humanitarian crises

The American Red Cross of Western New York wants help to ensure no one faces a disaster alone by donating on Red Cross Giving Day, which is next Wedne...

Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski has joined other Southern Tier state lawmakers in calling on the governor to provide more assistance to areas hit hard in ...

ALLEGANY — The St. Elizabeth Motherhouse will be joining a convoy of volunteers to collect and take supplies to the North Carolina area to help those ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul extended the application deadline another month for homeowners to apply for emergency repair grants for July and August extreme weat...

Gov. Kathy Hochul announced that 17 soldiers from the Army National Guard, three heavy lift helicopters and four 100 KW generators have been sent to s...

New York state’s major disaster declaration was approved by the Biden administration for extreme weather on Aug. 8-10 brought by Tropical Storm Debby ...

Following Saturday’s storms and Monday’s rainfall — the first measurable precipitation since Sept. 8 — more rain was expected for today and Wednesday,...

Following an extended period of hot, dry weather — Saturday's storms marked the first measurable rainfall since Sept. 8 — the coming week is expected ...

Allegany County was under a flood warning Saturday night after heavy thunderstorms and dumped from 1.5 inches to 4 inches of rain, closing several roa...

ALFRED — Alfred State College senior heavy equipment operation majors are gaining real-world experience this semester as they assist local communities...

Assemblyman Joseph Giglio wants the governor to permanently change the state Department of Environmental Conservation permit process to allow local hi...

When remnants of Tropical Storm Debby visited Western New York Friday she left flooding and damages in the Twin Tiers of New York and Pennsylvania, in...

More than 48,000 homes and businesses in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio and Vermont still had no electricity as of Sunday afternoon in the wake of Frida...

The remnants of Tropical Storm Debby raced northward with heavy rain Friday that caused flooding in Allegany County and evacuations in Steuben County,...

Hochul needs to declare climate emergency A tornado warning in Jamestown. Tornado damage outside of Buffalo. This is what we saw as the remnants of Hu...

ROME, N.Y. (TNS) — The tornado that struck Rome Tuesday afternoon was by far the worst natural disaster to ever hit the community, Gov. Kathy Hochul s...

CORTLAND (TNS) — A storm that came through Central New York on Wednesday brought “serious devastation” to the city of Cortland, the mayor said. The re...

The Olean Historical and Preservation Society has announced an upcoming talk titled “Floods, Dikes and Dams — A History of Olean’s Battle With Mother ...