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App users, tap here to watch video. JAMESTOWN – Families of military members killed while servicing in the U.S. Armed Forces were honored Saturday morning in Jamestown.  The Gold Star Memorial service, hosted by the Blue Star Mothers Lake Erie chapter in Chautauqua County, brought the community together at ... read more

App users, tap here to watch livestream. JAMESTOWN – The area’s Blue Star Mothers group is honoring fallen American Heroes and their families Saturday during a Gold Star Memorial Service in Jamestown. Held the Saturday before Memorial Day, the Lake Erie NY 4 Blue Star Mothers chapter hosts the service ... read more

App users, tap here to watch video report.  JAMESTOWN – In an effort to help animals find their forever home, WNY News Now is partnering with the Chautauqua County Humane Society to showcase animals’ part of our pet of the week segment.  To learn more about ... read more

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ALBANY (WENY) – New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Commissioner Basil Seggos is reminding everyone to clean, drain, and dry boats and trailers, and disinfect fishing gear to prevent the spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS).  Starting May 27, boat stewards will be stationed at more than 200 ... read more

By FARNOUSH AMIRI and LISA MASCARO  WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats’ first attempt at responding to the back-to-back mass shootings in Buffalo, New York, and Uvalde, Texas, failed in the Senate as Republicans blocked a domestic terrorism bill that would have opened debate on difficult questions surrounding hate crimes and gun safety.  Senate Majority ... read more

App users, tap here to watch video report. ERIE, Pa. – A group of Chautauqua County Vietnam Veterans traveled to Erie, Pennsylvania Friday, to pay respects to fallen comrades at the Wall that Heals, a replica of the Vietnam Memorial in Washington, D.C. Among those who took the day-trip to ... read more

ELLERY – For the past couple of months the National Guard has been at the Heritage Green nursing home, in Ellery NY, to help relieve stress on the workers by helping out in any way possible. The men in uniform first arrived to help with general purpose, helping out in ... read more

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App users, tap here to watch video report.  JAMESTOWN – Hosted by the African American Ministers of Jamestown, the ‘Love Thy Neighbor’ rally honored the lives of those killed and injured in the senseless mass shooting that took place in Buffalo earlier this month.   WNY News ... read more

JAMESTOWN – City leaders have announced a change in business hours for the Jamestown City Clerk’s Office, following discussions at their Monday night voting session. Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist advised the council that changes were coming to the office. As he later tells us, this is due to issues with ... read more

MAYVILLE – A 30-year-old man accused of burglarizing a Town of Villenova residence this week is now facing additional charges after allegedly damaging jail property.  The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office accused Matthew Kennedy of intentionally damaging and activating a fire sprinkler head within his jail cell.  In ... read more

JAMESTOWN – Preparations for Memorial Day are underway as several local groups are starting to work together to honor veterans for this national holiday.  Melodie Paladino, the secretary of the United Veterans Council of Jamestown, says over 150 volunteers have placed more than 3,800 flags at Lakeview Cemetery ahead of ... read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – With the Wall that Heals showcased in Erie, Pa. this Memorial Day weekend, we’re getting to know a little bit more about the details and history of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.   The Vietnam war was a controversial and politically charged war that has made ... read more

By CAROLYN THOMPSON  BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A mother and sister known for baking decadent pastries. A restaurant worker buying his 3-year-old’s birthday cake. A father of six who worked as a school bus aide.  These three victims of the racist attack on a Buffalo supermarket will be laid to rest ... read more

By JAKE BLEIBERG, JIM VERTUNO and ELLIOT SPAGAT  UVALDE, Texas (AP) — It was 11:28 a.m. when the Ford pickup slammed into a ditch behind the low-slung Texas school and the driver jumped out carrying an AR-15-style rifle.  Twelve minutes after that, authorities say, 18-year-old Salvador Ramos was in ... read more

By STEFANIE DAZIO, CHRISTOPHER WEBER and TERRY TANG  LOS ANGELES (AP) — To drive, or not to drive? This Memorial Day weekend, with surging gas prices that are redefining pain at the pump, that is the question for many Americans as a new COVID-19 surge also spreads across the country.  ... read more

JAMESTOWN –  A bicyclist was struck by a vehicle in Downtown Jamestown on Thursday afternoon. The Jamestown Police and Fire Departments were dispatched to the corner of Main and Second Street around 3:40 p.m. following the collision. Medical crews were tending to the male victim on the sidewalk before transporting ... read more

App users, tap here to watch video report. JAMESTOWN – There is an increased security presence at Jamestown City Council meetings following an argument between a lawmaker and constituent last week over the meaning of Memorial Day. During the council’s work session on Monday, May 16, an unruly man got ... read more

App users, tap here to watch video report. FALCONER – Falconer High School is hosting a special “Marvel” themed concert next week, featuring an interesting mix of performers, consisting of current and former band members.  “It’s not just alumni, it is also teachers and staff members that are currently in ... read more

DEWITTVILLE – An addition set of human bones were recovered in what is believed to be an unmarked gravesite on a Chautauqua County farm. The Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office reports contractors installing a septic system for a new house on Country Ayre Farms in Dewittville made the find on Tuesday afternoon. Following ... read more

MAYVILLE – The Chautauqua County Legislature has approved a local law amending the County’s Worker’s Compensation Plan. The law changes the county current regulations now allocating 60 percent experience and 40 to wages. Before the change, costs were allocated at 60 percent experience and 40 percent property valuation. A push ... read more

JAMESTOWN – Two men are facing felony charges after allegedly breaking into a store in Downtown Jamestown. The Jamestown Police Department received a 911 call from a business neighboring 201 Cherry Street around 4:30 a.m. Thursday reporting two men were breaking into the store front next door. The witness reports ... read more

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By Michelle L. Price NEW YORK (AP) — Democrat Antonio Delgado was sworn in as New York’s lieutenant governor Wednesday, becoming the state’s first person of Latino heritage to serve in statewide office. Delgado, who identifies as Afro-Latino, is taking on the largely ceremonial role in the administration of Gov. ... read more

By Elizabeth Wolfe UVALDE, Texas – Families of 19 students and two teachers gunned down this week in a nearly hourlong siege at a Texas elementary school have begun to plan funerals as new details of heroism and horror emerge, and the nation again grapples with the politics and pain ... read more

SILVER CREEK – A 49-year-old convicted felon is facing weapons charges after he was arrested walking down a northern Chautauqua County street on Wednesday. The Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a report of a subject walking down Porter Street with a shotgun in the Village of Silver Creek around 11:30 ... read more

By Elspeth Mizner ERIE, Pa. (Erie News Now) – Skip Georgal has been riding his bike for 52 years. But he hasn’t ridden since crashed three years ago and spent weeks in the ICU. “This is the first ride I’ve been on since 2019 and it’s an important one”, said ... read more

CHARLOTTE – An electrical issue is blamed for a residential fire at the Town of Charlotte trailer early Thursday. Over a half-a-dozen departments assisted firefighters from Sinclairville to battle the Rood Road blaze around 5 a.m. After flames were extinguished, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office fire investigation team responded to ... read more

By CAROLYN THOMPSON and AARON MORRISON GETZVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — The retired police officer killed while trying to stop the gunman in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket was awarded the department’s medal of honor at his funeral Wednesday, as the country processed another massacre at a Texas school that killed ... read more