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KNAPP CREEK — A state Department of Transportation crew on Tuesday was clearing trees to improve the view from the scenic overlook on Rock City Road i...

Tonight will be cloudy with a chance of showers. In Olean over the 24-hour period ending at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, the high was 48, the low was 35 and t...

Political correctness 2.0 has arrived in birding and depending on your perspective, that’s a good thing — or not. For birders who have tackled the cha...

While the Twin Tiers region experienced a stronger taste of the winter season the last couple of days, the relatively mild weather returns for the nex...

PORTVILLE — Portville grabbed a tightly contested non-league wrestling dual Wednesday over local rival Olean, with three different Panthers earning a ...

There I was, standing in my daughter’s living room holding on to the top of her live Christmas tree praying that it would stand up straight once she g...

OLEAN — The third annual Festival of Trees kicked off on Friday during the Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce’s Jingle Bell Jubilee. “The idea beh...

NEW YORK (TNS) — If there’s one climate-change solution everybody seems to agree on, it’s that trees are good. Even Donald Trump, who has called clima...

It was time to slip on my pack, adjust my head lamp, grab the rifle. The hill rose steeply before me as the cold air nipped shrewdly at my face and ea...

Although Christmas tree fires may not be common, when they do occur, they are more likely to be extremely serious and cause a lot of damage. Fires inv...

The weather outside is frightful, the fire is so delightful — it’s the only happy time of winter, in my opinion — the countdown to Christmas. As I’ve ...

VERONA (TNS) — It’s called the Verona Collective, and for now it’s likely the largest recreational marijuana business in New York state. The operation...

The stars shone brightly overhead. The temperature, in the 20’s, had purified the atmosphere and the heavenly bodies shone sharp and clear, blazing fo...

Pretty soon, there won’t be a holiday left that doesn’t relate to a loss for me. Maybe it comes with age as we become more and more aware of losing fa...

YORKSHIRE — Pioneer High School and Pioneer Middle School have announced the following Honor Roll and Merit Roll students for the first quarter of 202...

Oh, to be a child again, when everything was sparklingly new, wonderous and so very exciting. When sights and sounds, tastes, colors and events shone ...

ITHACA — Preparing for firearms hunting season for white-tailed deer, Brian Bird visited a shooting range recently to sight in his rifle — recommended...

Thanksgiving may be a time for Americans to come together, but opinion is divided over what's on the crowded dinner table. We mostly agree on the deli...