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Was it a tornado that caused widespread damage — but no reported injuries — across McKean County Monday? Representatives from the National Weather Ser...

Marion Pockalny can remember when the extent of Olean’s Dyngus Day festivities were young Polish boys and girls dumping water on each other around Nor...

A maple enthusiast could easily spend the next two weekends taste-testing the effects of soil, topography and climate on tree sap across Western New Y...

Remember to “spring ahead” and set your clocks one hour forward tonight for daylight savings time, which takes effect officially at 2 a.m. Sunday. Day...

EAST OTTO — The first part of the maple season has been a little disappointing for Jim Ellis. A small producer, Ellis was tempted to tap his maple tre...

Alfred University may be hundreds of miles from a saltwater shore, but the university has become a crucible — literal and metaphoric — for an engineer...

PORTVILLE — Sprague’s Maple Farms usually produces between 5,000 and 7,000 gallons of maple syrup a year. Randy Sprague has only to look at the weathe...

It slowly grows lighter; a few small birds peep and a far-off owl hoots across the valley. You immediately go on full listening alert, for you’d been ...

In response to a query this past week in the State & Union column about how to deter deer from nibbling plants and shrubs, as a West Olean resident, I...

West Olean residents are likely used to seeing a lot of deer along the edge areas of their neighborhood. A fair-sized herd lives in the woods along th...

The snow is deep and crusty; the wind gnaws at your neck, nips your bright-red cheeks and stiffens your fingers. It is really not the most pleasant ti...

Whether you cut your own Christmas tree or buy one at a local retail outlet, this will be the biggest weekend for shopping for that perfect real tree....

PETERSHAM, Mass. (AP) — In a towering forest of centuries-old eastern hemlocks, it's easy to miss one of the tree's nemeses. No larger than a speck of...

PORTVILLE — Portville Central School District has listed its third-quarter honor rolls. HIGH HONOR ROLL GRADE 12: Ellen Bossert, Lindsay Bushnell, Ala...

The snow has melted, and you can see the first peeks of blooming flowers outside. Ah, springtime is here again. And you’ve got an itch to get outdoors...