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From soaring to new Seneca Heights to denying tenure to married teachers, from improving city parking to possible plans for Route 219, here’s a look b...

NEW YORK (TNS) — New Yorkers should be able to ride mass transit in safety. New Yorkers with mental health problems should get the help they need. New...

In the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, President George W. Bush secretly ordered a warrantless wiretapping program that was against the law. The progra...

In two years from Sunday, the federal government will require a READ ID or other federally accepted document like an enhance ID or a passport to board...

ALBANY — Lawmakers in Albany passed a $229 billion spending plan that will increase the state’s minimum wage, tweak its bail laws and attempt to curb ...

OLEAN — A plan to raise taxes on hotel guests has gone to the State Legislature, city officials announced Tuesday. Mayor Bill Aiello told the Common C...

State lawmakers representing Cattaraugus and Allegany counties agreed Tuesday that the $229 billion state budget they were in the process of voting on...

ALBANY — New York state is banning natural gas stoves and heating systems in most new buildings, a policy that’s part of a national movement aimed at ...

ALBANY — New Yorkers next year won’t have to go through their doctors to get prescription contraceptives under a bill that Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochu...

SALAMANCA — The Seneca Nation is encouraging the public to voice its support for the Nation’s efforts to secure a new “fair and equitable” gaming comp...

ALBANY — New York lawmakers began voting Monday on a $229 billion state budget due a month ago that would raise the minimum wage, crack down on illici...

ORCHARD PARK — Running back Latavius Murray sat down in front of the camera and apologized for being late for his Zoom conference call with reporters ...

BELMONT — Four people were recognized for their services to crime victims and law enforcement at the 23rd Annual Crime Victims Awards and recognition ...

ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul outlined the framework of a $229 billion budget deal late Thursday in the state Capitol, hours after lawmakers left t...

OLEAN — Polls will be open Tuesday for the annual Olean Public Library budget vote, while two seats on the library’s board are on the ballot as well. ...

ALBANY — New York Republicans are pushing for tougher criminal sanctions for livestock theft in response to concerns about “rescue” campaigns by anima...

ALBANY (TNS) — Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, facing the possibility of paying millions of the dollars to the state, is suing New York’s new ethics comm...

OLEAN — Spring has sprung, and city officials are reminding residents about rules for grass cutting, yard waste and street sweeping coming into effect...