Dead man's body found along Lake Erie shoreline in Ripley...
The body of a dead man has been found washed up onto a Lake Erie beach in the town of Ripley.  Sheriff's officers say they were called to the area of Brockway and Barden Roads about 9 a.m. Thursday... and, found the body behind a nearby residence that had become lodged on the shore.  Deputies say the unidentified man appears to be light-skinned... is about 5'8" inches tall... has a beard and short hair with a receding hairline.  they add he has no visable tatoos, scars or obvious identifiable marks.  The investigation is ongoing... and, if anyone has any information they believe is relevant to the investigation... you are asked to contact the Sheriff's Office.

Juvenile, and his parents are arrested following traffic incident involving several E-Bikes...
A complaint of several juveniles on E-bikes disrupting traffic in Jamestown led to a vehicle chase... and, the arrest of one juvenile and his parents.  City police say they were called to the area of West Eighth and Cherry Streets shortly after 6 p.m. on a report of several juveniles operating the electric bikes... and, creating a hazard for passing motorists.  Officer's say they located one of the boys operating the bike near Washington and West Third Streets and attempted a vehicle stop.  However... they say the juvenile failed to comply and led police on a 20 minutes pursuit that ended in West Ellicott.  The juvenile was taken into custody... and, they later located the parents -- Justin and Monica Barr -- both 37 -- and both were arrested for endangering the welfare of a child for Failure to Exercise Control of a Minor.  Both were held pending arraignment... and, the juvenile was released to another guardian.  Further charges are pending.

Little Valley man arrested in Bemus Point for alleged rape...
A Cattaraugus County man has been arrested for allegedly raping a female victim in the village of Bemus Point in late July.  Sheriff's deputies say they began the investigation into the actions of 31 year-old Andrea Lucignano of Little Valley back on July 31.  During the investigation... investigators found that Lucignano had made unwanted sexual contact with the victim.  A Grand Jury warrant was signed for him Thursday on one count each of first and third-degree rape.  Lucignano was arrested later in the day... and, taken to the county jail pending centralized arraignment.

Hochul in north county Thursday for new hospital beam signing...
New York's top-elected official was in the Dunkirk-Fredonia area on Thursday to celebrate milestones for two area projects.  Governor Kathy Hochul's first stop was the site of the future Northern Chautauqua Hospital in Fredonia...  where hospital leadership, community stakeholders and several local officials gathered for a beam-signing ceremony.  Hochul says it marks a "big step toward delivering the hospital that this community has deserved..." and, that was the symbol of strength and stability.  She added that $124 million -- more than half of the funding -- for the $224-million project comes from the state.  Kaleida Health President and CEO Don Boyd called it a "historic and monumental" moment for the project.  Boyd says the new state-of-the-art hospital will be meaningful for patients... and patient care for generations to come.  Fredonia Mayor Mike Ferguson said the day is a win for all of Chautauqua County, adding that the new hospital represents growth, faith and belief in the community.  The hospital is on track to be completed in late 2029.  Later in the day... Hochul was in Dunkirk for a groundbreaking ceremony on the Homesteads at Dunkirk Landing housing project.

Babe Ruth World Series activities ramp up Friday leading into Saturday's start...
Pre-Babe Ruth World Series activities are underway through the first pitch Saturday morning in Jamestown.  That from Mayor Kim Ecklund... who is also Host President for this year's 13-year-old World Series at Diethrick Park.  Ecklund says the host committee has worked hard to get all eight-days of the tournament sponsored... so all the games can be attended -- free of charge -- by the public.  Ecklund adds you never know when you might see a future major leaguer.  Activities really pick up tonight with a public "Meet and Greet" involving the teams and coaches at the Northwest Arena beginning with team introductions at 6 p.m.

WJTN Radio to broadcast 10 BRWS games...
The excitement downtown is already underway with the 13 year-old Babe Ruth World Series set to begin tomorrow at Diethrick Park in Jamestown.  Eleven teams... including host Jamestown... are in town for the start of "pool play" Saturday through Wednesday.  There will be four games each day... with tomorrow's first game at 11 a.m. featuring Pacific Southwest Champion Mililani, Hi... against Ohio Valley Champion Janesville Youth from Wisc.  The Jamestown team will host Southwest winner Nederland, Tx. in the final game at 7 p.m.  We'll have that game here on WJTN thanks to sponsors including the Falconer Veterinary Clinic... Heil and Andrews Construction... Liscandro's Restaurant... Southern Tier Family Dentistry... Upstate Cycles... Piazza's Carpet One... Stanton's Garage... AJ's Texas Hots... and, the Chautauqua County Industrial Development Agency.  We'll have all the Jamestown games broadcast on 1240 AM and 101.3-FM... along with the Woodland, WA and Puerto Rico game next Monday night.