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A Jamestown woman is facing charges for allegedly stapling her boyfriend's forehead. Police say when they arrived at the scene of a domestic dispute on West 4th Street they found the victim with the staples in his forehead. Their investigation revealed that his girlfriend, Jodi Gilbert, hit him with a carpenter stapler several times. The victim already had an order of protection against Gilbert. She was arrested for aggravated criminal contempt and assault. The victim was treated at WCA Hospital.

The Cattaraugus County Fire Investigation Team is looking into a fatal blaze that started at around 4 a.m. on Ten Mile Road in the Town of Carrollton. Sheriff's deputies are waiting until relatives are notified before releasing the name of the victim.

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For the latest news on the mass shooting in Tucson, Arizona, that included US Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords, go to CNN.com . Also making news on Saturday: ~~ 15 headless bodies found in Acapulco ~~ Supreme Court to review case against Halliburton ~~ Bob Dole hospitalized

Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi has been named to Governor Andrew Cuomo’s “Mandate Relief Redesign Team.” The team will review unfunded and underfunded mandates imposed by the New York State government on school districts, local governments, and other local taxing entities. The mandates are requirements that a local municipality provide a program, project, or activity on behalf of the state. http://www.governor.ny.gov/press/010711mandaterelief

A Frewsburg, New York, man who sold cocaine to undercover agents in Pennsylvania twice has been sentenced to state prison. 29-year-old Randy Houghwot was sentenced Friday in Warren County Court to 27 to 54 months in prison on the drug charge. He was also sentenced to 12 to 24 months for criminal use of a communications facility.

An Otto, New York, woman is facing assault charges following an incident earlier this week at her home. Sheriff’s deputies say 24-year-old Courtney Kulczyk hit another person in the face at around 5 o’clock Wednesday afternoon. She’s scheduled to appear in court on Monday.

In its 21st annual words of the year vote, the American Dialect Society voted “app” (noun, an abbreviated form of application, a software program for a computer or phone operating system) as the word of the year for 2010. (Read the entire press release.) Presiding at the Jan. 7 voting session were ADS Executive Secretary Allan Metcalf of MacMurray College, and Ben Zimmer, chair of the New Words Committee of the American Dialect Society and executive producer of VisualThesaurus.com. Zimmer is also the “On Language” columnist for the New York Times Magazine. “App has been around for ages, but with millions of dollars of marketing muscle behind the slogan ‘There’s an app for that,’ plus the arrival of ‘app stores’ for a wide spectrum of operating systems for phones and computers, app really exploded in the last 12 months,” Zimmer said. “One of the most convincing arguments from the voting floor was from a woman who said that even her grandmother had heard of it.” Word of the Year is inter...

An Olean man is charged with snowmobiling while intoxicated after a crash that injured his 9-year-old son Wednesday night. Allegany State Park Police say 45-year-old John Perry was thrown from the snowmobile after helping his son operate it. The snowmobile went out of control while the boy was operating it, then accelerated across a field, through some small trees and into an embankment. The boy was also thrown from the snowmobile. He was flown to Women & Children’s Hospital in Buffalo for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.

A Jamestown man went to the Chautauqua County Jail as a visitor Friday afternoon, and ended up as an inmate. Sheriff’s deputies say 42-year-old Walter Green was seen passing contraband to 28-year-old Laverne Riley. Prison officials confiscated marijuana, matches and a striker. Green and Riley were both charges with promoting prison contraband and unlawful possession of marijuana.

Charges against the man accused of driving under the influence of drugs when he hit and killed a PennDOT worker have been bound to court. 42-year-old Donald Blocher of Salamanca, New York, is charged in the death of Jack Griffin on October 2 in a work zone on Olean Road in Foster Township. PennDOT worker James Burrows was also severely injured in the crash. Blocher remains jailed on half a million dollars bail.

Two women and a baby suffered major injuries in an accident Thursday afternoon on Route 120 in Shippen Township. State police say a car driven by 37-year-old Saira Bano of Emporium went out of control on the snow-covered road, spun around and traveled into the path of a car driven by 33-year-old Bonnie Halquist of St. Marys. A two-year-old boy in Bano's car also suffered major injuries. All three were taken to Elk Regional Health Center.

For the lastest on the envelope that ignited today in a Washington DC postal facility, go to CNN.com . CNN is reporting that the package was "similar in nature" to the devices found in Maryland on Thursday. Today's package was addressed to Janet Napolitano, a Homeland Security official says.

Problems with property along with accidents kept police busy over the last couple of days. Officers were called to a property dispute on Cole Avenue, and were notified of damage to a pole and Mill Street and Jackson Avenue and property damage on King Street, according to the complaint report and request sheet faxed to WESB and The HERO by the police department. They were called to a hit and run on Clarence Street, assisted Foster Township and Bradford Township police with accidents on Bolivar Drive and Owens Way. They also got a vehicle complaint from South Avenue and a report of a disabled vehicle on West Corydon Street. Officers looked into a theft on Kendall Avenue, a disturbance on Park Street, a domestic dispute on Williams Street and an animal complaint on West Corydon Street. They also served a few subpoenas and a warrant and received several requests to speak with an officer.

You can also find the latest on the envelope that ignited at a Washington D.C. post office at CNN.com .

WASHINGTON, DC— U.S. Senator Bob Casey (D-PA) is calling on the Senate to adopt rule changes to reduce obstruction of legislation and encourage debate on issues important to Pennsylvanians and Americans. Senator Casey is supporting a new rule reform package that would provide greater transparency, allow for a more equitable amendment process and to reduce procedural tactics used to prevent consideration of legislation. “Partisan gridlock in Washington has been out of control,” said Senator Casey. “Senate rules have been abused in order to block legislation and prevent real debate on the problems facing the country. The Senate should adopt these commonsense rule changes to make Washington more efficient and reduce the political gamesmanship.” Since entering the Senate, Senator Casey has pursued rule changes to make Washington more effective. Over the past year, he has worked with his colleagues elected in 2006 and 2008 to reform Senate rules and change how the Senate operates. The ...

HARRISBURG -- State officials announced today that there are currently no advisories for Pymatuning Reservoir or Tamarack Lake for 2011. The fish in Pymatuning Reservoir are safe to eat when consumed according to the recommended statewide advisory of one meal per week. Such advisories are developed through a partnership between the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and the state departments of Environmental Protection, Health, and Agriculture. In the spring of 2010, large numbers of dead fish appeared in Pymatuning Reservoir, Tamarack Lake, and a few other Ohio and New York State lakes. The final cause of the kills was determined to be rapidly rising water temperatures, which stressed local fish populations. Before the cause was found, temporary “Do Not Eat” advisories were issued for fish caught in Pymatuning and Tamarack. Those advisories were lifted last June. More information on fish consumption advisories and the most current advisories are available online at www.depweb.state...