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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy will meet face to face Monday after a weekend of on again, off again negotiations over raising the nation’s debt ceiling and mere days before the government could reach a “hard deadline” and run out of cash to pay its bills. ... read more

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Saudi Arabia’s first astronauts in decades rocketed toward the International Space Station on a chartered multimillion-dollar flight Sunday. SpaceX launched the ticket-holding crew, led by a retired NASA astronaut now working for the company that arranged the trip from Kennedy Space Center. Also on board: ... read more

JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – A Jamestown man wanted in connection to a murder almost two weeks ago has been connected to a kidnapping in South Carolina.  Officers were dispatched to 7131 Rivers Avenue in North Charleston, South Carolina, for reports of a kidnapping, two victims told responders that ... read more

App users tap to watch video report. JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – A new parent is grieving the loss of one of her newborns as a rare disease affected her pregnancy. Now the family is planning on raising awareness for the debilitating blight that ravaged the homestead. Four days ... read more

App users tap to watch video report. MAYVILLE, NY (WNY News Now) – County Executive PJ Wendel has declared a state of emergency for Chautauqua County in response to the influx of migrants coming to New York State.  The County Executive has been deliberating the proclamation, finally declaring a state ... read more

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JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – City of Jamestown Mayor Eddie Sundquist told council members this week that the city would have to take out a multi million dollar bond to address needed upgrades and repairs to municipal buildings.  The draft includes $3.15 million dollars for city hall alone. $1.8 ... read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Following reports of potential ethical violations by Supreme Court justices in recent months, a Senate committee held a hearing on judicial ethics. Members were split on whether this is a congressional issue or not.   In April, ProPublica reported that Supreme Court ... read more

JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – A Jamestown man was arrested for allegedly assaulting and choking a female, not allowing her to call authorities.  Jamestown Police responded Wednesday night to a domestic dispute call at the city’s south side.  Upon arrival authorities determined that 33-year-old Ronald Singleton had allegedly assaulted ... read more

FINGER LAKES REGION, N.Y. (WENY) — Last night, freezing temperatures hit the Twin Tiers hard and vineyards in the Finger Lakes region experienced a lot of damage to their crops.  Vineyard heads from the eastern and western side of Seneca Lake agreed that this is ... read more

ALBANY, NY (Erie News Now)– Nearly every state in the nation allows audio-visual recordings in court rooms. A bill recently passed in the state Senate would make New York another one of those states.  “Bottom line is our public deserves to see ... read more

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WENY) – This week, Governor Josh Shapiro is working to build support for student mental health investments in his budget. The Democratic governor was in western Pennsylvania yesterday and in Philadelphia today to highlight his proposals.  Shapiro’s budget includes $500 ... read more

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Videos released Thursday of this week’s deadly rampage in northwest New Mexico recorded a voice said to be the shooter urging police to “kill me” and officers rushing toward the 18-year-old gunman before fatally shooting him outside a church. “He is yelling on the Ring ... read more

PITTSBURGH (AP) – Investigators looking into the collapse of a Pittsburgh bridge want transportation officials nationwide to examine more than 10,000 other bridges with similar construction to ensure they don’t have the same kind of corrosion that was found on the bridge that collapsed. The National Transportation Safety Board said in ... read more

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JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – Jamestown’s Department of Public Works is looking to get ahead of the warm weather and begin working on repairing multiple streets within the pearl city.   A final draft of the city’s planned road work was shown off to city council members Monday night, highlighting ... read more

  JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now): Dry weather will remain across the region through most of Friday. Some showers ... read more

By Hanna Crossley JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – The City of Jamestown was selected to participate in the National Workforce Development Academy. The Good Jobs, Great Cities Academy works with municipalities to accelerate city efforts to design, develop, and launch a workforce initiative to build pathways into quality jobs. ... read more

FALCONER, NY (WNY News Now) – A Jamestown man is accused of barricading himself and a juvenile relative inside of a Falconer home, as part of attempts to evade arrest. On Monday, Elijah Keefe was first arrested by officers with Jamestown Police after allegedly violating an order of protection by ... read more

JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – Two men have been indicted in connection with a break-in at a former factory in Jamestown, just prior to a massive fire at the location. The Chautauqua County District Attorney announced criminal charges Wednesday against 37-year-old Robert Clark of Conewango Valley and 33-year-old Justin ... read more

FALCONER, NY (WNY News Now) – Ellicott Police responded to a physical domestic dispute in the Village of Falconer last Friday night where a child was allegedly choked. Bobby Mount, police report, allegedly committed harassment by pushing a victim and violating an order of protection. It is also alleged that ... read more

ELLICOTT, NY (WNY News Now) – Ellicott Police responded to a reported overdose last Saturday. Officers found that Nancy Carlson, allegedly overdosed on drugs and was the only adult present while babysitting three young children on Curtis Street Extension. Carlson was arrested and issued an appearance ticket for three counts ... read more

By Benjamin C. Klein NEW YORK, N.Y. (WENY) — New York Attorney General Letitia James announced this week, that she is co-leading a coalition of 12 attorneys general supporting protections for transgender athletes. The coalition submitted comments in response to a rule proposed by the U.S. Department of Education that ... read more

ALBANY, NY (WENY) — In 2017, Charlotte Carlin at the age of 4 was diagnosed with brain cancer. Charlotte, a survivor, is now in 5th grade. She traveled to Albany Wednesday with her mom to advocate for legislation that would increase access for biomarker testing–a lab test that can provide ... read more

By MAYSOON KHAN ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A limousine service manager was convicted of manslaughter Wednesday in a crash that killed 20 people in rural New York, one of the deadliest U.S. road wrecks in two decades. Jurors reached their verdict during their second day of deliberations in the trial ... read more

By KEVIN McGILL NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Lawyers seeking to preserve pregnant women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion got pushback Wednesday from appellate judges with a history of supporting abortion restrictions. A three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals heard ... read more

By COLLIN BINKLEY WASHINGTON (AP) — College programs that leave graduates underpaid or buried in loans would be cut off from federal money under a proposal issued Wednesday by the Biden administration, but the rules would apply only to for-profit colleges and a tiny fraction of programs at traditional universities. ... read more

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The clock is ticking for lawmakers to reach a deal on the debt ceiling. There seems to be some optimism in Washington that an agreement can be made before the June deadline. After meeting with congressional leaders and just before President Joe Biden took off for a ... read more

App users, tap here to watch video report. JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) — Officials with the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities delivered a progress report this week to Jamestown’s City Council, discussing the new, and at times controversial, garbage can rollout. In Fall 2021 Jamestown’s utility provider issued new ... read more

NORTH HARMONY, NY (WNY News Now) – An investigation is underway to determine what sparked a early morning house fire in Chautauqua County. Around 5:30 Wednesday morning the Sherman Fire Department was dispatched to 3264 Wall Street for a reported structure fire. When crews arrived on scene, they discovered flames ... read more