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OLEAN — Now that the calendar reads “May,” people in the Olean area can be sure that one sign of spring will have arrived: Rock City Park is open for ...

The annual Pennsylvania Outdoor Writers Association meeting was held this year at Wilkes Barre, Pa. One of Friday’s activities presented members the o...

Nora Wilson Wheeler Logging and sawmilling are among the many skills the Amish employ in their work, so much so that the women drive the teams that he...

From the signs of spring and a daring escape to fighting flooding, from “Coffee Day” to cleaning up chromium, here’s a look back on the week that was ...

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the first in a series, “Headwater Heroes,” by Emily Shosh of the Potter County (Pa.) Conservation District. The series showcase...

NEW YORK — An earthquake centered between New York and Philadelphia shook skyscrapers and suburbs across the northeastern U.S. Friday, causing no wide...

It won’t be long before the dedicated leek hunters and diggers will start presenting recycled butter or cottage cheese containers filled with leek dip...

ALBANY — Natural gas drilling companies would be banned in New York from using an extraction method that involves injecting large amounts of liquified...

NEW YORK (TNS) — When the Biden administration paused approval of new liquefied natural gas export licenses in January, the decision was driven by a r...

This winter has been an unusual one for our area. Temperatures have been way above average and snowfall has been way below average. I’m not complainin...

On Jan. 25, the state of Alabama executed Kenneth “Kenny” Smith using a new, untested method: nitrogen gas. It was a first such execution in the Unite...

GOWANDA — Construction has begun on a new trail to replace the existing Lookout Point Trail high above Valentine Flats in the Zoar Valley Unique Area....

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy called President Joe Biden’s announcement that he will pause all pending approvals of liquefied natural gas exports part of ...

PORTVILLE — A state law has snarled any new oil and gas drilling permits for much of the past year, independent oil and gas producers said Wednesday d...

I leaned on the shovel to catch my breath. The six inches of heavy, wet Rhode Island snow was back breaking. My vehicle was buried and if the moisture...

With the holiday season over, the city of Olean Department of Public Works will be picking up Christmas trees from the curbside. No artificial trees w...

BELMONT — Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-23, announced two grants for the Allegany County Soil & Water Conservation District’s project to stabilize and preve...

Fifty years ago this week, legislation authorizing construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline passed both houses of Congress and was signed into law by...