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Reed Says Prisoner Pay Raise Is Evidence Of Radical Agenda By State Democrats
WASHINGTON – Congressman Tom Reed, during a conference call Friday, blasted Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s plans to increase state inmate’s minimum wage to $3 an hour, saying it is radical, unfair to taxpayers and local governments …
News
County Officials Urge Caution During High Winds Sunday
MAYVILLE – Local officials, in the face of a high winds warning for this Sunday, issued by the National Weather Service, are asking residents to use caution and be prepared for possible power outages and …
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Patriots Owner Robert Kraft Accused Of Soliciting Prostitution
JUPITER, FL. – Robert Kraft, the owner of the New England Patriots, was charged with two misdemeanor counts of soliciting of prostitution at a spa in Florida on Friday. The spa where Kraft was arrested …
Crime
Jamestown Man Charged With Choking Woman During Domestic Incident
JAMESTOWN – Jamestown Police have charged a city resident following an alleged domestic incident police say happened at 4:30 Friday morning at 213 W. Fifth St., Apt. 2. Richard E.Pearson Jr., 41, was charged with …
Local Sports
An Insight At The Class AA High School Boys Basketball Playoffs
WESTERN NEW YORK – The Class AA High School Boys Basketball Quarterfinals will begin on Friday, and all of the tip-offs will be at 7 p.m. The Frontier Falcons, who are the number eight seed, …
News
Arguments About City BPU Annexation Of Dow Street Property Set For April
ROCHESTER – Oral arguments, for and against the Jamestown BPU Annexation of a Dow Street substation, will be heard by New York State’s Fourth Appellate Division on Apr. 10, according to the Appellate Division calendar. …
News
Warren Man Suffers Head Injury In Vehicle Accident
CASSADAGA – A Warren man was Starflighted to UMPC Hammot in Erie for treatment of a head injury following a motor vehicle accident on Dale Drive Thursday morning, according to the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office. Elizabeth …
Breaking News
Councilman Dolce To Face GOP Primary Challenge This Spring
JAMESTOWN – Longtime incumbent Jamestown City Councilman Anthony Dolce will face a primary challenge for the Republican Nomination from Raven Thompson. Thompson, in an exclusive interview with WNYNewsNow, said there is a change in public …
Business
Verizon Facing Legal Battle In Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG – Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro is suing Verizon Communications Inc., and said in a released statement that Verizon continues to deliver promised incentives to consumers. The Attorney General’s Bureau of Consumer Protection has …
Government
U.S. Court Of Appeals Case Could Overturn State Pistol Permit Laws
NEW YORK CITY – The U.S.Court of Appeals is hearing oral arguments today from attorney James Ostrowski challenging the state’s pistol permit requirements. The challenge contends the state pistol permit requirement is arbitrary and unconstitutional. The …
