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OLEAN — City firefighters reported six construction workers required treatment at Washington West Elementary School due to carbon monoxide poisoning. ...

From strikebreakers playing the railroad for fools to a Jesse James-level of crime spree, from welcoming back Miss New York to ringing in the nation’s...

By June 13, longtime PIAA official Dave Fuhrman had packed it in. After working 3-4 softball and baseball games a week during the regular season and f...

Not all of the election reform bills passed recently in the state Senate are bad bills. But Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, is right to point out ...

OLEAN — Olean police are still seeking a suspect in connection to a public shooting in broad daylight Tuesday evening. Police announced Wednesday they...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — The U.S. History and Government Regents exam scheduled for June 1 has been canceled as it could add to student trauma over the recent...

From a banner class at St. Bonaventure College to airtight ball by the Olean Oilers, from a wander outdoors to the end of a tax standoff between the S...

PORTVILLE — Two new village of Portville employees were introduced at the regular monthly meeting of the board of trustees Monday night. Ed Jennings, ...

Rising COVID-19 cases in Cattaraugus County are leading to a rise in hospitalizations with the increasing spread of the highly transmissible omicron s...

Local resident Carol Hooper called us the other day to say she had received a $7,000 “check” in the mail, supposedly from Publishers Clearing House, w...

OLEAN — Over $200,000 has been set aside to replace the pumps that keep the Buffalo Street underpass passable. The Common Council on Tuesday approved ...

CUBA — The village of Cuba’s sanitary sewer engineers, Barton & Loguidice, will conduct smoke tests of sewer lines on Monday and Tuesday. The tests, o...

From moonshine in teacups to the whirlybirds of the future, from the start of urban renewal demolitions to a gamble on city finances, here’s a look ba...

Area groups are marking Earth Day with various events over the next week, including cleanups, plant giveaways and trades, and encouragements toward ac...

Should a family of four, earning $96,000 annually and living in the country illegally, be eligible to receive taxpayer-funded cash gifts totaling $36,...

OLEAN — City officials are now eyeing replacing — rather than augmenting — the War Veterans Park pool with a splash pad. The Common Council directed e...

State officials are warning New Yorkers about charity scams and increased cybersecurity threats related to Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. The w...

ALLEGANY — A dozen people spoke at a public hearing Wednesday on the application to extend a special use permit for Ben Weitsman of Allegany, a West U...