social issues

Republican lawmakers in Western New York are urging constituents to reject what they call “a dangerous constitutional amendment on the ballot” this fa...

Local unemployment rates were down in September as more workers were on the job, the state Department of Labor reported. The Cattaraugus County unempl...

SALAMANCA — Seneca Nation officials have responded to President Joe Biden’s formal apology to native Nations for the United States government’s role i...

OLEAN — The Western New York Chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will offer a free education program to help caregivers manage the assets of people...

As acting sheriff of Cattaraugus County, Eric Butler said it’s been “super humbling” to see the string of endorsements from law enforcement unions and...

He might not have known it at the time, but one class taken 14 years ago at SUNY Jamestown Community College foreshadowed Justin Hubbard’s future in t...

BUFFALO — The U.S. Attorney’s office in Buffalo announced Thursday that an Allegany County man had been charged in connection with the alleged possess...

LITTLE VALLEY — CCB, the locally owned and operated independent community bank headquartered in Little Valley, has announced the addition of Nina Gust...

It was just over a year ago, shortly after the enactment of a state budget that paid Albany Democrat lip service to the need to end New York’s failed ...

WELLSVILLE — The Allegany County Elder Abuse Prevention Committee, in collaboration with the VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System’s Intimate Partner Viol...

Just like their kinfolk in the “harm-reduction” movement — which, ironically, advocates for “safe use” sites where drug addicts can get their fix lega...

Many of my neighbors are curious about the New York state Equal Rights Amendment (Prop 1) on the ballot. They ask, “Don’t we already have enough right...

On the back of your ballot in New York state is “Proposal number one, an amendment. It’s presented as an “Amendment to Protect Against Unequal Treatme...

LITTLE VALLEY — Jessica A. Ungaro, first assistant district attorney in Cattaraugus County, has been honored by Connecting Communities in Action as a ...

ALBANY — Democrats pushed to get a constitutional amendment on New York’s ballot because they believed it could energize liberals eager to protect abo...

OLEAN — Friends and supporters of Interfaith Caregivers gathered Friday at the organization’s West State Street location to celebrate its 40th anniver...

For years, free-market think tanks such as theCato Instituteand theFraser Institutehave emphasized the link between economic freedom and prosperity. T...

Across the country, people flock to states for forbidden activities, materials and procedures. For some it’s casinos, others marijuana, but for New Yo...