News
Alleged Suicide In Jamestown
JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – An individual had allegedly jumped from the Third Street bridge onto Steele Street Friday evening. Eye witnesses report a male victim had jumped from the bridge, falling in […]
Month: June 2023
Chautauqua County
Chautauqua County Legislators Denounce Racism
MAYVILLE, NY (WNY News Now) – Legislators passed a motion promoting equality in Chautauqua County, two weeks after the lawmaking body was called out over a “black face” incident last Halloween. Brought motion was introduced […]
Courts
Mixed Reaction to Supreme Court Ruling on Affirmative Action
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Supreme Court ruled that colleges and universities must stop considering race in their admissions process. The ruling has now put an end to affirmative action in higher education. “I strongly, strongly […]
News
Pa. Democrats React to Affirmative Action Ruling
HARRISBURG, Pa. (ErieNewsNow) – Today, members of the Pennsylvania Legislative Black Caucus expressed disappointment with the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in the cases of Students for Fair Admissions v. University of North Carolina and Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College. […]
International
Hiroshima peace park and Pearl Harbor memorial will work together to promote peace
TOKYO (AP) — Hiroshima and Pearl Harbor, two symbols of World War II animosity between Japan and the United States, are now promoting peace and friendship through a sister park arrangement. U.S. Ambassador to Japan […]
Update
Rapper Travis Scott will not face criminal charges in deadly crowd surge at Texas festival
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas grand jury declined to indict rap superstar Travis Scott in a criminal investigation of a deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld festival, where some spectators were packed so tightly they could […]
Environment
New Mexico regulators fine oil producer $40 million for burning off vast amounts of natural gas
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico oilfield and air quality regulators on Thursday announced unprecedented state fines against a Texas-based oil and natural gas producer on accusations that the company flouted local pollution reporting […]
Economy
House Republicans Look to Expand Opportunity Zones to Rural Areas
WASHINGTON, D.C. – House republicans are looking to expand so-called opportunity zones. These are areas that try to boost economic development in places that might be otherwise overlooked. Now they’re eyeing more rural areas for […]
Health
“The Collapse Is Here” Intellectual Disability and Autism Care Providers Issue Dire Warning to Pa. Lawmakers
HARRISBURG, Pa. (ErieNewsNow) – Today, advocates and individuals living with intellectual disabilities and autism (ID/A) were at the state Capitol to raise funding concerns. They’re worried the 2023-24 state budget will fall short in addressing […]
News
New York firefighter drowns while trying to rescue daughter at Jersey Shore beach, authorities say
NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City firefighter lost his life while trying to save his daughter, who became distressed while swimming at a New Jersey beach, authorities said. FDNY firefighter Mark Batista of […]
Cattaraugus County
Early Morning Accident Injures Two
RANDOLPH, NY (WNY News Now) – A tractor trailer v.s. ATV accident led to two injured juveniles early Wednesday morning. At around 6:20 a.m. Wednesday morning deputies with the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s office responded to […]
Crime
Police release body camera video of an officer killing the gunman who killed 8 at a Texas mall
ALLEN, Texas (AP) — Police released video footage on Wednesday of an officer killing a neo-Nazi gunman, quickly ending a mass shooting that left eight people dead and seven others wounded at a Dallas-area shopping […]
Crime
Dunkirk Bank Robbery
DUNKIRK, NY (WNY News Now) – Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying an individual who is suspected of robbing a Dunkirk Bank early Wednesday afternoon. Dunkirk Police responded to Keybank at 51 […]
News
Scientists have finally ‘heard’ the chorus of gravitational waves that ripple through the universe
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have observed for the first time the faint ripples caused by the motion of black holes that are gently stretching and squeezing everything in the universe. They reported Wednesday that […]
Chautauqua County
Alleged Theft And Fraud At A Dunkirk Living Facility
DUNKIRK, NY (WNY News Now) – A Fredonia man is behind bars after allegedly stealing medication and falsifying residential business records at a Dunkirk assisted living facility. During an early May investigation, deputies learned from […]
News
‘Unabomber’ Ted Kaczynski died by suicide in prison medical center, AP sources say
Ted Kaczynski, known as the “Unabomber,” who carried out a 17-year bombing campaign that killed three people and injured 23 others, died by suicide, four people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press. Kaczynski, who […]
News
Human remains have likely been recovered from the Titan submersible wreckage, US Coast Guard says
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Human remains have likely been recovered from the wreckage of the submersible that imploded during an underwater voyage to view the Titanic, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday. The news came […]
Chautauqua County
Smoky Air In Chautauqua County
JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – Poor air conditions made its way to Chautauqua County Wednesday, we speak to those on the lake about their feelings on the smoky air. Due to the Canadian wildfires, […]
Economy
Local Congressman Weighs In On Titanic Expedition Financial Burdens
JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – Over a week ago, a submersible on a expedition to the remains of the Titanic went missing, after days of searching it was found, destroyed. We talk to our […]
Health
NY Governor Warning On Wildfire Smoke.
