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    What to know about death of woman who was set on fire in NYC subway
    What to know about death of woman who was set on fire in NYC subway
    Dec 26, 2024
    NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of lighting a woman on fire on a New York City subway and fanning the flames as she burned to death made his first app...
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    Potter County man to serve at least 22 years for 2020 murder
    Crime, Local News, News
    Potter County man to serve at least 22 years for 2020 murder
    Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com 
    Dec 26, 2024
    The last of the three defendants charged in the 2020 murder of Joshua Ramos in Potter County has been sentenced to at least 22 years in state prison. ...
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    Police reports 12/25/24: Three arrested following incident at Holiday Valley
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
    Police reports 12/25/24: Three arrested following incident at Holiday Valley
    Dec 26, 2024
    ELLICOTTVILLE — The Ellicottville Police Department reported Wednesday that three men face multiple charges following an investigation of an incident ...
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    Santa Biden’s latest Christmas present is for murderers
    Commentary, Nation World
    Santa Biden’s latest Christmas present is for murderers
    DEBRA J. SAUNDERS Las Vegas Review-Journal 
    Dec 25, 2024
    WASHINGTON(TNS) — PresidentJoe Bidenannounced Monday that he was commuting the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death-row inmates to life in prison w...
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    State & Union: Law enforcement on alert for impaired drivers
    Daily Headlines, Local News, News
    State & Union: Law enforcement on alert for impaired drivers
    Dec 23, 2024
    New York State Police and local law enforcement agencies participating in the national enforcement initiative on impaired driving this holiday season....
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    Hochul orders firing of prison staffers involved in inmate’s fatal beating
    News, NY State News
    Hochul orders firing of prison staffers involved in inmate’s fatal beating
    Dec 22, 2024
    NEW YORK (AP) — New York's governor has ordered more than a dozen prison staffers to be fired over the fatal beating of an inmate earlier this month. ...
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    Police reports 12/20/24
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
    Police reports 12/20/24
    Dec 21, 2024
    Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office New York State Police
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    Officials: Protect yourself from scams, privacy concerns
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    Officials: Protect yourself from scams, privacy concerns
    BOB CLARK bclark@oleantimesherald.com 
    Dec 19, 2024
    Authorities issued several warnings about scams and privacy protection this week. The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office reported mail-based scams us...
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    Deport the criminals, keep the workers
    Commentary, Nation World
    Deport the criminals, keep the workers
    AGUSTINA VERGARA CID RealClearPolitics 
    Dec 19, 2024
    President-elect Donald Trump ran his presidential campaign on the promise of deporting tens of millions of illegal immigrants. While Trump and his aid...
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    Police reports 12/18/24: Two face drug charges in Great Valley
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
    Police reports 12/18/24: Two face drug charges in Great Valley
    Dec 18, 2024
    GREAT VALLEY — The execution of a search warrant resulted in the arrest of two men on drug charges, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff's Office reported W...
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    Woman who stowed away on flight to Paris arrested again in Buffalo
    News, Western New York
    Woman who stowed away on flight to Paris arrested again in Buffalo
    Dec 17, 2024
    BUFFALO — A Russian woman who was arrested after she stowed away on a flight from New York City to Paris last month has been arrested again in Buffalo...
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    Police reports 12/16/24
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
    Police reports 12/16/24
    Dec 17, 2024
    Olean Police Wellsville Police New York State Police Pennsylvania State Police
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    Police reports 12/15/24
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
    Police reports 12/15/24
    Dec 16, 2024
    Olean Police Cuba police New York State Police
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    Police reports 12/13/24
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
    Police reports 12/13/24
    Dec 14, 2024
    ALLEGANY — Anargha Ganguly, 20, of Olean, was charged at 1:13 p.m. Thursday with petit larceny, a class A misdemeanor. Ganguly was processed and issue...
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    Olean P.O. alerts residents to rampant ‘smishing’ scam
    Crime, Daily Headlines, Local News, ...
