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Proposed 2027 Chautauqua County budget focuses on affordability

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Chautauqua County Executive Paul Wendel Jr. presented his 2027 tentative executive budget to the county legislature on Wednesday. The spending plan focuses on affordability, maintaining county services and strengthening the county's financial position. A central component of the proposal is a flat county property tax levy and an 85-cent decrease in [...]

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16-year-old killed by train in Silver Creek

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A 16-year-old was killed after being struck by a train in the village of Silver Creek on Wednesday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff's Office said. Officers responded to a report of a pedestrian being struck by a train at the CSX railroad tracks in the village shortly before 4 p.m. Officials said [...]

Onetime 'world's youngest hacker' arrested on suspicion of antisemitic vandalism of SoCal homes

Kristoffer Von Hassel, 18, was arrested Tuesday in Imperial Beach in the alleged vandalism, the San Diego County Sheriff's Office said.

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Wildfire and water research grants saved as Trump EPA permanently restores $19 million to UC

The EPA has agreed to permanently restore about $19 million in UC research grants canceled by the Trump administration.

Former Dallas 'We Buy Ugly Houses' franchisee sentenced to federal prison for investment scam

A former Dallas-based real estate president will spend years behind bars for using the ‘We Buy Ugly Houses’ brand to scam over 80 investors.