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The stepmother of one of the Backstreet Boys is in Chautauqua County Jail, charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs. 39-year-old Ginger Carter of Mayville was stopped at just before 7 o’clock last night in Chautauqua when police were responding to another incident and saw that she failed to use a turn signal. During the traffic stop they discovered she was impaired by drugs. Because she was convicted of a DWI-related offense within the past 10 years, this is a felony. Carter, who married Robert Carter in 2004, appeared on "House of Carters" in 2006 with her stepson Nick Carter of the Backstreet Boys. The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947

The sister of music stars Nick and Aaron Carter died suddenly in Chautauqua County Tuesday. 25-year-old Leslie Carter Ashton, whose family comes from Jamestown, appeared in E! TV’s 2006 reality show “House of Carters.” She was found unresponsive at her father's Town of Chautauqua home and taken to Westfield Memorial Hospital. The Chautauqua County Coroner's Office says there were "no visible signs of trauma" and officials are now "awaiting a toxicology report to determine a cause of death." That could take several weeks. Nick Carter is a member of the Backstreet Boys; Aaron is currently performing on Broadway and was recently featured on the Food Network show “Rachel vs. Guy Celebrity Cook-Off.” The news leader of the Twin Tiers ... since 1947