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Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break

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August 18, 2026

OLEAN — Mayor Amy B. Sherburne advised Tuesday afternoon that East Olean residents boil their water for consumption until further notice after a water...

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October 26, 2018

Olean residents hear loud explosion, police not sure why

OLEAN — The Olean Police Department was unable to determine why some city residents heard what...

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Man pleads guilty in shooting deaths of 2 brothers at hunting camp

September 23, 2026

BELMONT — Scot D. Thompson, formerly of Englewood, Florida, has pleaded guilty to two counts of murder in the second degree in the shooting deaths of ...

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Waste of the Day: Avoidable delays blew $65.5 million

September 23, 2026

Five construction projects at a Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Fayetteville, Arkansas nearly tripled in cost because of delays that ...

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What an 1889 tragedy demands of the AI industry and our officials

By MIKE BLUMENTHAL

September 23, 2026

It took 10 minutes to erase Johnstown, Pennsylvania. On May 31, 1889, a wall of water tore down the Little Conemaugh Valley and killed more than 2,200...

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Police reports 9/23/26: Randolph man charged in alleged stabbing incident

September 23, 2026

NAPOLI — The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office reported the arrest of James R. Ashdown, 61, of Randolph, on charges of assault in the first degree, ...

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Remote-controlled equipment creates safer workplace at WVDP

September 23, 2026

WEST VALLEY —The U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) recently took another step to enhance safety at the West Valley D...

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