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OLEAN — A black bear was shot and killed by Olean police in the city shortly after midnight Aug. 13. Police Chief Ron Richardson reported Thursday two...

SALAMANCA — After more than two months of discussion, the Salamanca Common Council has approved the use of a city police department vehicle by the on-...

BELMONT — The Allegany County Sheriff’s Office police reform and reinvention collaborative plan is available for public comment. Comments will be acce...

OLEAN — Younger police and firefighters have helped bring down costs in the 2021-22 budget, city officials said Wednesday. In a special meeting of the...

WELLSVILLE — The village’s state-ordered Police Reform and Reinvention Plan has been completed and reviewed by Allegany County’s public defender and d...

WELLSVILLE — A village resident expressed thanks to the village’s police department — and one officer in particular — for the work they do in the comm...

ROCHESTER (AP) — A man suspected of shooting a police officer Tuesday in Rochester, New York, was arrested and charged in a prior assault on an office...

ALBANY (TNS) — With the level of shootings soaring across New York, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Monday said he will send a letter to 500 police agencies r...

OLEAN — Three town halls on race and policing in the city are finished. But activists and residents want to know what’s next. During the last of three...

COUDERSPORT, Pa. — The investigation into a Galeton woman’s death led law enforcement officers to search a Ulysses property. Several departments are i...

State Sen. George Borrello said Monday his opposition to the recent 50-a repeal by state lawmakers and signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo was justified. At l...

“No, I don’t support defunding the police,” Joe Biden told CBS News recently, thereby keeping Democratic hopes for his presidential candidacy alive. H...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s battle to keep its hospitals from being overwhelmed by the coronavirus outbreak is entering a critical phase, as officials ...

Officer Denise Maestas could have just written down the complaint and filed it away. An elderly man had walked into the Olean Police Department statio...

Thank you, Olean fire and police departments and local utilities for your quick response to the fire that destroyed the home of our neighbor, Barbara ...

OLEAN — Ceremonies in Olean and St. Bonaventure will mark the 17th anniversary of the 9/11 terror attacks on Tuesday. The Olean American Legion, along...

SALAMANCA — After 15 months behind the mayor’s desk, Michael “Smitty” Smith is thankful to everyone who’s shown confidence in him and helped improve t...