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Sixty years ago this week, Americans of all stripes were shocked when Walter Cronkite told them, wiping away tears, that John F. Kennedy had been shot...

History, the chronicle of humanity’s power struggles, oftentimes moves with agonizing slowness taking decades, generations and centuries for events to...

OLEAN — Almost 100 nonprofits are banking on the community’s generosity as the Cattaraugus Region Community Foundation prepares to kick off the sevent...

Local groups have received aid from the New York Food for New York Families program, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office reported. Local recipients include Fee...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — In a world beset by wars in Gaza and Ukraine, it’s good news when two superpowers step back from frictions that increased the dange...

Fifty years ago this week, legislation authorizing construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline passed both houses of Congress and was signed into law by...

Nov. 18 marked the opening day of the traditional gun season for whitetail deer and black bear in New York state, an annual rite for many hunting fami...

The old conventional wisdom was that the U.S. couldn’t be too pro-Israel for fear of inflaming “the Arab street.” The new conventional wisdom will hav...

SALAMANCA — State Sen. George Borrello hosted a town hall meeting in the Salamanca High School Auditorium Wednesday where a group of about 30 resident...

BRADFORD, Pa. — Two members of the University of Pittsburgh at Bradford faculty received recent awards, while others presented and published papers an...

JAMESTOWN — The National Comedy Center announced Thursday that it will preserve an archival collection from Don Rickles’ estate, showcasing the late c...

ALBANY — New Yorkers who complete their sentences and stay out of trouble for a certain period of time will have their criminal records automatically ...

You’d think the Biden administration would have realized by now that enriching the Iranian regime is a dangerous mistake. You’d be wrong. Relaxed U.S....

OLEAN — Homelessness is a growing concern across the country, but it is also something misunderstood by many, something the Genesis House of Olean is ...

Let the panic over Donald Trump’s immigration policy begin. The New York Times ran a piece the other day headlined, “Sweeping Raids, Giant Camps, and ...

ALBANY (TNS) — A commission studying graduation requirements made recommendations today about changing and expanding how students can earn high school...

FRANKLINVILLE — Franklinville Central School District residents may vote Tuesday on a proposed $36.25 million capital improvement project that officia...

It’s imperative that the United States stay at the forefront in developing military weaponry and defense systems that implement artificial intelligenc...