4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (236+ words) Observer Today Man charged after domestic incident in city A domestic incident with a gun on Deer Street has led to multiple charges for one man. At around 12:18 a.m. Monday, Dunkirk Police responded to the 600 block of Deer Street for a…...

5+ day, 6+ hour ago   (306+ words) Chautauqua County’s District Attorney is asking the state Supreme Court to compel a man who pleaded guilty to a weapons charge in 2023 to turn over civil forfeiture money to the county. Schmidt filed a suit in state Supreme Court on…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (143+ words) Dunkirk Police Department announced Friday night an arrest warrant has been issued for 24-year-old Tywon W. Wright of Dunkirk, charging him with second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. Wright is wanted on the charges in connection with a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (423+ words) The swell of local rhetoric about Flock Safety cameras continues, with a company distancing itself and the Chautauqua County District Attorney proposing a countywide monitoring group to make sure the system isn't being abused. DFT Communications distanced itself from Flock…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1123+ words) Chautauqua County District Attorney Jason Schmidt vigorously defended his office's use of Flock Safety cameras in Fredonia. The village residents who jammed the Fredonia Board of Trustees room to hear him speak Monday were not impressed. Schmidt said the cameras…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (325+ words) Flock camera outrage has reached Fredonia, with village officials distancing themselves from the program at last week's Board of Trustees meeting. The issue was the very first thing Mayor Michael Ferguson spoke about at the meeting. "We've had a lot…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (74+ words) Observer Today Amherst man facing rape charges in Fredonia case An Amherst man, formerly of Fredonia is facing second-degree rape charges after he allegedly engaged in sexual contact with a 13-year-old female. Burrows was processed at Fredonia Police Department and…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (139+ words) A Jamestown man has pleaded guilty to the production of child pornography. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Monday that Andrew Klos, 21, made the admission before U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara in Buffalo. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty of 15 years in…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (366+ words) SHERIDAN -- The Town of Sheridan has already taken one property to the Chautauqua County Supreme Court, as the Pawn Starz site on Route 20 has remained a mess for several years. Now, the Town is set to take the same course…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (139+ words) Observer Today UPDATE: Two killed in Route 430 accident Thruway fatality blamed on debris from another vehicle Woman charged after 2-year-old found walking on Route 394 A two-vehicle accident on Route 430 at 3:40 p.m. Thursday killed a 23-year-old Meadville man and a 51-year-old Massena,…...