WNY -- including Chautauqua County -- remain under Winter Storm Warning until 10 p.m. tonight...
All of Western New York -- including Chautauqua County -- remain under a Winter Storm Warning through 10 p.m. tonight after a nor-easter brought high winds and ice.  The National Weather Service says we are under that warning until 10 o'clock tonight and the immediate Jamestown-area was looking for at least a foot of the white stuff before easing up later this morning.  That from Forecaster David Thomas with the weather service's Buffalo office... who says the higher totals will be off to the north and west.  He says the immediate Jamestown-area is looking at between 15 and 18 inches of snow.  Thomas says snow from this nor-easter was more granular... and, accumulates quickly.  He says we could see several inches of lake effect tonight into Tuesday from Lakes Erie and Huron.  Thomas says temperatures will remain below freezing... and, the winds will be enough to cause blowing and drifting snow.  

City officer hurt during struggle with "out of control" patient at UPMC Chautauqua...
A Jamestown police officer had to be treated for serious injuries after police were called to deal with an "out-of-control" patient at Jamestown's UPMC Chautauqua Hospital last Friday night.  City police were called to the scene shortly before 6 p.m., and, tried to de-escalate the situation by talking to the unidentified subject.  However... the patient tried to punch one officer in the face... and, a struggle ensued.  During that time... an officer was hurt and had to receive immediate medical treatment.  The policeman was treated and later released.  The suspect faces charges of second-degree assault, and second-degree obstruction of governmental administration.

City police arrest man involved in domestic scuffle in front of JPD Station...
A city man had to be restrained... then arrested last Friday following a disturbance in front of the Jamestown Police Station on East Second Street.  City police were alerted by one of the victim's children when they came in to the headquarter's reception area shortly before 5 p.m.  Officers responded... and, found several people holding back 30 year-old Roy Mitchell, Jr., who was trying to get at a female victim at the scene.  Police say the situation began at a southside home when the woman and her four children tried to get out of the house.  Officers say Mitchell then climbed into the woman's car.. and, continued the argument until the victim drove to -- and stopped in front of the police station.  He is charged with four counts of endangering the welfare of a child.

County officials "very optimistic" about ImmunityBio's move into Athenex facility...
Chautauqua County officials say they're "very optimistic" about ImmunityBio's takeover of the Athenex facility in the town of Dunkirk after having conversations with company officials last week.  That from County Executive P.J. Wendel, who was on the call with the California-based immunotherapy company, regarding it's acquisition of the facility on Route 5.  Wendel says ImmunityBio will honor and take on every commitment that Athenex made with the community and New York State.  He says prospects moving forward look very promising.  Wendel also says the county does not see any issues with the takeover, noting that New York state would likely have been notified of any changes in stipulations.  Athenex originally had commited to having the facility up and running with several hundred employees once operations were fully-underway.  ImmunityBio announced the acquisition of the Athenex plant last Wednesday.

Omicron numbers rising in NYS, and U.S. nursing homes...
COVID-19 infections are soaring again at U.S. nursing homes because of the omicron wave... and, deaths are climbing too.  That's leading to new restrictions on family visits... and, a renewed push to get more residents and staff members vaccinated and boosted. Nursing homes were the lethal epicenter of the pandemic early on, before the advent of the vaccines allowed many of them to reopen and welcome visitors again.  Now the highly contagious variant has dealt them a setback.  Nursing homes reported about 32,000 COVID-19 cases among residents in the week ending Jan. 9... a nearly seven-fold increase from about a month ago.  A total of 645 COVID-19-related deaths were reported during the same week, a 47% increase from a month earlier.

Man from Brocton arrested for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle...
A Brocton man is accused of taking another person's car in the village... while they were sleeping... early last Friday night.  Sheriff's officers say 40 year-old Edward Tirado, Jr. drove off with the vehicle shortly before 6 p.m., and, the vehicle was spotted on Lake Avenue a short time later.  Deputies conducted a traffic stop... and, arrested Tirado for third-degree unauthorized use of a motor vehicle.  He was issued appearance tickets for Portland Town Court at a later date.

Challenges to 2020 U.S. Census figures now being accepted...
The U.S. Census Bureau has begun accepting challenges from states, cities and tribal nations that want to contest the results of the 2020 census.  The count was one of the most difficult in recent memory due to the pandemic, political interference from the Trump administration, hurricanes and wildfires.  Governors, mayors and tribal leaders can ask the agency to review the people and housing unit counts in their jurisdictions for possible mistakes under the Count Question Resolution program.  The Census Bureau started accepting applications at the beginning of the new year.  Leaders have through June 2023 to file an application.