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ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul and county leaders have heard little from federal authorities in response to their requests for help dealing with New...

ALBANY (TNS) — New Yorkers on publicly funded insurance plans are being targeted in a new scam, with callers demanding they pay hundreds of dollars to...

ALBANY (TNS) — More than 130 nursing homes are suing the state alleging that a requirement to designate 70 percent of their profits for care of reside...

Two weeks ago we saw a win and a loss for health care. North Carolina became the 40th state to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act. That’s a...

Sue Feldbauer of Cuba was named the Barbershopper of the Year for the Olean Barbershop Chorus/Enchanted Mountain Singers. The award was presented last...

OLEAN — SPCA in Cattaraugus County board chair Karen Crowley just compiled this list of things that the shelter needs volunteers to help with. For man...

Volunteer firefighters, who respond to emergency calls in a majority of Western New York communities and across the state, save not only lives and pro...

OLEAN — HomeCare & Hospice Foundation is preparing for its 27th annual Hospice Walk & Run at 10 a.m. May 20 at St. Bonaventure University. This event ...

WELLSVILLE — The Upper Genesee River National Deer Association branch is partnering with the David A. Howe Public Library and National Fuel Gas Corp. ...

ALBANY (TNS) — New York is growing older at a faster pace than ever and as the number of impoverished elderly adults across the state has increased dr...

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy has joined two other Republican congressional members from New York in seeking to block Gov. Kathy Hochul‘s plan to expand M...

The SPCA in Cattaraugus has been fortunate to have amazing volunteers over the years. People who love cats, to play with them, brush them, and those w...

Allegany County will receive $6 million to strengthen emergency communications and interoperability infrastructure used by local first responders. Gov...

ALBANY (TNS) — An oversight program tasked with inspecting nursing homes and assisted living facilities, partially as a safeguard against abuse and ne...

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed $227 billion state budget, her first as the elected leader of the state, takes big swings at affordable housing, public s...

As I work through these months of losing my husband, Jim, I want to formally thank the entire team at HomeCare & Hospice, along with several individua...

BUFFALO (AP) — Five children between the ages of 2 and 10 have died and their grandmother remained hospitalized after a house fire in Buffalo this wee...

OLEAN — No one was hurt in a fire Thursday evening at a York Street home, but damages from the blaze are estimated at $85,000. City firefighters respo...