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ROMULUS — Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered remarks commemorating Memorial Day and the recent establishment of New York’s first state veterans cemetery, dur...

It’s funny how things work. I was in Michigan fishing along the Detroit River with a friend and a huge flotilla of other boats. The annual walleye sea...

Several agencies have urged caution over the Memorial Day weekend, with a focus on automobile safety and health. The New York State Police will increa...

BUFFALO — Two local groups were among those to receive grants to help improve summer play activities for youth. Project Play Western New York, funded ...

NEWBURGH — Before he left Mauritania, the West African nation of his birth, Mohamed thought of New York as a place of “open arms,” a refuge for immigr...

Politicians and activists reacted with dismay last week upon the news that the FBI illegally tapped into foreign intelligence data looking for dirt on...

Current and past cinematic pieces covering end of life issues, such as Plan 75, are making their way back into cultural and political conversations. R...

Recently, the NAACP issued what it calls a “formal travel advisory” to warn black Americans against visiting Florida. “Florida is openly hostile towar...

OLEAN — John Bartimole has been named by the Board of Directors of the Rural Revitalization Corporation as its interim executive director, effective i...

ALBANY — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is calling on the Biden administration to expedite work authorization for tens of thousands of asylum-seekers who ...

HOUGHTON — Shua Wilmot and Raegan Zelaya, two former dorm directors at Houghton University, acknowledge their names are unconventional, which explains...

The top lawmakers in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties have declared states of emergency to prevent New York state from bringing immigrants from the U...

As President Joe Biden’s Air Force One landed in Japan Wednesday for a carefully planned G7 summit, he had a world of problems on his mind: Tensions w...

State Sen. George Borrello on Thursday sent a letter to Gov. Kathy Hochul opposing possible plans to house immigrants at SUNY Fredonia and other Upsta...

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

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — Most Americans don’t know which countries the United States fought against in World War II or when the U.S. Constitution was ratif...

OLEAN — SUNY Jamestown Community College celebrated and honored its more than 400 graduates, who had the opportunity to “walk the stage” Saturday and ...

ST. BONAVENTURE — The thousands of St. Bonaventure University graduates, staff and guests seated in the Reilly Center Sunday morning received congratu...