Police able to bring Emerson's reported truck out of lake... no word on his situation...
The search resumed this morning for the missing Lakewood man... whose pick-up truck was found submerged in Chautauqua Lake earlier this week.  We have seen on-line "chatter" that the truck has been brought out of the lake.  However... that has NOT been confirmed.  We have calls into Chautauqua County Sheriff Jim Quattrone, but, have not heard back  Earlier today, Quattrone said his department's Dive Team had been joined by others from Erie and Niagara Counties... and, New York State Police at the scene.  Divers went back into the water near Bemus Point this morning to attach floation devices to bring the truck to the surface.  Quattrone says murky water... and, the fact the truck is in a few feet of mud and muck at the bottom... have hampered efforts.  Police are still trying to locate 64 year-old Daniel "Scott" Emerson... who was last seen on Mar. 3. 

Fire heavily damages first-floor of multiple-family dwelling in Jamestown...
Flames have heavily-damaged the first floor of a three-story, multi-family home on Jamestown's southside.   City Fire Captain Dan Balling says firefighters were called to the scene at 517 Newland Ave. shortly after 1 p.m., and, found heavy smoke, and fire on the first floor.  Balling credited crews with making a quick stop on the flames... and, confining the blaze to the first floor.  He says an off-duty shift was called in... and, the fire was knocked down in less than 30 minutes.  Balling says there was heat damage to the second and third-floors.  The house was occupied... but, everyone got out safely.  Two firefighters suffered minor injuries.  The cause is under investigation.

City man arrested for allegedly injuring and holding a woman against her will...
A man from Jamestown faces contempt and other charges after allegedly hurting and holding a woman against her will at an eastside home.  In addition... city police accuse 26 year-old Angel Ramos-Gonzalez of holding the woman so long that officers found three children living in "deplorable conditions."  Jamestown police were called to the scene for a domestic dispute just after 8 a.m. Thursday.  Officers had been told that Ramos-Gonzalez had violated an order of protection... and, on arrival... found him inside a bedroom closet where he was taken into custody.  In addition to holding the woman against her will... Ramos-Gonzalez is also accused of biting the woman, causing minor injuries.  He's charged with two counts of aggravated criminal contempt... unlawful imprisonment... third-degree assault... and, three counts of endangering the welfare of a child.  He was jailed pending arraignment.

Borrello calls State Senate "One-House" Budget a "Train Wreck..."
The process to craft a final, 2026-27 state budget is continuing now that both the State Senate and Assembly have presented their "one-house" spending plans.  Both budgets call for additional spending compared to Governor Kathy Hochul's, more than $260-billion proposal.  The Senate's one-house budget amounts to just under $270-billion... and, is about $7.1-billion more than Hochul's budget.  State Senator George Borrello calls it a "fiscal train wreck" with residents suffered under higher utility bills... and, "nothing was offered in relief."  Borrello says the Senate Democrats' "wish list" includes $5.6 billion in higher taxes.  He says it also contains no changes to the Climate Act... and, a rejection of Hochul's proposal to crack down on car insurance fraud and lawsuit abuse.  The Sunset Bay Republican believes what's positive in the budget is "far outshadowed" by the negative in terms of "waste, fraud and abuse."  He adds there are also too many gimmicks in the budget that really aren't enough to provide relief.  A final state budget is due by Apr. 1.

County DMV urges residents about possible "Double Charge" issue with debit and credit card usage at DMV...
Some New York State Department of Motor Vehicles offices are reporting seeing some customers getting "double-charged" for services using debit or credit cards for a single transaction.  In a press release this morning.. the Chautauqua County DMV is now urging their customers to use either cash or checks right now.  Officials say it's not happening "with every debit or credit card transaction, the problem has persisted since the state DMV went live with the DRIVES software update in February.  Unfortunately... local DMV offices are not authorized to issue refunds directly, and the state DMV is taking 3-to-5 business days to process refunds.  County Clerk Greg Carlson says they -- and other local DMVs are actively communicatin the issue to the state since the DRIVES rollout last month... but, they are still occuring.  Carlson says the county's three DMV offices will continue to process debit and credit card transactions, but encourages customers to use cash or check when completing in-person transactions until the state resolves the issue.

Man from Ashville arrested for DWI after single-car accident in the town of Chautauqua...
A man from Ashville faces a drunk driving charge following a single-car crash in the town of Chautauqua this past Wednesday night.  Sheriff's officers say they were called to the scene on Route 394 -- at Moore Road -- shortly before Midnight to investigate.  Deputies say they found that 37 year-old Phillip Grobe was driving while intoxicated at the time of the accident.  Grobe was arrested for DWI, Driving with a blood alcohol content of .08 or more... moved from lane unsafely... speed not reasonable and prudent... and, unreasonable speed with special hazards.  He was issued appearance tickets for Chautauqua Town Court at a later date.  No injuries were reported in the accident.