January 20 2026

DEAR ABBY: My young daughter and I had the pleasure of spending three months with my parents while my husband was deployed. We had a lovely visit, but...

The Phoenix Humane Society of Greater Cattaraugus, Inc. has been awarded a $74,780 grant from the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to An...

Salamanca boys,  WCS girls with non-league wins JAMESTOWN — Two days earlier, a big third quarter was one of the primary reasons the Ellicottville boy...

ST. BONAVENTURE — The game looked as though it might become a shootout based on the first quarter. At that point, the Cuba-Rushford boys basketball te...

OLEAN — Tickets are selling quickly for the annual Genesis House Gala, “For the Love of All,” scheduled for 6-9 p.m. Friday, Feb. 6, at the First Nati...

OLEAN — Shawn Branch, group leader for Cutco Cutlery Corp., is celebrating 30 years of service at the company this week. Branch joined Cutco on Jan. 2...

The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles will be rolling out the first segment of its new, modernized technology system to give customers bette...

WELLSVILLE — Good music, good food and good people celebrated the 14th year of Hart Comfort House of Allegany County on Saturday night. The hoots and ...

ORCHARD PARK — Sean McDermott arrived in Buffalo in 2017, envisioning the day of looking out his office window and seeing a throng of fans celebrating...

The Olean area appears to have avoided much of the snowfall resulting from the lake-effect event in Western New York, but it will not escape the frigi...

FREEDOM —  A Freedom man faces felony assault and weapons charges, the New York State Police reported Monday. Shawn D. Hammond, 46, was charged at 2:2...

A proposed change in the opening day of the regular firearms deer season in Pennsylvania could have some affect on hunters in New York state: The Keys...

ALBANY — Local projects to improve water quality in streams received a major boost from the state. The state Department of Environmental Conservation ...

It’s no surprise that Gov. Kathy Hochul opened last week’s State of the State message to the Legislature with a focus on affordability. “I am proud to...

CHICAGO (TNS) — For decades, the United States has perfected a familiar political ritual: condemn Latin American governments for the flow of narcotics...

It may seem astonishing today, but the most famous line in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s 1963 speech delivered on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial — o...

ALLEGANY — Allegany-Limestone Elementary School is preparing for Pre-K and Kindergarten registration for the 2026-2027 school year. As well as being a...

SCIO — Some of the sailors from the USS Jason Dunham were stunned when their plane landed in Rochester Friday — a few of the Florida-based crew weren'...