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LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers Wednesday approved a $296.79 million budget for 2026 following a public comment session where several cou...

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy's Energy Choice Act was passed out of the House Energy Subcommittee, a development he called "a major victory for New Yorker...

WELLSVILLE — In 1955, as a teenage U.S. Air Force recruit took the oath to defend the Constitution, she had no idea that 70 years later she would be p...

RANDOLPH — The African savanna will be springing to life in the Randolph Jr./Sr. High School Auditorium as Gail N. Chapman Elementary students prepare...

WEST VALLEY — Workers have laid the groundwork to assess contamination levels before completing further cleanup at the site of the Main Plant Process ...

ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered the partial shutdown of Collins Correctional Facility in Erie County — stopping short of the outright clo...

CATTARAUGUS — The Cattaraugus-Little Valley Central School has announced the first-period honor rolls for the 2025-26 school year. HIGH HONOR ROLL Gra...

While gasoline prices fell recently at most outlets in the Olean area 7 cents to $3.329 per gallon, the price remains about 21 cents higher than New Y...

OLEAN — A federal grant will put four more firefighters on duty in the city. Olean Fire Chief Eric Maurouard told the Common Council on Tuesday that t...

ALLEGANY — A panel of U.S. military veterans agreed Monday evening that Americans can’t assume that all ex-service people are fine — or in turn that t...

The long-standing fight to demand the Justice Department release all documents tied to its investigation into late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epst...

ALBANY — The Trump administration has agreed to unfreeze $1.1 billion in federal funding for New York and other states to support academic recovery fo...

ELLICOTTVILLE — A Freedom dairy farm will receive cheaper financing for a major upgrade thanks to the Cattaraugus County Industrial Development Agency...

OLEAN — An Olean man was arrested on multiple drug-related charges — as well as several outstanding warrants — following a traffic stop late Saturday....

OLEAN — The Olean Rotary Club has launched a mini-grant program aimed at inspiring community-focused teaching and learning experiences in area schools...

OLEAN — Southern Tier Health Care System Inc. is joining communities across the country in celebrating National Rural Health Day (NRHD) on Thursday. S...

ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University is just two weeks away from #GivingTuesdayatBonas, a 24-hour fundraising event on Dec. 2 that benefits th...