Ricky Sapp is no stranger to being part of a football huddle. On Monday, Sapp was the center of a bigger huddle at the Northwest Arena as hundreds of area elementary and middle school students listened to the former NFL player give life lessons about respecting themselves and others. Sapp ...

A state lawmaker wants the state Transportation Department to inspect minivans used in for-hire transportation inspected more than once a year. Assemblyman Scott Gray, R-Watertown, recently introduced legislation (A.9133) that would establish the Minivan Passenger Safety and DOT Inspection ...

Flashing lights surrounded a Fredonia restaurant late Sunday after three employees were injured in a fire and explosion. Chautauqua County Sheriff’s deputies reported early Monday that at 10:20 p.m., multiple calls came into the Dispatch Center reporting an explosion with injuries at the ...

The Sinclairville Fire Company, serving as Incident Command, announced that it led a “significant mutual aid operation” Monday morning to manage a fire at the Chautauqua Co Landfill. The initial dispatch for a possible fire was received at 3:37 a.m. “Due to the size and nature of the ...

The Leafy Lounge is growing like a weed, with a second location coming in Lakewood in addition to Tammy Darling’s original location in Jamestown. The Leafy Lounge opened on July 10 on Foote Avenue. From the start, the business saw a large numbers of customers coming into the store. This ...

State lawmakers will have the opportunity next session to review legislation that builds on the state’s Do Not Call registry. Assemblyman Clyde Vanel, D-Queens Village, is sponsoring a bill (A.9029) that would create the Do Not Disturb registry. The registry would allow state residents to ...