    Olean P.O. alerts residents to rampant ‘smishing’ scam
    Jim Eckstrom jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com 
    Dec 13, 2024
    OLEAN — The Olean Police Office has been inundated with calls recently from residents who have received text messages about parcels that couldn't be d...
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    Violence in NY prisons is rising
    Commentary, New York
    Violence in NY prisons is rising
    ASSEMBLYMAN WILL BARCLAY 
    Dec 13, 2024
    Violence in state prisons has reached another record high, and there are no signs this growing crisis will slow down anytime soon. Inmate-on-inmate as...
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    Portville woman among 39 pardoned by Biden; roughly 1,500 sentences commuted
    Local News, News
    Portville woman among 39 pardoned by Biden; roughly 1,500 sentences commuted
    Dec 13, 2024
    WASHINGTON (AP) — A Portville woman was among 39 Americans receiving pardons from President Joe Biden, who is also commuting the sentences of roughly ...
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    WNY sheriff: Son charged with murder after calling 911 to drop father’s body off
    Crime, Local News, News, ...
    WNY sheriff: Son charged with murder after calling 911 to drop father’s body off
    Dec 11, 2024
    GENESEO — A Western New York man has been charged with murder after he tried to drop his father's bullet-riddled body off at a sheriff's office, autho...
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    New York City jury acquits Penny
    Commentary, Nation World
    New York City jury acquits Penny
    DEBRA J. SAUNDERS Las Vegas Review-Journal 
    Dec 11, 2024
    WASHINGTON (TNS) — It’s no surprise that a jury of his peers acquittedDaniel Penny, 26, Monday on a charge of criminally negligent homicide that stemm...
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    Police reports 12/10/24: Cuba man charged with rape
    Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
    Police reports 12/10/24: Cuba man charged with rape
    Dec 10, 2024
    RUSHFORD — A Cuba man faces rape charges following his arrest, the New York State Police reported Tuesday. Randy McCaa, 45, of Cuba, was charged at 10...
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    STEM Fair promotes potential careers in local manufacturing
    Allegany County News, Business, Cattaraugus County, ...
    STEM Fair promotes potential careers in local manufacturing
    J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
    May 10, 2025
    PORTVILLE — It was Tuesday afternoon, and Evelyn Sabina was reviewing another successful Dream It Do It event with Jeff Belt. During the conversation,...
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    Siemens local legacy continues with revolving loan fund
    Business, Cattaraugus County, Daily Headlines, ...
    Siemens local legacy continues with revolving loan fund
    JOHN BARTIMOLE Special to Olean Times Herald 
    May 10, 2025
    OLEAN — Now what happens? That was the daunting question facing the community, particularly its governmental, educational and business leaders — when ...
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    Olean Area Farmers Market opens for season today
    Agriculture, Business, Local News
    Olean Area Farmers Market opens for season today
    Olean Times Herald staff 
    May 10, 2025
    OLEAN — The Olean Area Farmers Market will hold its first market of the 2025 season today from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Lincoln Park pavilion along Sou...
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    Rock City Park open for season
    Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
    Rock City Park open for season
    Brian McClellan bjm2herzen@yahoo.com 
    May 10, 2025
    OLEAN — Now that the calendar reads “May,” people in the Olean area can be sure that one sign of spring will have arrived: Rock City Park is open for ...
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    Spring into children’s programs at Olean Library
    Local News, News
    Spring into children’s programs at Olean Library
    May 10, 2025
    OLEAN — Spring is finally here and we can almost feel life quieting down a little. After a chilly winter and the chaos of the holidays, it is time to ...
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    Back in The Prem, 1854 FC aiming for a better result
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    Back in The Prem, 1854 FC aiming for a better result
    J.P. BUTLER Olean Times Herald 
    May 10, 2025
    OLEAN — Olean 1854 FC has been in this exact position before. In 2021, the local men’s amateur soccer team captured the Buffalo and District Soccer Le...
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