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Small business owners, sole proprietors, independent contractors and the self-employed are eligible for financial assistance through the federal Paych...

ALBANY (AP) — The National Rifle Association has initiated a legal challenge to New York’s decision to close gun stores during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

During this time of home confinement, some people may be taking time to reflect on interesting memories from their lives and the community. Jack Arnol...

During times of celebration, bereavement and — as of late, uncertainty — flowers can provide many positive benefits for the recipient. A couple of are...

Unemployment figures for February were down for the region — but are expected to get significantly higher as the full effects of coronavirus are repor...

Local gasoline prices have dropped 53 cents since early March. Too bad far fewer drivers can take advantage of the price drop due to social distancing...

ALBANY (TNS) — If you know anything about the coronavirus pandemic in New York, you know the state desperately needs ventilators. As Andrew Cuomo says...

I was texting someone over the weekend and, in what has become a usual exchange, I asked if he was doing OK. Yes, he answered back, but he expressed w...

OLEAN — Greater Olean Area Chamber of Commerce officials announced that major events set for the spring are being pushed back, but they hope to keep w...

Should residents of Allegany and Cattaraugus counties be concerned over reports that Buffalo-area residents are flocking to Southern Tier hunting camp...

OLEAN — When WT Hair salon in Olean experienced a mandatory shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic, owner Leo Wolters Tejera and his partner turned ...

Some New Yorkers are flouting stay-at-home orders and continuing to party amid the coronavirus pandemic. NBC reports a New York City bar owner has bee...

PORTVILLE — While restaurants in Portville are fighting to survive, as are those all over the state and nation, there’s something that sets them apart...

ALBANY (TNS) — All nonessential construction projects in New York have been temporarily halted as the state continues to seek ways to slow the spread ...

OLEAN — John Crawford, Ward 5 alderman, noticed a void in all the noise around COVID-19 circulating around social media — there was no centralized sit...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Pennsylvania rose by 50% to more than 1,600 cases, while record numbers of state r...

ELLICOTTVILLE — The welcome mat has always been out in Ellicottville — until now. With the novel coronavirus raging in the New York City area, officia...

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed joined President Trump and other Republicans Tuesday in calling for commerce to restart in the country much sooner than public heal...