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App users, tap here to watch video report. JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – An annual three day food drive to benefit one of Jamestown’s largest soup kitchens is kicking off next week. Their 10th year gathering donations, organizers Keith Martin and Cherie Rowland are accepting donations; they have gathered ... read more

App users, tap here to watch video report. JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) — Before they marched in the parade on Saturday, members of the community joined together to create Christmas care packages for active duty military members around the world. The Lake Erie NY Chapter of the Blue Star Mothers ... read more

JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – The man accused of hitting and killing a 15-year-old girl in Jamestown last December, is accused of causing yet another fatal crash in Chautauqua County.   On New Year’s Eve in 2021, Randall Rolison allegedly struck and killed Alexis Hughan as she was crossing ... read more

App users, tap here to watch video JAMESTOWN – Having the rain gear will be handy will be a good ... read more

JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – A 44-year-old Jamestown man is accused of assaulting a person with a knife during a burglary at a local apartment building. Jamestown Police arrested Raushaun Smith following the alleged crime at the Parkview Apartments on West Fourth Street in Downtown Jamestown last Friday. Smith ... read more

JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – A 22-year-old Jamestown man faces felony charges following the alleged theft of a dirt bike in Chautauqua County. New York State Police investigators arrested Cortland Hepfner on Saturday following a month’s long investigation in the Town of Ripley. Troopers alleged that back in June ... read more

JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – A 61-year-old Jamestown man was arrested after brandishing a machete and an axe before allegedly intimidating people while swinging the weapons. Officers with Jamestown Police responded to a northside address around 7 p.m. on Sunday for a reported person with a weapon call. Following ... read more

NEW YORK, NY (WNY News Now) — New York’s senior U.S. Senator held a press conference detailing the state’s surge in Respiratory Syncytial Virus cases, also known as RSV.  Chuck Schumer was joined by officials from Cohens Children’s Medical Center on Sunday.   He noted that this ... read more

ARKWRIGHT, NY (WNY News Now) – A 71-year-old woman was killed, with several others hurt, following a two-vehicle crash over the weekend in Chautauqua County. New York State Police report that South Dayton resident Linda Kraemer was ejected from a Ford F-150 pickup truck during the collision on Saturday night. ... read more

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York’s state health commissioner will resign Jan. 1 after 13 months in the job to return to Harvard University’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Mary Bassett said in a statement Friday that she was “leaving now so the next commissioner can have the chance ... read more

ALBANY, NY (WENY) — Starting in 1976, this year marks the 46th year of the capital Christmas tree tradition. Every year the tree is selected from New York families who apply to have their tree displayed outside the capital. “It’s part of what makes it special. It’s not coming from ... read more

CLEVELAND, OH (Newsource) — Quarterback Deshaun Watson returned to the NFL Sunday after serving an eleven-game suspension.  His first game for the Cleveland Browns was against the Texans, his previous team at NRG stadium in Houston.  Watson returned to the field and was met by a mix of ... read more

NEW YORK, NY (Newsource) — The verdict is in: A four-day work week is good for business. After six months, most of the 33 companies and 903 workers trialing the schedule, with no reduction in pay, are unlikely ever to go back to a standard working week, according to the ... read more

NEW YORK, NY (Newsource) – OPEC and its allies are sticking with their policy of curtailing oil output.  Sunday’s announcement came just hours before new western sanctions on Russian crude exports took effect.  Oil producers including Russia said they would continue to restrict supply by 2 million ... read more

By SARA BURNETT CHICAGO (AP) — Legislation that ensures same-sex and interracial marriages are recognized as legal unions appears headed for final approval and President Joe Biden’s signature, a bipartisan agreement that reflects a wider acceptance of gay rights in both Congress and the country. The measure, which would protect ... read more

MAYVILLE, NY (WNY News Now) – After being closed for over a month due to a major water main break, the Chautauqua County Department of Health and Human Services’ offices in Mayville are reopening.  Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel announced the office, located at the Hall R. Clothier (HRC) ... read more

App users, tap here to watch video report. ERIE, Pa. (Erie News Now ) — If you visit emergency rooms, pack your patience. Hospitals in our region are filling up, as respiratory viruses infect thousands of people in our area, with some catching multiple viruses at the same time. Cold ... read more

JAMESTOWN – Quit weather will return to the region through Monday. More unsettled weather returns by mid-week.  Much ... read more

By Benjamin C. Klein ALBANY, N.Y. (WENY) – New York’s annual statewide holiday donation drive kicked off today with donation locations across the state. Specifically, donations of new and unwrapped toys, coats and school supplies are being asked for. “This holiday season, I encourage all New Yorkers to come together ... read more

NEW YORK (AP) — Hate rats? Are you a “somewhat bloodthirsty” New Yorker with excellent communication skills and “a general aura of badassery”? Then you might have what it takes to be the city’s new rat czar. Mayor Eric Adams’ administration posted a job listing this week seeking someone to ... read more

By Alicia Wallace NEW YORK, NY (Newsource) – The US economy added 263,000 jobs in November, defying aggressive action from the Federal Reserve to cool the economy and bring down decades-high inflation. The unemployment rate held steady at 3.7%, according to the Labor Department, which released the latest monthly jobs ... read more

App users, tap here to watch parade livestream recording.  JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – The City of Jamestown rang in the holiday season on Saturday night with a Christmas Parade and municipal tree lighting. While the fireworks display was called off due to high winds, hundreds of residents lined ... read more

App users, tap here to watch livestream. JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – The City of Jamestown celebrates the holiday season with a Christmas parade, tree lighting and fireworks display. You can watch the festivities live starting at 6 o’clock on Channel 716 on Roku and WNY News Now’s 24/7 streaming network in ... read more

JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – The Chautauqua County community turned out to support military mother’s during their Christmas care packing drive on Saturday.   This annual tradition is hosted by the Lake Erie NY Chapter of the Blue Star Mothers of America, where hundreds of boxes were packed ... read more

MAYVILLE, NY (WNY News Now) – A parolee arrested following a summertime drug raid in Jamestown is headed back to prison, after police allegedly busted him with drugs and guns.  44-year-old Anthony Cunningham was arrested by Jamestown Police in June following a search of two address, 47 ... read more

JAMESTOWN – Low pressure passing to our North on Saturday will push a cold front through the area. ... read more

By MARINA VILLENEUVE ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Black and Hispanic people incarcerated in New York state prisons are more likely than white people to face further punishment once they wind up behind bars, according to a state inspector general report released this week. A Black person behind bars in New ... read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. — It looks like the nationwide rail strike won’t happen. On Friday, President Joe Biden signed legislation to impose a labor agreement between workers and rail companies.   By doing this, it prevents a strike that could’ve had serious damage to our economy.   The ... read more

JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) — Jamestown’s Christmas Parade takes place on Saturday night. Here’s what you need-to-know before you head downtown to take part, or, if you plan to on watch TV.  Where and when is the parade?  The parade kicks off at 6 p.m. at ... read more

App users, tap here to watch video report. JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY NEWS NOW) – A Jamestown family is being recognized for their charitable efforts as this year’s grand marshals of the Jamestown Christmas Parade on Saturday. “I think for us, we’re really honored. I mean obviously there are tons of ... read more