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OLEAN — With the start of the new year, there were some new faces around the Dance Arts Olean studio that were able to experience dance for the first ...

Sanctuary cities are easy to declare but harder to pay for. Take New York City. It has long attracted immigrants, both legal and illegal. But the late...

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy wasn’t impressed with Tuesday’s State of the Union address, the first he’s witnessed since winning election in the 23rd Cong...

NEW YORK — A former New York stockbroker-turned-Islamic State group militant was convicted Tuesday of becoming a sniper and trainer for the extremist ...

A recent episode of a Disney+ cartoon has woke kids performing a skit around the theme: “Slaves built this country.” The installment of “The Proud Fam...

ALBANY (TNS) — Assemblywoman Michaelle Solages has introduced legislation to restrict the use of physical restraints and ban seclusion in schools foll...

Nationally, Latinos are flexing their growing political muscle. They now make up 11% of the U.S. House, for example. In Pennsylvania, however, Latino ...

Donald Trump hasn’t been impressing anyone with his political acuity lately, but at least he is fully aware of one of his own vulnerabilities. His ear...

OLEAN — A federal equal opportunity agency has accused the local Domino’s Pizza franchise of illegally allowing race-based harassment against employee...

There’s nothing white supremacy can’t do. It is supposedly so pervasive and powerful that it can cause Black men to sign up to serve as police officer...

ALBANY (TNS) — State senators arriving two weeks ago to the most contentious hearing for a judicial nominee on record in New York found themselves gre...

OLEAN — National Library Lovers Month in February is dedicated to celebrating everything we love about what the library does for our community. The Ol...

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s pick to be New York’s chief judge sits in limbo a week after the Senate’s judiciary committee voted not to report his nomination t...

Over the past several months, the Western New York community has been reeling with losses and tragedies, each one reminding us how fragile life is. Bu...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis stands accused of a long parade of horribles to which has now been added a new count — allegedly opposing the teaching of Af...

WELLSVILLE — Wellsville is one of two Western New York villages to receive millions in aid from the NY Forward program. Gov. Kathy Hochul said Monday ...

Chances are, your humble, obedient servant here will never be invited to teach at Hamline University, a Methodist school in St. Paul, Minnesota. For o...

ALBANY (TNS) — The first step toward fixing a problem involves acknowledging it and talking about it openly. So we should be glad that Gov. Kathy Hoch...