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The combination of heat and strong sunlight prompted the New York state departments of Health and Environmental Conservation to issue an air-quality h...

ALBANY (TNS) — New cases of COVID-19 in New York reached their lowest single-day total since October on Monday. The state confirmed 1,030 new COVID ca...

BELMONT — The Allegany County Department of Health said Monday that the county has seen what it called a small increase in COVID-19 positive cases — 1...

After a long and cold winter, spring is finally here, and many people are eager to get outside to exercise. Whether you’re looking to incorporate a br...

Cattaraugus County reported 17 total new COVID-19 cases over the weekend — 11 on Saturday and six on Sunday. The county’s health department reported S...

ALBANY (TNS) — Though Lyme disease has historically been blamed upon the overabundant white-tailed deer that host so-called deer ticks, a much smaller...

Thursday afternoon, during the 2 o’clock hour, the coronavirus pandemic ended for about a third of America. Henceforth, says Dr. Rochelle Walensky of ...

ALBANY — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has yet to say whether he will change his state’s mask or social distancing rules in light of new federal guidance...

NEW YORK (TNS) — COVID-19 hospitalizations in New York fell again Wednesday and remain at their lowest point since mid-November. Hospitalizations fell...

BUFFALO (TNS) — New York state beaches and pools will open in time for Memorial Day, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday. Initially, 6-foot social distan...

Last week was National Nurses Week, a succession of days during which the work of and care given by nurses — particularly over the last year — was dul...

ALBANY (TNS) — COVID-19 vaccinations for 12- to 15-year-olds in New York could start later this week, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday. Regulators appro...

With vaccines in wide distribution and COVID-19 infections dropping, the Seneca Nation is donating hand sanitizer to school districts near its Cattara...

OLEAN — Olean General Hospital and Bradford Regional Medical Center honored its nursing staff in conjunction with the hospitals’ National Nurses Week ...

Sunday is Mother’s Day. How do I know? When I was talking on the phone with my cousin the other day, he said, “If I don’t see you before Sunday, happy...

We can’t say we didn’t see this coming: New York has put the first millions of dollars of opioid settlement money into its general fund, to be spent o...

BELMONT — New COVID-19 cases — and vaccine doses — were reported in Allegany County on Thursday. Nine new COVID-19 cases were reported by county healt...

BELMONT — With COVID-19 cases increasing in Allegany County the past few days, the Department of Public Health urged residents to remain diligent abou...