Dunkirk News

The first holiday of the summer is upon us and as the Fourth of July is celebrated, the Dunkirk Police Department has a few safety tips to help make your celebration safe and happy.

A Collins woman has been charged with drunken driving following a two-car crash in Chautauqua County that sent three people to the hospital Wednesday afternoon.

An eight-year OBSERVER tradition continues next week. On Wednesday, our annual special edition to raise funds for The Resource Center and spotlight the Laurel Run will take to the streets.

In late November, 1998 the body of Aiysha Barksdale, 14, was found strangled near a road in Dunkirk.

The state's highest court has overturned the murder conviction of a Dunkirk man because he was forced to wear an electronic "stun belt" during his trial.

The Community Blood Bank of Western New York and area hospitals are urging all eligible donors to donate blood during the summer months as these are typically difficult times to collect sufficient blood amounts that meet hospitals' blood-supply demands.

The owner of a Fredonia paint store arrested on a third-degree grand larceny charge Friday is accused of stealing $4,200 from an elderly woman.

Richard DiTullio of Grand Island said he is anything but a speed demon when riding his motorcycle.

Editor's note: This is the first of two parts on the Memorial Park project. Sunday's edition will cover Mayor Richard Frey's appreciation of veterans and their sacrifices.

The Eyewitness newsroom has been inundated with phone calls and emails from many of you who use the Grand Island Toll Booths on the New York State Thruway.

A New York Thruway spokesman says a malfunction at a western New York toll booth caused erroneous speeding citations for about 3,600 motorists with E-ZPass. The errors happened at Exit 59, the Dunkirk-Fredonia exit, between May 28 and June 6. In some cases, drivers received letters telling them their E-ZPass privileges had been temporarily ...

Jamestown Community College will offer its English Immersion Program for non-English speakers July 24-Aug. 14 at the Jamestown campus.

To create more of a connection between the school board and students at the Dunkirk High School, the board added a student board member for this passing school year.

Competitors fighting for the Norman Yonkers Karate Connection won big at the 12th Annual Greater Rochester International Martial Arts Championship held recently at the ESL Federal Credit Union Sports Center.

The American Red Cross Disaster Action Team from the Chautauqua County Chapter moved into action early Saturday to provide disaster relief assistance to help victims of a fire on Maple Avenue in Dunkirk.

Grace L. Speziale, 87, of 150 Prospect St., Fredonia died Monday at Brooks Memorial Hospital in Dunkirk, NY after a lengthy, courageous battle with cancer.

A $300,000 challenge grant has been awarded to Fredonia State College for its business incubator.

The Chautauqua County Chapter of the American Red Cross will hold its third annual Ride for the Red Fundraiser on Saturday.

Richard L. "Dick" Edwards, age 68, of Silver Creek died Friday . He was born April 1, 1941 in Dunkirk, NY, the son of the late Charles and Vivian Edwards.

A Brocton man faces a slew of charges after he allegedly rear-ended another vehicle Thursday evening in the town of Portland while he was drunk and then fled the scene of the crash, Chautauqua County sheriff's officials reported.