August 30 2025

African lions, panthera leo , are known worldwide as "king of the beasts." Why are they called that? My daughter Julie and I were about to discover wh...

OLEAN ─ For 120 years, the SPCA in Cattaraugus County has served as the largest 501(c)(3) non-profit animal shelter in the Southern Tier, but today, t...

Public school districts across New York state are gearing up for the return of students for the new year next week, but many of them have already kick...

OLEAN — Last fall, the Olean Huskies ran out under the bright lights of a college-sized stadium at Buffalo State University for a playoff matchup, cap...

OLEAN — Work on city streets will continue next week. The city of Olean Department of Public Works reported closures on South Union Street starting Tu...

Amelia Burlingame and Lochlan Narwot, grade-school "Bake Sale Besties" in Portville, organized their own lemonade, cookie, jewelry and art sale earlie...

Portville versus Genesee Valley/Belfast was a thriller under the lights at Allegany-Limestone on Friday night. After 3 lead changes, two overtime peri...

Bradford went back to basics between last week’s loss to this week, and that was the key to pushing through to a 28-16 victory over the Otto-Eldred Te...

PORTVILLE — A goal from Kiyah Mohr 12 minutes into the season opener proved to be the difference for the Portville girls soccer team, holding on to a ...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Fueled by the disappointment of a heart-wrenching loss last December and bolstered by their success in spring 7s, the men’s rugby te...

New York State Police FRIENDSHIP — A one-vehicle accident was reported at 3:28 p.m. Wednesday on Route 20. Corrie L. Ahrens, 45, of Angelica, was iden...

FRANKLINVILLE — State environmental officers said immediate changes are needed after a fish kill in Ischua Creek was triggered by pollution from the G...

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy announced Friday that the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration has awa...

ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University on Friday welcomed its second-largest class of incoming freshmen over the past two decades to the college...

DEAR RUSTY: I plan to stop working very soon. My health is not good. I am 66 years old, born in June 1959, so my full retirement age is 66 years and 1...

I’m guessing you’ve heard of pickleball by now. Maybe you’ve seen it played on a TV sports station, sitcom or commercial, or live at your local YMCA o...

President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” nixed a host of green energy handouts created during the Biden administration. In response, advocates f...

Turns out, President Trump is letting retribution be his retribution. The candidate who promised that success would be his best revenge upon his torme...