economics

New York state lost at least $11 billion due to unemployment fraud during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an audit released Tues...

Average gasoline prices in New York rose 4.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.87 per gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey o...

In scientific studies of conditioning, a popular approach is to have an animal receive mild electric shocks after behavior that the researchers are tr...

OLEAN — The lights are going up, and it’s less than two weeks until Santa Claus comes down Santa Claus Lane. With just over two weeks to go until the ...

ST. BONAVENTURE — Franciscan Institute Publications at St. Bonaventure University has published a new book on economic reforms. Titled “The Virtuous E...

Karen Hull left out a few things in her letter to the editor, ”Issues to Consider Before Voting,” in the Nov. 4 edition of the Times Herald. The Trump...

Average gasoline prices in New York rose 7.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.82 per gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey o...

OLEAN — Olean General Hospital and Bradford Regional Medical Center, members of Upper Allegheny Health System, announce the appointment of Scott Bonde...

ALBANY (TNS) — The task force charged with advising the state on how to distribute its first wave of cash from opioid settlements has released its ina...

President Joe Biden is considering a windfall tax on oil and gas profits, presumably to fight inflation. It’s like pouring gasoline on a fire to extin...

OLEAN — The students and staff at RISE Academy spent October collecting change one pocketful at a time to benefit the Pink Pumpkin Project, raising $1...

NEW YORK (TNS) — I like to think I’m somewhat of a nice guy. I hold the door open for people. I let drivers in oncoming traffic make left turns in fro...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — It’s November, so it’s time to talk turkey. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is warning families that turkeys may cost more this Th...

They say history doesn’t repeat itself, but the Biden administration is eager to prove otherwise as it pushes the United States back in time to the Ji...

They say history doesn’t repeat itself, but the Biden administration is eager to prove otherwise as it pushes the United States back in time to the Ji...

OLEAN — There’s just one familiar name on the ballot to represent the Fifth Ward on the Common Council. Council President John Crawford, a Democrat fi...

OLEAN — The six empty houses located directly behind the Olean YMCA are slated for demolition in preparation for the future Erick Laine Outdoor Center...

GLENVILLE (TNS) — Gary McPherson was an early solar adopter. An environmentally conscious homeowner and employee of the state Department of Environmen...