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Boil water notice for East Olean after water main break

By JIM ECKSTROM jeckstrom@oleantimesherald.com

August 18, 2026

OLEAN — Mayor Amy B. Sherburne advised Tuesday afternoon that East Olean residents boil their water for consumption until further notice after a water...

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Jul 31, 2024

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Updated: 7 people shot, 2 fatally, at park in Rochester

Jul 29, 2024

ROCHESTER — Two women were killed and five other people were injured when gunfire erupted during a Sunday afternoon barbecue at a park in Rochester, a...

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Jul 29, 2024

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Police reports: Olean restaurateur charged with welfare fraud

Jul 26, 2024

OLEAN — A longtime Olean restaurateur faces multiple charges connected with an alleged case of welfare fraud, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office ...

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Allegany County Court report: Rushford man indicted for assaulting trooper

Jul 26, 2024

BELMONT — A Rushford man is facing a felony charge after being accused of striking a New York State Police trooper in June Prosecutors with the Allega...

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Police reports 7/26/24

Jul 26, 2024

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Bills’ Von Miller says he believes domestic assault case to be closed, with no charges filed

JOHN WAWROW Associated Press

Jul 25, 2024

PITTSFORD — No charges have been filed, and Von Miller said Thursday that he considers the case of him allegedly assaulting his pregnant girlfriend as...

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Police reports 7/25/24: Olean man arrested on drug charges

Jul 25, 2024

OLEAN — An Olean man faces felony drug charges following a warrant arrest, the Olean Police Department reported Wednesday. Ryan P. Willis, 40, of 729 ...

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Kindt apprehended in Salamanca on parole violation

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Jul 25, 2024

LITTLE VALLEY — County lawmakers have condemned the New York State Board of Parole, Gov. Kathy Hochul and other state officials for their role in Edwa...

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Prosecutor: NJ man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie was trying to carry out a fatwa

CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press

Jul 24, 2024

BUFFALO — A man who severely injured author Salman Rushdie in a frenzied knife attack in Western New York was motivated by a Hezbollah leader’s endors...

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Police reports 7/23/24

Jul 23, 2024

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October trial set in Ramos murder case in Potter County

Marcie Schellhammer marcie@bradfordera.com

Jul 18, 2024

COUDERSPORT, Pa. — A trial in October has been scheduled for two women charged in the 2020 torture and murder of Joshua Ramos, 19, in Potter County. K...