public safety

WELLSVILLE — Members of the Allegany County Firemen’s Auxiliary honored former Wellsville Fire Chief Kevin Fleischman for his years of service at a di...

OIL SPRING — Officials are investigating an incident involving a vehicle striking the Oil Spring gaming facility on Monday. Cattaraugus County sheriff...

SALAMANCA — In an effort to continue improving public safety in the Salamanca area, the Seneca Nation has presented seven surveillance cameras to the ...

LITTLE VALLEY — A Cattaraugus County native with 25 years of law enforcement experience is now serving as its undersheriff. Nate Root, a Randolph resi...

OLEAN — The Town of Olean’s Volunteer Fire Department will receive a federal grant of nearly a $22,000 toward the purchase of a new skid unit for figh...

BELMONT — At its May meeting, the Allegany County Democratic Committee (ACDC) learned from member Walter Mason of Alfred that the four volunteer fire ...

RANDOLPH — Randolph Regional EMS Corp. will receive $34,857.14 through the federal Assistance to Firefighters Grant, Rep. Nick Langworthy, R-Pendleton...

PORT ALLEGANY, Pa. — Northern Pennsylvania Regional College’s Workforce Development department is providing an opportunity for McKean County area resi...

A GoFundMe effort is underway to assist a Knapp Creek couple who lost their house after a pickup truck smashed into their living room Monday. Family m...

OLEAN — “Overall quiet” and “average” summed up the local emergency response to the Fourth of July and the following weekend. Olean Police Chief Ron R...

BELMONT — The Allegany County Board of Legislators, prioritizing the strengthening of the Office of Emergency Services, and has taken steps toward tha...

GOWANDA — New York State Forest Rangers and local firefighters responded to help a father and son out of the Zoar Valley Gorge the night of May 23. Ac...

OLEAN — One person was evaluated for smoke inhalation after a two-car garage was damaged in a fire Tuesday afternoon. Olean Fire Chief Eric Maurouard ...

Several police departments and the two sheriff’s offices in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties will collectively receive more than $900,000 in funding ...

WEST VALLEY — Mercy Flight, West Valley Fire District #1 and Bertrand Chaffee Hospital recently received checks on behalf of the West Valley Demonstra...

U.S. Rep. Joe Sempolinski, R-Canisteo, announced Wednesday he planned to kick off an 11-county town meeting schedule this weekend. The first town hall...

ALBANY — The New York State Sheriffs’ Association recently elected its officers and Executive Committee members at the 2021 Spring Training Conference...

BELMONT — Allegany County officials hope that opting out of a federal law letting public safety workers take time off due to coronavirus-related famil...