chautauqua

A few of the most common mispronounced towns are located in Western New York.

Authorities say two people wanted in Pennsylvania are in custody after leading police on a highway chase that ended in a crash in western New York.

A 53-year-old man has pleaded guilty to beating and stabbing his wife and stepson to death inside the family's western New York home two years ago.

The westbound lanes of Interstate 86 in New York's Southern Tier have reopened after being shut down for hours overnight after a tractor-trailer hauling chicken caught fire.

Authorities say a 19-year-old man being held in a Pennsylvania jail faces a dozen arson charges for fires he set in two western New York communities last month.

CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — The Chautauqua Institution's 123-year-old amphitheater has been demolished to make way for a new venue that leaders say will have a similar feel but be safer and more accessible.

POMFRET, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a western New York man tried to kill a sheriff's deputy with a knife and then fled the scene with the deputy's gun.

WESTFIELD, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say a 33-year-old western New York man allegedly poured gasoline on his aunt and set her on fire before police used a stun gun to subdue him after he barricaded himself inside a home.

Mayville, NY (WIBX) - The Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office is releasing new information regarding the death of former Sherburne-Earlville High School Principal Keith Reed.