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Eleven volunteer fire departments across Cattaraugus County are participating in this weekend’s recruiting effort promoted by the Fire Association of ...

History tends to repeat itself. In the deep South, during the Civil Rights movement, African American churches were targeted and attacked. In 2015, a ...

ALLEGANY — No injuries resulted from a kitchen fire in a residence building for upperclassmen on the St. Bonaventure campus Wednesday afternoon. The f...

OLEAN — A Tuesday morning blaze believed to be caused by a gas heater destroyed the South Third Street home of a 99-year-old woman, but caused no inju...

LITTLE GENESEE — A vehicle caught fire Friday afternoon on Route 305 in Little Genesee, an incident that is under investigation. Emergency scanner rep...

A terrible fire in Watertown on Valentine's Day claimed the lives of a father and four of his daughters. An investigation found that there were no bat...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft is being charged with misdemeanor solicitation of prostitution after he was twice...

ALLEGANY — An early Tuesday morning fire gutted a mobile home in Colonial Village and caused serious injuries to a mother and her small son, as well a...

ALLEGANY — An early Tuesday morning fire gutted a mobile home in Colonial Village and caused serious injuries to a mother and her small son, as well a...

OLEAN — A 911 call to Olean Police that someone had fallen through ice on Olean Creek near Bradner Stadium about 8 a.m. Tuesday sparked a search that ...

ALLEGANY — An oil well fire that shot flames into the sky and could be seen from a distance early Feb. 12 in the town of Allegany was determined to be...

ALLEGANY — An oil well fire that lit the sky and surrounding hillsides in the town of Allegany early Tuesday morning was fought by several fire depart...

OLEAN — There was smoke but no fire at 305 E. Elm St. just before midnight Thursday. The Olean Fire Department responded at 11:48 p.m. Thursday evenin...

CANASERAGA — No injuries were reported in connection with a structure fire in Canaseraga Saturday night. According to an Allegany County emergency dis...

SALAMANCA — The cause of a Bucktooth Run Road house fire Friday, which left the home at a total loss, remained under investigation the day after. Offi...

OLEAN — An electrical panel at a West Henley Street home caught fire Thursday evening but turned itself off by the time the Olean Fire Department arri...

Wayne Butts, a lifelong Cuba resident and longtime local volunteer first responder, has been elected president of the board of trustees of the Firemen...

OLEAN — Two early Christmas morning fires on West Greene Street have been deemed suspicious and are believed to be related, Olean Police Department of...