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GOWANDA — A Gowanda woman was charged for allegedly threatening a person in Olean, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office reported Thursday. Oluwatos...

SALAMANCA — A 61-year-old woman died in a fire that broke out in a Waite Avenue home early Wednesday, the Salamanca Fire Department reported Thursday ...

NEW YORK — A union representing New York City firefighters is raising concerns about possible disciplinary action against its members after state Atto...

BATAVIA (AP) — A veteran sheriff’s sergeant died after being attacked in a Western New York casino, and a patron has been charged with manslaughter, p...

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul directed flags on all state buildings to be flown at half-staff beginning at sunrise Monday until interment in honor of New...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Let’s militarize the subways. What could go wrong? That’s what Gov. Kathy Hochul has inexplicably chosen to do by sending 750 members...

SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Police Department announced over the weekend that two people were arrested on charges of robbery and assault. Jordan L. Buck...

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As spring approaches, while some eagerly await the cheerful chirping of robins, others may be reminded by the persistent “chirping” of smoke detectors...

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BUFFALO — An Olean man is facing up to about eight years in federal prison after pleading guilty to a federal child pornography charge. Brian Graham J...

LITTLE VALLEY — A Jamestown man was sentenced in Cattaraugus County Court to 22 years in state prison for first-degree rape and sexual abuse involving...

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OLEAN — Federal prosecutors have levied charges against an Olean man for allegedly attempting to acquire pornographic material from and sending obscen...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has continued her predecessor’s practice of interfering with the detail tasked with protecting her Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s 202...

FORT EDWARD — A man who fatally shot a 20-year-old woman after the SUV she was riding in mistakenly drove into his rural driveway in upstate New York ...