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Weather permitting, a second round of leaf collection in the city of Olean will begin Tuesday, with city workers collecting leaves from the side of ro...

ALBANY — The state Department of Environmental Conservation is seeking angler feedback on proposed fishing regulation changes for New York’s Great Lak...

OLEAN — More upgrades are on the way at the city’s wastewater facilities following a discharge into the Allegheny River earlier this month. “A dry dis...

ROCHESTER — Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Wednesday announced $6.4 million in grants from the Ralph C. Wilson Jr. Foundation, in addition to $4 million in stat...

RUSHFORD — More than a month after a small bloom of blue-green algae was found in Rushford Lake, municipal officials said they continue to monitor for...

LAKEWOOD, N.Y. — Several samples from Chautauqua Lake were recently sent to the state Department of Environmental Conservation for testing by the Chau...

Several blue-green algae blooms were reported earlier this summer in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties, while nearby water bodies continue to see bloo...

OLEAN — A report issued Wednesday of higher bacteria levels in the Allegheny River due to a sewage discharge last week was in error, the Cattaraugus C...

The other day I was trying to remember the last time I had a good sleep. It must have been a weekend back in the mid-1960s before it became our job to...

NIAGARA FALLS, Ontario (TNS) — Lake Erie is a big fishing hole, stretching more than 240 miles from its Michigan shoreline in the west to its eastern ...

The oceans are huge, deep and mysterious, stretching across the globe from the bitter cold of the poles to the blistering heat of the tropics. Oceans ...

A heavy fog had rolled in overnight due to the recent heavy rains and suddenly cooler weather. As I left the cabin it was impossible to see more than ...

ALLEGANY — A female kayaker was rescued from the Allegheny River Saturday afternoon after falling in. Gordon Scott, spokesman for the Allegany Fire De...

BIRDSALL — Three children are safe at home after a bridge they had crossed on their family farm was flooded over, preventing them from getting back ho...

I hate to be repetitive in my writing. Usually, you make a statement and move along. But, if you’re like me, you’re a dedicated trout fishermen the he...

SALAMANCA — Mark your calendars! Plans are underway to host the city’s third annual Celebrate Salamanca Day event on Saturday, July 13 from 11 a.m. to...

SALAMANCA — More than 50 people gathered Wednesday at the Salamanca Public Library for a U.S. Army Corps of Engineers public hearing on a new master p...

SALAMANCA — For more than 50 years, the Kinzua Dam and Allegheny Reservoir has been an important outdoor recreation fixture of the region. Now, the U....