As the story goes, when Lucille Scofield, a former home economics teacher at Falconer Central School, opened up a Saturday edition of The Post-Journal in the fall of 1974, she discovered an article about the Golden Falcons’ football game from the night before. The headline read: ...

VILLENOVA – An Erie County resident is accused of trying to get explicit photos from an underage individual. On Sept. 26, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Investigation Division initiated an investigation in the town of Villenova regarding inappropriate communications with ...

RIPLEY — A state of emergency has been declared by the town due to critically low water levels in the Ripley Reservoir. The ongoing Mandatory Water Conservation Order remains in place for all customers within the Ripley Water District. “The State of Emergency declaration is serious,” ...

RIPLEY – Individuals in the Ripley Water District have been ordered to restrict water usage. A New York Alert issued late Friday morning states, “Effective immediately, all Ripley Water District customers — both residential and commercial — must take steps to reduce water usage. These ...

City residents may see a 7.5% overall tax increase for 2026, though this number is significantly decreased from the amount it could have been. Last year’s city budget almost gave residents an 8% tax increase before city council was able to reduce that amount significantly, but following ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A grand jury has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on a fraud charge in the latest Justice Department case against a perceived enemy of President Donald Trump, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday. James was indicted in the ...