social issues

OLEAN — The Laine Business Accelerator and SheBe Marketing are co-sponsoring the second annual International Women’s Day event on March 7 at the Hub, ...

BELMONT — The Allegany County Democratic Committee (ACDC), in partnership with the Allegany County Area Substance Abuse (ACASA), recently concluded a ...

AsSupreme CourtChief Justice John Robertssaid nearly two decades ago, “The way to stop discriminating based on race is to stop discriminating based on...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees legend Mariano Rivera and his wife are accused in a lawsuit of failing to protect a young girl who was sexually abuse...

ALBANY — Financing and regulating health care delivery is one of the biggest responsibilities of state government, yet Gov. Kathy Hochul had remarkabl...

GOWANDA — The New York State Association for Rural Health (NYSARH) announced it has received a $500,000 grant from the Mother Cabrini Health Foundatio...

Monday we celebrated the teachings and words and, most of all, the actions of the Rev.Martin Luther King Jr. He was assassinated at 39 years old, but ...

As politics have become increasingly nationalized and polarized, more and more local political bodies are being swept up by the news of the day to the...

SALAMANCA — The Salamanca Board of Education Tuesday heard for the first time proposed updates to the school district’s attendance policy, ranging fro...

SALAMANCA — Volunteers from the local Continuum of Care Planning Body will conduct their annual “Point in Time” homeless count this Wednesday, and you...

ALFRED — Two Alfred University librarians have received a prestigious award from the South Central Regional Library Council for their research into th...

BUFFALO — Officials and volunteers Wednesday launched Appeal 2025 in support of Catholic Charities of Buffalo and the Fund for the Faith, with a goal ...

TheIRSwields immense power over the financial lives of Americans, yet recent revelations highlight it would be wise to question an expansion of that a...

ALLEGANY— HomeCare & Hospice announced Monday the addition of three new team members across its Allegany, Batavia and Wellsville locations. Mikaila Ma...

SALAMANCA — Student attendance in the Salamanca City Central School District remains below the pre-COVID rates four years after schools went remote du...

Gov. Kathy Hochulsigned a law to expand access to theHome Energy Assistance Program(HEAP) and help more seniors enroll in heating aid. The legislation...

A year into the merger of the United Way organizations serving Cattaraugus and Allegany counties, the executive director believes the UW has found its...

Local unemployment rose in November, but with lower rates than a year ago according to state officials. The state Department of Labor this week report...