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In honor of Women’s History Month, we take you on a trip to Seneca Falls New York to the Women’s Rights National Park. While there we met up with park rangers, a teacher, and a group of high school students among others. To say the lessons learned were eye opening ... read more

JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – A longtime Jamestown High School basketball coach is stepping away from the court after 25 seasons leading the team. Ben Drake stepped down as head coach of the Jamestown High School varsity boys basketball program. Drake, the school’s all-time wins leader and a 1990 ... read more

WESTFIELD, NY (WNY News Now) – Law enforcement in northern Chautauqua County stumbled upon an active meth lab while checking the wellbeing of two children in Westfield. On Sunday the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office and Westfield Police Department checked up on two children at 6136 Ogden Road. While at the ... read more

By Megan Solensky A growing number of students are using artificial intelligence to help them complete their coursework. ChatGPT is a language model. Its primary function is to engage in conversations with users and generate appropriate responses to their prompts. ChatGPT can understand and respond to questions on a wide ... read more

HARRISBURG, Pa. (Erie News Now) — According to a recent study by 4 Day Week Global, countries like England and Iceland have shown success in terms of productivity and mental health for employees after a four-day workweek pilot program. Now, some Pennsylvania lawmakers are pushing for similar initiatives in the ... read more

ALBANY, NY (WENY) — A deadly elementary school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee marked the United State’s 13th school shooting in 2023. Some state lawmakers said while New York has some of the strongest gun control laws in the nation, federal action is lacking. They said guns travel into New York ... read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Officials said the Nashville school shooter was armed with three firearms during the shooting. President Biden is calling on congress to ban “assault weapons” following the mass shooting. So how are congressional members reacting? And would an assault rifle ban have an impact? After the mass school ... read more

NEW YORK (AP) — New York officials will be able to issue licenses for recreational marijuana dispensaries in some parts of the state after an appeals court on Tuesday narrowed the scope of a temporary injunction that had halted them because of a legal challenge. The ruling from the U.S. ... read more

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER WASHINGTON (AP) — The Federal Reserve’s bank supervisors warned Silicon Valley Bank’s management as early as the fall of 2021 of risks stemming from its unusual business model, a top Fed official said Tuesday, but its managers failed to take the steps necessary to fix the problems. ... read more

App users, tap here to watch video report. JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) — Jamestown lawmakers approved the construction of two splash pads within the pearl city on Monday, with a few caveats.   As Jamestown’s multi-million dollar American Rescue Plan Act funding dwindles, all eyes are on the remaining allocations. ... read more

App users, tap here to watch video report. JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) — A new e-bike program, various park improvements and a school bus safety measure was adopted during the Jamestown City Council Meeting on Monday.  Originally presented to the council earlier in the month, over $200,000 dollars in ... read more

App users, tap here to watch video report. BUSTI, NY (WNY News Now) – One of the largest manufacturers in Chautauqua County plans to invest $452 million dollars to upgrade its Jamestown area facility. Cummins Inc. eyes renovations to their Jamestown Engine Plant in the Town of Busti, bringing in ... read more

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By Megan Solensky When you’re sick, you might do anything you can to make yourself feel better. Some people may even turn to the internet for some answers. However, not all online at home remedies work. According to Epidemiologist Dr. Becky Dawson, several viral videos claim that putting potatoes in ... read more

MAYVILLE, NY (WNY News Now) – Two Jamestown residents have been convicted for violent felonies connected to crimes committed in Chautauqua County. 32-year-old Meghan McBride and 20-year-old Simeon Leeper were sentenced to prison time in Chautauqua County Court on Monday. The County District Attorney’s Office says McBride will spend four ... read more

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WNY News Now) — A Jamestown man with a long criminal rap-sheet is now facing federal drug and weapons charges. The U.S. Attorney’s Office arrested and charged Steven Glover on Monday for being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of five grams or more of ... read more

SALAMANCA, NY (WNY News Now) – A Salamanca man is facing felony charges after he was allegedly caught with child pornography. New York State Police announced Tuesday criminal charges against Myron Bialaszewski. The 61-year-old was issued an appearance ticket for possessing a sexual performance by a child, a class E-felony. ... read more

Once again, Splash Lagoon is nominated for the USA Today 10Best Readers’ Choice Awards. Splash Lagoon previously received this honor in 2015, 2017, 2018, 2021, and 2022. Splash Lagoon is one of twenty indoor water parks to compete for the award. Those interested in voting  for Splash Lagoon can vote ... read more

By De Shaun Robinson Horseheads, N.Y. (WENY) — Springtime means warmer weather, blooming flowers and growing plants, but this is also the time of the year when dry conditions can easily spark brush fires. In ideal conditions, these fires can damage property, destroy the environment and harm persons. Dirk Wheeler, ... read more

ALBANY, NY (WENY) — Following Gov. Kathy Hochul’s chief judge nomination for New York’s Court of Appeals, Hector LaSalle, who was rejected by the state Senate in December, the New York State Commission on Judicial Nomination released a new list of nominees. Gov. Hochul must choose from the list of ... read more

HARRISBURG, Pa. (Erie News Now) — It is another busy week of budget hearings, as commonwealth agencies and departments make their case for funding in the 2023-24 fiscal budget. Monday, leaders with the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) discussed their funding needs in front of the House and Senate appropriations committees. ... read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Guns and gun control are polarizing issues. In a recent congressional hearing on gun control, the meeting became tense after members and families of gun violence exchanged jabs. In a recent congressional hearing, House republicans said the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives, better known as ... read more

By JONATHAN MATTISE, TRAVIS LOLLER and HOLLY MEYER NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The former student who shot through the doors of a Christian elementary school in Nashville and killed three children and three adults had drawn a detailed map of the school, including potential entry points, and conducted surveillance of ... read more

By ISABELLA O’MALLEY Electricity generated from renewables surpassed coal in the United States for the first time in 2022, the U.S. Energy Information Administration announced Monday. Renewables also surpassed nuclear generation in 2022 after first doing so last year. Growth in wind and solar significantly drove the increase in renewable ... read more

App users, tap here to watch video report. JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) — The investigation into a possible conflict of interest surrounding how a local development group distributed a slew of American Rescue Plan Act funding continues. On March 1st the Jamestown Local Development Corporation approved grants to a ... read more

By Eric Levenson and Jennifer Henderson [Breaking news update, 1:03 p.m. ET] Three children were killed in an “active shooter event” Monday at the Covenant School, a private Christian elementary school in Nashville, Tennessee, according to officials with the Vanderbilt University Medical Center. [Previously published story, 12:46 p.m. ET] A ... read more

App users, tap here to watch video report. MAYVILLE, NY (WNY News Now) — Local law enforcement will have a new tool available to them, as the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office is prepared to start using drones this year. Preparations began last fall, when an anonymous member of the public ... read more

App users, tap here to watch video report. JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – Plans to make major improvements to the Chadakoin River basin in Jamestown are in the works. Known as the Chadakoin River Activation plan, the effort is a collaboration between several government and non-profit partners including the ... read more

ELLICOTT, NY (WNY News Now) – The community came together over the weekend raising thousands of dollars for a Jamestown area soup kitchen. On Saturday the St. Susan Center held their 20th Annual Basket Fair at the Fluvanna Community Church. The community donated over 120 baskets which were raffled off, ... read more

App Users Tap Here To Watch Video    JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – The upcoming week will ... read more