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OLEAN — The winner of the Ward 1 alderman race came down to just 28 votes out of more than 1,100 cast. The Cattaraugus County Board of Elections repor...

WASHINGTON — Voters in the U.S. presidential election faced a public health crisis and a wounded economy, but neither candidate emerged as the clear c...

NEW YORK — The U.S. Justice Department vastly expanded its inquiry Wednesday into whether New York is undercounting coronavirus deaths among nursing h...

In light of increasing numbers of COVID-19 cases in New York state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has designated certain areas as “red zones.” Those living in the...

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered that properties and landmarks across New York state will be illuminated purple this evening to mark "Wear Purpl...

ALBANY — New York may have to consider changes to its quarantine rules for out-of-state travelers now that three of its closest neighbors, Pennsylvani...

Now dragging into its fifth month, the back-and-forth over a new pandemic relief package is enough to give anyone whiplash. It is also a slap in the f...

Medicare Advantage, a program of competing private health plans for Medicare beneficiaries, is breaking records for enrollment, health plan choice and...

ALBANY (AP) — New York’s county governments, citing soaring expenses from responding to the coronavirus epidemic, are pleading with the Cuomo administ...

OLEAN — State Sen. George Borrello was found early Friday visiting children’s classes, reading stories and pulling laughs from youngsters and their te...

New York state reported a record number of coronavirus test results — 119,493 — were logged on Thursday. In the top 20 “hot spot” zip codes, 6,703 tes...

The Olean Fire Department is teaming up with State Farm’s Mike Conroy and Southern Tier Health Care System’s Safe Kids Southern Tier New York (SKSTNY)...

WASHINGTON (TNS ) — Federal unemployment data shows the number of New Yorkers telling the government they’ve been out of work for more than six months...

ALBANY (TNS ) — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo dismissed threats by the U.S. Department of Justice to pull federal funding from New York City as political, ille...

ALBANY (TNS ) — The border between the United States and Canada will remain closed to nonessential travel at least until Oct. 21, according to a North...

CANANDAIGUA (TNS) — Suppose the power of New York’s governor was reduced and instead rivaled that of the Queen of England — basically a figurehead. Th...

ALBANY (TNS) — Some states have been providing $300 a week in additional federal aid to unemployed residents out of work due to COVID-19. New York has...

ALBANY (TNS ) — New York nonprofits warned state lawmakers Tuesday that a recent 20% cut in state aid to local government s will have devastating cons...