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Nothing is more satisfying than to be in the presence of someone who is fiercely devoted to what they do.

Several Jamestown area school students are winners, following a Martin Luther King Jr.

Being one of the point people for Gov. Andrew Cuomo might be a daunting task for some, but Sam Hoyt does not seem to let anything get him too excited.

JAMESTOWN, N.Y. - In separate incidents, State Police arrested two men on Saturday for being drunk and urinating in public.

While crime has decreased in Jamestown over the past year, violent crimes - murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault - increased 12.2 percent in 2011.

After serving the FBI in Houston, Honolulu and Buffalo for 27 years, Falconer native Matt Hall has returned home to operate his own investigation business.

The injuries finally caught up to the Jamestown Ironmen in a 7-3 home loss to the Kalamazoo Junior K-Wings. The effort was evident, but the result was not favorable for Jamestown.

During a recent meeting, the Strategic Planning and Partnership Commission returned to the question whether the downtown Jamestown area has enough garbage receptacles and whether placing more garbage cans downtown will help reduce litter.

A 17-year-old female of Jamestown was charged with third-degree assault Thursday at 2:50 p.m. at the Jamestown High School.

For all those who remain hopeful that Toronto will either buy an existing NFL franchise or receive a future expansion club, the message coming out of Indianapolis on Friday was depressingly clear: "Toronto who?" It is league commissioner Roger Goodell's annual practice to arrive at this event two days before kickoff and use the chance to preach his ... (more)

G. Donald Bissell, a retired dentistry professor at the University at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine, died Wednesday at his home in Batesville, Ark.

In 1912, Herman Ridder had been arrested on suspicion that he was implicated in several mysterious burglaries which were committed in the summer cottages at Sunnyside on the shores of Chautauqua Lake during the past fall and present winter.

The man, whose name was not released by Jamestown police, was walking behind Love Elementary School, 50 E. Eighth St., at 9 p.m. Tuesday night when six teens beat him and stole his wallet.

Deer roaming within the city limits of Jamestown have led to questions whether actions should be taken in the interest of public safety.

"Correcting Civil Wrongs through Civil Rights in an Uncivil Time" is the topic for the Feb.

It's not every day students are able to receive musical advice from a band that has opened for Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly.

He dropped in at the offices of Rep. Brian M. Higgins and Sen. Charles E. Schumer and then made an unannounced visit to Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny.

Four teenagers were arraigned on robbery and assault charges today after city police accused them of attacking a man behind a school on Thursday night.

Authorities say the death of singer Leslie Carter was from an apparent drug overdose suffered while visiting her parents in western New York.

Three Jamestown residents face charges after Jamestown police officers and Southern Tier Regional Drug Task Force agents found money, marijuana, pharmaceutical narcotics, crack cocaine and packaging materials in an apartment at 146 Barrows Street, Jamestown, at 8 p.m. Thursday.