Fire heavily damages first-floor of vacant home on Jamestown's northside...
An early morning fire on Jamestown's northside has extensively damaged the lower portion of a vacant, two-story home.  City Fire Lieutenant Rob Smith says crews were called to 836 Prendergast Ave. about 6:20 a.m. Monday... and, found heavy fire on the first-floor at the front of the home... and, smoke through-out the building.  Smith says it took about 45 minutes to bring the stubborn blaze under control... and, adds an off-duty shift of 12 firefighters and shift commander were called in to assist.  He says no one was inside the building.  He says most of the fire damage was to the first floor, with some to the second-floor.  Smith adds that fire crews also had to deal with an exposure to a home next door... but, were able to prevent extensive damage to the siding.  He says one engine was still there late Monday morning... along with two fire investigators.  No cause has yet been determined.

Report from A--P:  Buffalo Bills fire McDermott...
The Buffalo Bills fired Head Coach Sean McDermott on Monday, two people with direct knowledge of the decision told The Associated Press.  The move came two days after the Bills were eliminated in a heart-wrenching 33-30 overtime loss at Denver in the divisional round of the playoffs.  The people spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the team had not announced the moved.  McDermott’s tenure ends after nine seasons in which he transformed the franchise into a perennial winner but was knocked for failing to make a Super Bowl appearance.  Buffalo became the NFL’s first team to win a playoff round in seven consecutive years but not reach the Super Bowl.  The 51-year-old McDermott finished with a 98-50 regular-season record and was 8-8 in the playoffs, ranking second on the team list in wins behind Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy (112-70, 11-8).  Levy did so over 11 seasons during a tenure that included the Jim Kelly-led team reaching -- and losing -- four straight Super Bowls in the early 1990s.  McDermott’s failure to reach the Super Bowl with Josh Allen at quarterback became his undoing.  Though Allen has broken many of Kelly’s passing and scoring records, the Bills have advanced to the AFC championship game just twice -- and lost both times to Kansas City -- during a team-record seven-year playoff run.  Buffalo’s last three playoff losses have all been decided by three points.  And three of McDermott’s playoff losses ended in overtime.  That includes a 42-36 loss to Kansas City in the 2021 divisional round that’s become dubbed "13 seconds"  the amount of time Patrick Mahomes had to complete two passes for 44 yards and set up Harrison Butker’s tying, 49-yard field goal on the final play of regulation.  Despite his playoff inconsistencies, McDermott oversaw a team that won 10 or more regular-season games over seven straight seasons, including two team record-matching 13-win seasons in 2022 and '24.

Western New York and Jamestown-area under Winter Storm Warning through Wednesday afternoon... bitter cold on the way as well...
Snow and bitterly cold temperatures and wind chills are in store for Western New York... including the Jamestown-area... through Wednesday.  That from the National Weather Service in Buffalo... which has issued a Winter Storm Warning for that time period.  Meteorologist John Rozbick says we'll also see blowing snow at times.  Rozbicki says an Arctic cold front will bring in the snow and cold... first just north of Buffalo... and, he says the larger snowfall totals -- 10 to 20 inches -- expected to be in the area of the Chautauqua Ridge.  We will have snow showers during the day today with patchy blowing snow later.  Rozbicki says the Arctic Air will really take hold late tonight and into Tuesday... with a low tonight of 3... and, a high Tuesday of only about 10-above... with strong winds of 40 to 50 mph.  Rozbicki says wind chills tomorrow will reach 15-degrees below zero.  We'll still see some snow on Wednesday... but, temperatures are expected to moderate more... and, get back close to 30-degrees. 

City woman sentenced to probation and community service for stealing, and not delivering mail...
A Jamestown woman has been sentenced to probation... and, 100 hours of community service for stealing gift cards and money from the mail.  U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo has announced that 42 year-old Anita Miller... a former post office employee... received the three-years probation from U.S. District Court Judge Lawrence Vilardo late last week.  Miller was convicted of theft of mail by a postal employee and delay of mail by a postal employee.  Prosecutors say that on six occastions in February and March of 2022... Miller had stolen gift cards and cash from mailed envelopes.  They add that on two occasions in March of 2022... Miller delayed delivery of mailed envelopes.  

Jamestown man arrested for allegedly choking juvenile during domestic incident...
A man from Jamestown has been arrested for allegedly trying to choke a juvenile victim during a weekend domestic dispute.  City police say they were called to an eastside address just after 7:30 p.m. last Saturday.  Officers say their investigation determined that 60 year-old Ronald Decker had allegedly put his hands around the youth's neck.  They add that the juvenile had visable red marks from the incident.  Police arrested Decker for criminal obstruction of breathing... and, endangering the welfare of a child.  Officers say he was jailed pending arraignment.