May 6, 2026
OLEAN — Mediterranean fare is back on the menu as Rafi’s Kitchen, which reopened for the season on Wednesday. The restaurant, owned by Amber Rafi Sult...
May 6, 2026
Tina Abrams, a pioneering Seneca Nation leader, and Heather Perkins, chief operations officer of The Arc Allegany-Steuben and community volunteer, wer...
May 6, 2026
Several years ago, a group of community members, under the umbrella of the Belmont Legion Family, gathered to start a Wreaths Across America group in ...
May 6, 2026
RED HOUSE — Hinsdale Central School left Camp Allegany April 29 with its third consecutive Cattaraugus County Envirothon championship. Envirothon is a...
Buffalo Sabres, Hockey, Local Sports, ...
Byram, McLeod score to revive Sabres power play in 4-2 win over Montreal in 2nd round playoff opener
May 6, 2026
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Bowen Byram and Ryan McLeod scored on consecutive power-play opportunities in reviving Buffalo’s anemic special-teams unit , and the Sabres defeated the Montreal Canadiens 4-2 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series on Wednesday night. Josh Doan and Jordan Greenway also s...
Local Sports, Sports
May 6, 2026
OLEAN — The Olean High softball team knocked seven hits, including four doubles, to hold off Fredonia, 7-6, Wednesday night. The Huskies (8-4, 7-2) tr...
Baseball, Local Sports, Sports
May 6, 2026
SALAMANCA — Salamanca snapped a three-game losing streak Wednesday, erupting for 15 runs in a 15-5 mercy-rule win over Frewsburg. Warriors’ coach Greg...
Local Sports, Sports, Volleyball
May 6, 2026
OLEAN — The Battle at the Border Beach Volleyball League began its 2026 season with four matches on Monday, including a 4-1 victory for the Panther Bl...
Buffalo Bills, Football, Local Sports, ...
May 6, 2026
The Buffalo Bills attacked the defensive side of the ball again this offseason in both the NFL Draft and free agency. The approach makes sense when yo...
Entertainment, Lifestyle, Lifestyles, ...
May 06, 2026
OLEAN — Ben Howard will lead a program titled "One Thing at a Time: Western Poetry and Zen Contemplation" Saturday from 10:15 a.m. to 12:45 p.m., at t...
Local News, News, NY State News
May 06, 2026
ALBANY — Democratic New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's lead over Republican rival Bruce Blakeman has widened, according to a new poll, although it also show...
Local News, News
May 06, 2026
OLEAN — Bids to repair the city pool have topped $1 million, and officials are expecting the cost to increase further before work begins. On Tuesday, ...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News, ...
May 06, 2026
HAMBURG — A long-serving member of the Randolph Central School District Board of Education was recently recognized for her decades of leadership and c...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News, ...
May 06, 2026
SALAMANCA — For every new employee who begins working in the Salamanca City Central School District, no matter their role, interacting daily with stud...
Local News, News
May 06, 2026
OLEAN — Could the city pay people to move to Olean? That’s an option proposed by a firm at Tuesday’s Common Council committee meetings. The council’s ...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
May 06, 2026
WEST VALLEY — The Cattaraugus Creek Water Walkerz, a Seneca Nation of Indians grassroots group, marked Earth Day at the West Valley Demonstration Proj...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
May 06, 2026
CATTARAUGUS — Hop on, get rolling and have fun this Saturday as the Revolution Rail Co. - Cattaraugus Run officially launches the new tourist attracti...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
May 06, 2026
FREEDOM — The Cattaraugus County Department of Public Works will be closing one lane of County Road 90 (Bixby Hill Road) in the Town of Freedom for ro...
Local News, News, NY State News
May 06, 2026
State and local law enforcement agencies are in the midst of a weeklong campaign targeting drivers using fraudulent or altered license plates. Operati...
Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
May 04, 2026
Olean Police Thursday, 1 p.m. , one injury was reported following a two-vehicle accident on Wayne Street near Independence Drive. A vehicle operated b...
Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
May 01, 2026
On Tuesday, April 21, the New York State Police conducted an underage drinking initiative in Allegany County. During these investigations, businesses ...
Cattaraugus County, Crime, Local News, ...
May 01, 2026
LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Grand Jury indicted the following people during recent weeks, District Attorney Ashley E. Smith announced Wedne...
Commentary, Opinion
May 6, 2026
That a notion to undercut the state comptroller's authority remains in state budget talks is mystifying. Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed culling some $...
Commentary, Opinion
May 6, 2026
NEW YORK (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York’s Democrats are at it again. Stung by a U.S. Supreme Court decision last week that gave the GOP a win ...
Commentary, Opinion
May 6, 2026
New York state continues to hold a tight grip on far too many titles that no other state would want to go anywhere near, especially worst-in-the-natio...
Commentary, Opinion
May 5, 2026
LOS ANGELES (TNS) — I don't really understand why tax avoidance is the holy grail of the richest American families. When you've got more than enough m...
Baseball, NY State Sports, Sports
May 6, 2026
NEW YORK — Carlos Rodón is expected to rejoin the New York Yankees' rotation Sunday in Milwaukee, but first baseman Ben Rice remained out of the start...
Lifestyle, Lifestyles
May 6, 2026
DEAR ABBY: I'm a man younger than my age married to a woman who is older than hers. Ten years ago, we couldn't get along, so we separated. While separ...
Local Sports, Sports, Track & Field
May 5, 2026
WEST VALLEY — Led by triple-winner Meghan Forney, the Portville girls track and field team ran away with a 112-27 victory over West Valley Tuesday on ...
Local Sports, Sports
May 5, 2026
WELLSVILLE — Wellsville pitcher Kennedy Perry struck out fifteen batters, allowing just one walk and one hit to help her team to a 6-1 home victory ov...
Baseball, National Sports, NY State Sports, ...
May 5, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a go-ahead homer off Jacob deGrom in the sixth inning, and the New York Yankees beat the Texas Rangers 7-4 on Tu...
Local News, News, NY State News, ...
May 5, 2026
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has launched a new Hunter Achievement Awards program to recognize hunters and trappers for...
