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ALBANY (AP) — Hunters in New York state took 1,420 black bears in 2017, down from the previous year. The state Department of Environmental Conservatio...

ALLEGANY — Initial indications are that the deer and bear harvest on opening weekend of the 2017 Western New York traditional gun season was down due ...

GOWANDA — For the past 10 years, William Cain has spent weekends during summer months warning visitors away from The Nature Conservancy’s private prop...

Allegany, Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties are included in the state’s expanded restricted zone meant to slow the spread of an invasive pest, the e...

New York is right in the middle of brush fire season — when dry, windy conditions increase the chances of brush and grass fires quickly spreading and ...

The president of a Wellsville-based pipeline construction company says the state’s denial of a permit for the Northern Access Pipeline will mean the l...

OLEAN — A group of local progressives made in light of Donald Trump’s presidency now has a name, and with it a more clear focus on how they want to re...

New York state has denied a permit to National Fuel Gas to build the Northern Access Pipeline, citing concerns about impacts on wetlands, streams and ...

New York state has denied a permit to National Fuel Gas to build the Northern Access Pipeline, citing concerns about impacts on wetlands, streams, fis...

Supporters and opponents of the proposed $455 million Northern Access Pipeline waited Friday for word from the state Department of Environmental Conse...

PORTVILLE — There was already a 16-inch pipeline across Joe Schuekler’s 200-acre hillside hobby farm, between the towns of Clarksville and Portville, ...

ALBANY (AP) — Ten snowmobilers have died in thinly frozen lakes across the Northeast during this mild winter. Most of the accidents happened in New Yo...

ALBANY (AP) — New York officials are reminding snowmobilers to take precautions after a series of fatal accidents this winter. The state Department of...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Speakers for and against the $455 million Northern Access Pipeline Project spoke Tuesday at a state hearing on water and air quality...

Tuesday evening, the New York Department of Environmental Conservation held a public hearing in regards to the National Fuel Gas Supply Corporation's ...

ST. BONAVENTURE — The state Department of Environmental Conservation has set a legislative public hearing on the National Fuel Gas Northern Access Pip...

OLEAN — The Enchanted Mountain Beagle Club at Oakes Road will host the Jim Stearns Memorial Rabbit Hunt on Feb. 4. With proceeds sending children to t...

OLEAN — The Enchanted Mountain Beagle Club at Oakes Road will host the Jim Stearns Memorial Rabbit Hunt on Feb. 4. With proceeds sending children to t...