New York, NY (WNY News Now) – New York Governor Kathy Hochul is urging residents of the Empire State to take precautionary measures as heavy smoke comes into the state from Canadian wildfires. This week […]
Pennsylvania
Massive Turnout of Law Enforcement Surrounds Family for Funeral of Slain Trooper
ERIE, PA (ENN) – Erie’s Bayfront Convention Center became the scene for a moving funeral service for Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Jacques Rougeau Jr. on Tuesday. Pennsylvania Governor, Sergeants from the troops where he served […]
News
Advocates Rally for Marijuana Reform, Legalization in Pa.
HARRISBURG, Pa. (ErieNewsNow) – Recreational adult-use cannabis is legal in most of Pennsylvania’s neighboring states, including New York, New Jersey, Delaware – and Maryland as of July 1. For cannabis connoisseurs and advocates at the state Capitol today, reforming marijuana laws and legalizing recreational use are high on their list […]
Crime
Steamburg Dine And Dash
STEAMBURG, NY (WNY News Now) – Authorities are looking for three individuals who dined and dashed at a Steamburg restaurant Saturday night. The Hide-A-Way located 2597 Route 394 in Steamburg is looking for three individuals […]
Education
U.S. Secretary of Education in New York to highlight Invest in America Agenda
ALBANY, NY (WENY)–Tuesday in New York’s Capitol Region, U.S. Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona, highlighted the Biden-Harris administration’s Invest in America agenda. Cardona said a key component of the Investing in America agenda is providing […]
National
Actor Julian Sands died while hiking on California mountain, authorities confirm
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor Julian Sands, who starred in several Oscar-nominated films in the late 1980s and ‘90s including “A Room With a View” and “Leaving Las Vegas,” was found dead on a Southern California […]
Chautauqua County
Celoron Boating Dispute
CELORON, NY (WNY News Now) – A boating domestic dispute incident led to a vehicle getting stuck and another behind bars over the weekend. The Town of Ellicott Police responded to a report of a […]
International
Prigozhin has moved to Belarus, and Russia won’t press charges for mutiny
RUSSIA (AP) – Yevgeny Prigozhin, owner of the private army of prison recruits and other mercenaries who have fought some of the deadliest battles in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, escaped prosecution for his abortive armed rebellion against […]
News
Misconduct by federal jail guards led to Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide, Justice Department watchdog says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Jeffrey Epstein was left alone in his jail cell with a surplus of bed linens the night he killed himself. Nearly all the surveillance cameras on his unit didn’t record. One worker was on […]
Health
Canadian wildfires are causing the worst air in the US in cities like Chicago and Detroit
CHICAGO (AP) — Drifting smoke from the ongoing wildfires across Canada is creating curtains of haze and raising air quality concerns throughout the Great Lakes region and in parts of the central and eastern United States. The […]
Jamestown
Jamestown Thunderstorm Cleanup Efforts.
JAMESTOWN, NY (WNY News Now) – A surprise storm ravaged the Southern Tier with over three inches of rain, hail, and lightning strikes Monday afternoon, leaving first responders with their hands full. Starting just after […]
