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Girl Scouts of Western New York today kick off the 2023 Girl Scout cookie season, giving cookie fiends the opportunity to support local scouts by purc...

ALBANY (TNS) — The golden arches at New York Thruway service stops are gone. And while some McDonald’s, a mainstay since the 1990s, will be replaced w...

ALBANY (TNS) — For over a decade, advocates of a legal “right to repair” high-tech devices such as smartphones and laptops have been pushing legislati...

Long after it has run its course on TV, the show “Yellowstone” will provide fodder for countless Ph.D. candidates in whiteness studies. In certain pre...

OLEAN — HomeCare & Hospice Foundation is preparing for its 29th annual Spring Bouquet Sale, a fundraiser held every March to benefit members of our co...

Average gasoline prices in New York fell 2.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.34 per gallon Tuesday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of ...

OLEAN — Mayor Bill Aiello, beginning his 10th year as mayor, began his State of the City address Tuesday asking city residents to keep Damar Hamlin, h...

SEATTLE (TNS) — This time of year, we find ourselves touched by the generosity, grace and kindness of people helping people. Extending ourselves to ot...

WELLSVILLE — In March, village Mayor Randy Shayler said he was encouraged by the state of the community’s economic development, and since then there h...

ALBANY (TNS) — After enduring heavy criticism for her administration’s decision to spend $637 million on COVID-19 tests from one company — owned by a ...

This is the season of high hopes, great expectations and, to be honest, grave disappointment. I am not speaking about world peace or an end to poverty...

If the last few years have taught us anything, when it comes to politics, culture, the economy and international events, we should always expect the u...

Saturday, from 10:30 a.m. until just after midnight, will be fun for the whole family as First Night Bradford 2023 takes over downtown. First Night Br...

NEW YORK — The first legal dispensary for recreational marijuana in New York rung up its first sales on Thursday, opening up what is expected to be on...

The national debt is much like the weather. Everybody worries about the topic, but nobody wants to do anything about it. These days, however, it seems...

ALBANY (TNS) — While much of today’s column will be about the massively generous pay raise state lawmakers gave themselves, I thought I’d start with a...

Average gasoline prices in New York fell 7.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.37/g to begin the week, according to GasBuddy’s survey of...

ALBANY — A handful of familiar fights and recurring themes will be at the heart of the upcoming legislative session as Gov. Hochul enters her first fu...