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Possessing and consuming cannabis is now legal for those 21 and older, but there’s still confusion over what to do with the under-21 crowd. Saugerties...

NEW YORK (TNS ) — Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on Sunday that he will request power from the state to close in-person schools and nonessential busin...

ALBANY (TNS) — The state’s Department of Environmental Conservation will start enforcing a ban on single-use plastic bags beginning on Oct. 19. The ba...

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that New York State Police and local law enforcement will be increasing patrols over the next week to crack down on sp...

Coming up on a road worksite? Slow down. New York state has activated “Operation Hardhat,” a statewide traffic enforcement detail targeting motorists ...

ALBANY (TNS) — After a month in which the number of traffic citations and arrests had plummeted across the state, troopers have been instructed to res...

ALBANY (TNS) — New York won’t enforce it’s recently enacted plastic bag ban for another two months, the state announced this week. Amid an ongoing law...

ALBANY — New York health officials intend to renew emergency regulations banning the sale of flavored e-cigarettes in the state, just days before exis...

OLEAN — Olean took two steps to fight neighborhood blight this week. On Wednesday, the state Attorney General’s Office announced a $100,000 grant for ...

New York State Police, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office and local law enforcement will conduct a special targeted enforcement detail this St. P...

OLEAN — More snow — and blowing wind, and biting cold — will need to be dealt with on city sidewalks. Combined with low temperatures — not expected to...

OLEAN — A city alderman who led efforts to increase code enforcement was ticketed this week by that office for a violation. On Wednesday, the city’s c...

BELMONT — In conversations about everything from the dairy industry to drinking water, Allegany County leaders attended a conference at the White Hous...

BUFFALO (AP) — Immigration officials say they've arrested 40 people, many of them convicted criminals, during a four-day enforcement action across New...

RUSHFORD — Months of debate over a 35-year-old zoning law on campers continued to simmer Monday, with compromise seemingly far away. A capacity crowd ...

This call to ban “assault” rifles is missing the mark. There are no such “assault” forks, bats, boards, hammers or crowbars. Like any rifle, they are ...

While passing a law to require regular inspections of rental properties will help the city better evaluate how poor the city’s housing stock is, no on...