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SMETHPORT, Pa. — A 43-year-old Bradford man will spend the rest of his life behind bars for the June 7, 2025, shooting death of 21-year-old Rebecca Ha...

Average gasoline prices in New York fell 0.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $4.19/g as of Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 6,11...

PORTVILLE -- Pfeiffer Nature Center will host a foraging walk with Sarah Swinko at 6 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Lillibridge site, 1974 Lillibridge Road. Offi...

An overwhelming majority of New Yorkers support federal efforts to crack down on fraud in the state's public benefit programs, according to a new poll...

MAYVILLE -- An Olean native is returning to Western New York to lead a two-day class at the Chautauqua Institution later this month. John McCarthy is ...

When the Allegany County Democrats gather for their next “Coffee with Democrats” on Saturday in Richburg, they’ll be collecting non-perishable food an...

OLEAN — A local manufacturer raised more than $268,000 for Alzheimer's disease efforts thanks to a June marketing effort. Cutco Corporation announced ...

RUSHFORD — The sights and sounds of summer will fill the air at Rushford Lake once again as Dam Day 2026 returns on Saturday, from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. L...

ALLEGANY -- The seventh annual Margaret Kenney/Chuck Talbot Memorial Euchre Tournament to Fight Diabetes is set for Oct. 3 at the Allegany American Le...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Jeff Szymanski, clinical assistant professor and director of didactics in St. Bonaventure University’s Physician Assistant Studies p...

From readying the races and fixing toy cars to uncovering a link to the past, from getting ready for JCC to the Hottest Weekend in Olean, here’s a loo...

LITTLE VALLEY — The 183rd Cattaraugus County Fair continues today and runs through Saturday at the fairgrounds in Little Valley. Gates open daily at 8...

Salamanca Police  Friday, 4:59 p.m. , Brent S. Battaglia, 44, of Salamanca, was charged with operating a motor vehicle while impaired by drugs, an unc...

ALFRED — Alfred University is partnering with clean-tech startup Ranial Systems Inc. to develop an artificial intelligence-assisted controller for pow...

BELMONT — The Allegany County Department of Health is investigating one confirmed case of measles in an unvaccinated resident with a recent history of...

Local sales tax collections were generally up across the state and region for the first six months of the year, the state’s fiscal watchdog reported. ...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Nancy Rogan, member of the Village of Ellicottville Planning Board, recently received the Brooks Patterson Community Leadership Award,...