Coronavirus

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Pennsylvania increased by more than 640 over the past day and four more people died, ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York state’s coronavirus death toll is nearing 1,000, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday. The state accounts for more than 40% of coron...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — The Pennsylvania Department of Health stated that there are 533 additional positive cases of COVID-19, including one in McKean Count...

OLEAN — Olean General Hospital is treating its first two patients to test positive for COVID-19 — one patient was admitted Wednesday and the test resu...

OLEAN — The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce is maintaining a running guide of resources and information on its website for members and the comm...

OLEAN — On the front lines in today’s rapidly-changing healthcare system are emergency medical staff manning ambulances across Cattaraugus County. Wit...

PORTVILLE — Pfeiffer Nature Center staff have announced that the first of the outdoor activities is now available to children and their families durin...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County Sheriff Timothy Whitcomb was quick to respond Friday to a question about whether a county jail inmate had been infe...

With widespread “sheltering” in homes due to COVID-19 concerns across Cattaraugus County, many have turned to walking, biking and running along area h...

OLEAN — One of the many messages from the Cattaraugus County Emergency Services Department staff is that there is a continued need for face masks and ...

OLEAN — The Olean Common Council will be meeting Tuesday and Thursday, at 5:30 p.m. each day, in the Council Chambers of the Olean Municipal Building ...

OLEAN — As with other schools in the area, educators at Southern Tier Catholic School and Archbishop Walsh Academy suddenly found themselves hurrying ...

RANDOLPH — Trout fishing season officially kicks off April 1 and, thanks to the staff at the Randolph Fish Hatchery, area streams and lakes will be te...

Like many workplaces in the past several days, the Olean Times Herald has had to make some big — and fast — adjustments. We transitioned this past wee...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s battle to keep its hospitals from being overwhelmed by the coronavirus outbreak is entering a critical phase, as officials ...

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed said he was happy the House quickly followed the Senate on Friday in overwhelmingly approving the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulu...

OLEAN — The city of Olean is closing its doors to walk-in traffic and has declared its playgrounds off-limits to limit the spread of coronavirus. On F...

BOSTON — States are pulling back the welcome mat for travelers from the New York area, which is the epicenter of the country’s coronavirus outbreak, b...