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Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...

Police reports 10/3/24

Oct 03, 2024

Olean Police Wellsville Police New York State Police

Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...

Police reports 10/2/24

Oct 02, 2024

Salamanca Police Wellsville Police New York State Police

Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Local News, ...

Seneca Nation to get $675,000 to support sexual assault victims

Olean Times Herald staff

Oct 02, 2024

The Seneca Nation of Indians will receive a $675,000 grant from the Department of Justice’s Office on Violence Against Women. The funding, awarded thr...

Commentary, New York

New Yorkers spend $25M on Cuomo’s legal troubles

Sep 30, 2024

The State of New York has spent $25.4 million to defend former Gov. Andrew Cuomo from sexual harassment lawsuits and criminal investigations over the ...

Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...

Police reports 9/30/24

Sep 29, 2024

Olean Police Salamanca Police New York State Police

News, NY State News

Indicted New York City mayor adopts familiar defense: He was targeted for his politics

ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ?I watched about a year ago when he talked about how the illegal migrants are hurting our city, and the federal government should pay us, and we shouldn?t have to take them,? said Trump. ?And I said, ?You know what? He?ll be indicted within a year.? And I was exactly right.?

Sep 28, 2024

For months, New York City Mayor Eric Adams — a former cop — refused to criticize the federal authorities investigating his administration. Not anymore...

Cattaraugus County, Crime, Local News

Salamanca council offers plan to address safety, stability in city

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Sep 28, 2024

SALAMANCA — Following months of ongoing conversations with the public and Seneca Nation to address safety concerns in the city, the Salamanca Common C...

Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...

Police reports: 6 arrested on drug charges in Gowanda following task force investigations

Sep 27, 2024

GOWANDA — Six people were charged with drug-related charges Thursday evening, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office reported Friday. Cedric Cobb, 38...

News, NY State News

NYC mayor pleads not guilty to taking bribes, illegal campaign contributions

JAKE OFFENHARTZ and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press

Sep 27, 2024

NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Eric Adams pleaded not guilty Friday to federal bribery charges, firmly rejecting allegations that he accepted luxury t...

Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...

Police reports 9/27/24

Sep 27, 2024

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Local News, News, Western New York

Langworthy, Comer probe FCC fast-tracking radio station deal

Olean Times Herald staff

Sep 26, 2024

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy and House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., say they’re investigating “potential politi...

News, NY State News

NY appeals court seems open to altering Trump’s ‘troubling’ civil fraud penalty

JILL COLVIN and MICHAEL R. SISAK Associated Press

Sep 26, 2024

NEW YORK — Some judges in a New York appeals court appeared receptive Thursday to possibly reversing or reducing a civil fraud judgment that stands to...

Cattaraugus County, Crime, Local News, ...

County legislators blast state, judge for release of Kindt following parole violation

KELLEN M. QUIGLEY kquigley@oleantimesherald.com

Sep 26, 2024

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County legislators are making known their dissatisfaction with New York state concerning the release of Edward Kindt follo...

Crime, News, NY State News

NY prosecutor dies by suicide as FBI arrives to arrest him on bribery charges

JOSEPH WILKINSON New York Daily News (TNS)

Sep 24, 2024

A former Hudson Valley prosecutor and judge died by suicide Tuesday morning at his home as the FBI closed in to arrest him on bribery charges. Stewart...

Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...

Police reports: Wirt man charged with attempted murder

Sep 24, 2024

BELMONT — A town of Wirt man faces multiple charges, including attempted murder, after allegedly firing a weapon at police earlier this year, the Alle...

Commentary, Editorial Cartoons

Supreme Court isn’t corrupt or ideologically out of step

PATRICK TUOHEY The Kansas City Star

Sep 24, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (TNS) — If you were to watch cable news about the United States Supreme Court, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was in the throes of...

Allegany County, Local News

NYS Notary Public workshop Oct. 4 at Alfred State featuring law scholar Alfred E. Piombino

Sep 23, 2024

ALFRED — Alfred E. Piombino will lead a New York State Notary Public Workshop on Friday, Oct. 4, from 9 a.m. until 12:30 p.m. at the Alfred State Coll...

Allegany County, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...

Police reports 9/23/24: Traffic stop results in multiple charges for Pa. man

Sep 23, 2024

OLEAN — A traffic stop early Sunday morning led to the arrest of a Pennsylvania man on multiple weapons and drug-related charges, the Olean Police Dep...

Cattaraugus County, Crime, Local News

Senecas gift surveillance cameras to Salamanca police

Olean Times Herald staff

Sep 21, 2024

SALAMANCA — In an effort to continue improving public safety in the Salamanca area, the Seneca Nation has presented seven surveillance cameras to the ...

Cattaraugus County, Crime, Local News, ...

Amherst attorney accused of patronizing for prostitution in Cattaraugus County

Olean Times Herald staff

Sep 20, 2024

LITTLE VALLEY — An Erie County attorney is facing a misdemeanor charge for allegedly offering to pay bail for a jailed Cattaraugus County client for s...