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September 27, 2025
SALAMANCA — A Salamanca man was being held for the murder of another person in the city, Salamanca police reported Saturday. Andrew C. Skye, 35, of 31...
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Mar 03, 2021
{child_byline}By BRENDAN J. LYONS Times Union {/child_byline} ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo could face criminal exposure for a former aide’s all...
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Mar 02, 2021
ALBANY (TNS) — New York lawmakers reached an agreement Tuesday to rescind and limit Gov. Cuomo’s sweeping emergency pandemic powers. With the governor...
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Feb 10, 2021
ALBANY — New York’s sports arenas and large concert venues can reopen later this month with COVID testing, capacity limits and other protocols in plac...
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Feb 03, 2021
ALBANY (AP) — A New York state law from the 1970s aimed at curbing prostitution but that critics said had been enforced discriminatorily, particularly...
Allegany County News, Cattaraugus County, Crime, ...
Jan 29, 2021
Olean Police Salamanca Police , Desiree M. Root, 44, of 211 Clinton St., was arrested on a bench warrant and subsequently charged with second-degree o...
Business, News, Western New York
Jan 28, 2021
ALBANY (TNS) — State Sen. Patrick M. Gallivan and more than 90 Buffalo-area restaurants have filed a petition challenging Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s execu...
Allegany County News, Business, Cattaraugus County, ...
Jan 26, 2021
ALBANY — State Sen. George Borrello and members of the Senate Republican Conference unveiled a package of legislation Tuesday they hope will “Reset Ne...
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Jan 22, 2021
ALBANY (TNS) — New York’s rollout of its plastic bag ban last year was so muddled and confusing that a judge awarded court fees to the plaintiffs who ...
Local Columnists, New York
Jan 14, 2021
The administration of Gov. Andrew Cuomo has a reputation for secrecy, but even by the governor’s opaque standards the stonewalling around the issue of...
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Jan 14, 2021
BUFFALO (AP) — Some Erie County restaurants that had filed a lawsuit against New York state over a coronavirus restriction that bans indoor dining got...
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Jan 05, 2021
WASHINGTON — U.S. Reps. Tom Reed and Josh Gottheimer said Monday that the 117th Congress include the continuation of the Problem Solvers Caucus’ conse...
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Jan 03, 2021
ALBANY (TNS) — Starting later this year, drivers with outstanding traffic tickets who can’t pay their fines will be allowed to keep driving if they st...
Local Columnists, Nation World
Jan 02, 2021
Political parties and candidates have different positions on issues, but should at least support the fundamentals of our system of government. Sounds ...
NY State News
Dec 29, 2020
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld challenges to New York state’s attendance restrictions at houses of worship to curb the sprea...
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Dec 29, 2020
ALBANY — New York will freeze evictions and certain foreclosures for two months under a bill the governor said Monday he plans to sign. Renters who ar...
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Dec 27, 2020
ALBANY (AP) — New York lawmakers plan to convene remotely for a special session Monday to pass a bill extending the state’s ban on residential evictio...
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Dec 25, 2020
ALBANY (TNS) — New York lawmakers are mulling legislation that would potentially allow health officials to decide whether coronavirus vaccinations sho...
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Dec 22, 2020
WASHINGTON (TNS) — Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer said New York will receive more than $50 billion in various forms of relief from a massive C...
Commentary, Opinion
October 1, 2025
Nine years ago, progressives wanted James Comey strung up in the public square. Today, he’s their cause celebre. How times change. In 2016, Democrats ...
Cattaraugus County, Local News, News
October 1, 2025
SALAMANCA — Beautiful weather, live music, activities for the whole family and several new features are hoping to bring people pouring into the city t...
Business, Local News, News
October 1, 2025
Average gasoline prices in New York have fallen 2.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.17/g, while the price per gallon in Olean-area out...
Local Sports, Sports
September 30, 2025
OLEAN — Olean’s Kinley Belleisle and May Eaton claimed the top two spots in a four-team girls’ cross country race Tuesday, but a deep Franklinville/El...
Local Sports, Soccer, Sports
September 30, 2025
PORTVILLE — After a scoreless first half, Portville’s Vic Vena, Colin German and Garrett Reynolds all scored in the second half for a boys soccer vict...
