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ALBANY (TNS) — New York's polio emergency order is ending as the state's wastewater surveillance program has flagged fewer polio-positive sewage sampl...

OLEAN — Another capital project vote for the Olean City School District could be set for March 14 after the added cost to remove contaminated soil on ...

The latest New York state test scores released by the Education Department show students continue to struggle with English and math following the coro...

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul on Monday announced a dozen new electric vehicle “fast chargers” have been or will be deployed along the primary travel cor...

CVS and Walgreens have agreed to pay state and local governments a combined total of more than $10 billion to settle lawsuits over the toll of opioids...

From looking behind you in the car to leaving the pigeons alone, from fire leveling downtown businesses to gunning for a microchip plant, here’s a loo...

ALBANY (TNS) — New York is falling behind the rest of the country when it comes to combating poverty. A new report on poverty trends in the state over...

ALBANY (TNS) — Fees paid to the state by solar companies that convert agricultural land into solar farms will now go toward preserving other farmland,...

CAZENOVIA (AP) — A nearly 200-year-old liberal arts college in Upstate New York will permanently close at the end of the academic year, citing financi...

PHILADELPHIA — Five women who have long accused Bill Cosby of sexually assaulting them early in their careers have filed the latest lawsuit against th...

ALBANY (TNS) — John B. King Jr., a former Obama administration official and education commissioner in New York, will be the next chancellor of the Sta...

It wasn’t such a heavy lift for the overwhelmingly Democratic Legislature in 2019 to pass the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, and it ...

SALAMANCA — Officials at both the Seneca Nation and Salamanca school district are willing to discuss the future of the Warriors logo and name followin...

The city of Olean appeals to residents and service organizations to help those in our neighborhoods who have trouble removing snow from their sidewalk...

ALBANY (TNS) — Demand for food and cash assistance for low-income residents in New York has spiked recently to levels not seen in years, state data sh...

As the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Alle-Catt Wind Energy are discussing mitigation measures for bald eagles and northe...

ALBANY (TNS) — This much is clear: Kathy Hochul is the first candidate from Upstate New York to win a governor’s race in many years. How many? That de...

ITHACA — A new project will directly pay farmers for the ecosystem services they provide, such as cleaner water, healthier soils and increased biodive...