautauqua County recently, two area towns found themselves working together to piece together enough salt to clear roads. The salt that had been ordered by the county Public Facilities Department ran low, forcing the county to ...
RIPLEY — Town council members learned at their meeting last month that efforts are underway to seek a collaborative grant with the towns of French Creek, Mina and Clymer in order to construct a facility to house stray animals. Supervisor Laura K. Pless told those assembled at the meeting ...
LAKEWOOD-BUSTI POLICE DEPARTMENT -Julie M. Whiting, 45, of Jamestown, was charged Feb. 6 with second-degree assault, and resisting arrest. According to police, at about 11:20 a.m., officers responded to a Lawson Road address in the town of Busti for a peace officer complaint. While at the ...