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Tom Capra had always wanted to try skydiving, so last month he finally got around to it as a sort of birthday present to himself. His 88th birthday. T...

ALLEGANY — A kayaker thrown into the Allegheny River when her kayak hit a log caught up on a pier under the Interstate 86 twin bridges was plucked fro...

Local waterways are popular destinations as summer’s heat beats down on Western New York. But before you and your loved ones beeline for a cool, relax...

This year marks the 215th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1953, the city of Olean marked the sesquicentennial of the Purchase by sending a g...

ALLEGANY — People with kayaks, canoes and floats were found at the Allegany floating dock Friday enjoying the water, soaking up the sun and getting an...

I read with great interest last week about Cattaraugus County’s decision to turn over their vehicle management to Enterprise Fleet Management. As a ta...

In Tuesday’s edition we wrote about a new book, “Beneath Haunted Waters,” which tells the story of two World War II B-24 bombers that were lost in the...

ALLEGANY — Robby Jones described he and other Allegany firefighters’ experience assisting in the search for Buffalo police officer Craig Lehner last w...

ONOVILLE — This was to be the year for two weekends of fall camping at the Cattaraugus County-operated Onoville Marina on the Allegheny Reservoir. “St...

After Bill Neeley graduated from Olean High School in June 1941, he decided not to wait for America to be drawn into the war against the Nazis in Euro...

Editor's Note: The late Caroline Littell was a professional photographer whose work at one time illustrated articles on travel in the Olean Times Hera...

Occasionally being a writer has its rewards. When I received an email from David Barus inviting me to come to Dunkirk and fish for walleyes on Lake Er...

BUFFALO (AP) — Two cities in upstate New York are in the running to acquire a barge that has served as a floating stage for a Pennsylvania-based orche...

Today we close our look at Father Joseph de la Roche D’Aillon’s missionary journey — 390 years ago — that led him to be the first European to learn of...

NIAGARA FALLS (AP) — The water near the base of Niagara Falls turned an alarming shade of black before tourists' eyes following a foul-smelling discha...

ALLEGANY — Nicole Washington watched from the bank of the Allegheny River on Wednesday as workmen installed a floating dock for people to boat on duri...

With today being the start of the 2017 recreational boating season on the 524-mile Erie Canal, it’s a good time to note that the state will be celebra...

Retired U.S. Coast Guard Capt. Richard Marcott of Bradford, Pa., will read from his newly published memoir, “A View from the Rigging,” at a book readi...