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City Man To Face Federal Charges Over 2025 Threats

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Matthew White, 43, of Jamestown, with threatening to assault and murder a federal law enforcement officer and interstate communication with threat to injure a person. The charges ...

Jamestown man pleads guilty to murder of former girlfriend

A Jamestown man who had been arrested after raping and later murdering his former girlfriend has pleaded guilty. District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced late Wednesday that 37-year-old Michael Burham has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, arising from the shooting death of Kala Hodgkin ...

Jamestown Man Pleads Guilty In Infant’s Death

A Jamestown man has pleaded guilty in the death of an infant. District Attorney Jason Schmidt announced Monday that 28-year-old Sean Thomas pleaded guilty on Dec. 15 in Chautauqua County Court to first-degree manslaughter in connection to the death of 8 month old Aniyah Turk that occurred in ...

Trump Praises Capture Of Indicted Venezuelan President

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and flew him out of the country in a stunning military operation early Saturday that plucked a sitting leader from office — the culmination of months of escalating Trump administration pressure on the ...

Three Face Drug Charges After Traffic Stop In City

Three Jamestown residents are facing drug charges after a traffic stop early Friday. Around midnight, officers of the Jamestown Police Department observed a moving violation on the south east side of the city. Through an investigation it was found that Taylor S. Hernandez, 31, was in ...

County Travel Advisory Intact Until Thursday Morning

This week's winter storm is maintaining its grip on the region. Chautauqua County’s Travel Advisory remains in effect through 7 a.m. Thursday, with blowing lake effect snow impacting travel in select areas of the county. The advisory, issued earlier this week based on guidance from the New ...