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BELMONT — More than 200 students will receive Allegany County Area Foundation  support for pursuing higher education and career training. This fall, s...

More than 170 SUNY Jamestown Community College students gained valuable hands-on experience through internships during the past fall, spring and summe...

OLEAN – The next session of the HomeCare & Hospice community grief support group is at 6 p.m. Aug. 11 at the Olean Public Library. Facilitated by Spir...

OLEAN — The Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation is accepting applications for the Mental Wellness Fund in Cattaraugus County. Applications will be...

OLEAN — Another run of dining fun is set to start on Friday across the region. The Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce announced that Southern Tier...

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...

MACHIAS — The Buffalo and Pittsburgh Railroad will be closing County Road No. 62 (Maple Avenue) in the town of Machias for a railroad crossing replace...

New York's push to unmask ICE agents is on hold after a federal judge blocked provisions of a newly minted state law that restricts local cooperation ...

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...