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More snowy weather forecast for the weekend
More snowy weather forecast for the weekend
Brian McClellan 
December 13, 2025
After a brief respite from accumulating snow on Friday, winter weather is now expected to make a return to the area over the weekend in the form of ad...
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Bonnies pummel Queens, 55-19, to capture national rugby title
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Bonnies pummel Queens, 55-19, to capture national rugby title
December 15, 2025
ST. BONAVENTURE — This time, there was never a doubt. After hanging on by their fingernails in 2021 to edge Penn State, 19-18, for the National Collegiate Rugby Division I Championship, St. Bonaventure dominated Queens University, 55-19, Saturday in Houston to capture its second men’s NCR title. Thi...
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Mitchell’s big night not enough as Bonnies lose in OT to Ohio
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Mitchell’s big night not enough as Bonnies lose in OT to Ohio
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
December 13, 2025
OLEAN — The ball rolled around the rim, hung for a split second, then fell away — sending St. Bonaventure to overtime and, eventually, an 88-83 loss t...
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Bills aim to stop Patriots’ 10-game streak and keep AFC East race alive
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Bills aim to stop Patriots’ 10-game streak and keep AFC East race alive
By KYLE HIGHTOWER - AP Sports Writer 
December 13, 2025
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — There was a time in the not-too-distant past when it was a yearly occurrence for the New England Patriots to win the AFC East and ...
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Aggressive press leads Gators past rival Huskies
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Aggressive press leads Gators past rival Huskies
By HENRY BUCHAN, Olean Times Herald 
December 12, 2025
ALLEGANY — The Gators overwhelmed the Huskies at home from the opening tip on Friday, and a late Olean run was not enough as the Gators won 45-34. All...
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County recognizes Seneca Parker for posthumous admission to NY Bar
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County recognizes Seneca Parker for posthumous admission to NY Bar
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 12, 2025
LITTLE VALLEY — Ely Samuel Parker, a Seneca leader and Civil War officer serving under Ulysses S. Grant who was posthumously admitted to the New York ...
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Hochul weighs AI regulations as Trump sets federal rules
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Hochul weighs AI regulations as Trump sets federal rules
By CHRIS WADE The Center Square 
Dec 12, 2025
ALBANY — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is weighing plans to regulate the state's artificial intelligence sector, even as President Donald Trump seeks to ...
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Jingle Bell Jubilee celebrates the season Saturday
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Jingle Bell Jubilee celebrates the season Saturday
By BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 12, 2025
OLEAN — Jingle all the way into the holiday spirit with the Jingle Bell Jubilee. The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce's fifth annual Jingle Bell...
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Police reports 12/12/25
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Police reports 12/12/25
Dec 12, 2025
Wellsville Police Thursday, no time provided , Nichole R. Lee, 30, of Wellsville, was charged with third-degree burglary, a class D felony, and petit ...
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Hinsdale school’s Giannicchi named next Ellicottville superintendent
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Hinsdale school’s Giannicchi named next Ellicottville superintendent
KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com 
Dec 12, 2025
ELLICOTTVILLE — The Ellicottville Board of Education Friday announced the appointment of Tiffany Giannicchi as its next Superintendent of Schools. Gia...
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Potter Co. man charged with murder in boy’s 2024 death
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Potter Co. man charged with murder in boy’s 2024 death
By SARA FURLONG s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Dec 12, 2025
COUDERSPORT — In July 2024, a 5-year-old Coudersport boy was rushed to UPMC Cole in cardiac arrest. He was soon flown to Janet Weis Children’s Hospita...
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Police reports 12/9/25
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Police reports 12/9/25
Dec 09, 2025
Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office FRANKLINVILLE — Christopher M. Stewart, 47, of Franklinville, was charged at 2 p.m. Monday with failure to registe...
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July 29, 2025
Benjamin Morgan of Allegany earned a Bachelor of Science in computer networks and cybersecurity from University of Maryland Global Campus this past sp...
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Not so fast on the merger of Netflix and Warner Bros.
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Not so fast on the merger of Netflix and Warner Bros.
By NICHOLAS L. WADDY 
December 15, 2025
The recent announcement that Warner Brothers, a Hollywood institution for more than a century, will be acquired by Netflix, one of the wokest of the w...
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