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Cattaraugus and Allegany county bridges are in better shape than the state average, according to the state Department of Transportation and research b...

SALAMANCA — City officials in Salamanca can rest a little easier now after a check from New York state in the amount of $2,350,000 arrived in the city...

Saputo Friendship and Empire Cheese in Cuba cleaned up in several categories this week at the 43rd annual New York State Dairy Products Contest at the...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Cattaraugus County and its municipalities are in line for more than $900,000 in state reimbursement for shared services savings in 201...

New York farmers generated $5.7 billion dollars in gross income in 2017, up 23% from 10 years earlier, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli repo...

WILSON — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo defended the state’s new license plates and their associated fees Tuesday, saying new plates are needed for the state to...

Area unemployment rates went up slightly in Cattaraugus County and dropped slightly in Allegany County in July, as state and national figures remained...

New York legislators cheered and applauded the night after Gov. Andrew Cuomo and our State Senate removed restrictions on late-term abortions, allowin...

IRVING, NY — U.S. Rep. Tom Reed on Thursday called on Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the Seneca Nation of Indians to put aside politics and fix deteriorating r...

ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University has received a $1 million New York state grant to purchase lab equipment for its new health school. The H...

One could be forgiven for thinking police across New York state are blatantly violating the law by releasing mugshots. Despite a mugshot “ban” enacted...

A lawyer who began her education at Portville Central School and her legal career at an Olean law firm is the newest member of Maryland’s highest cour...

Area unemployment rates dropped again in June as state and national figures remained level, according to state and federal statistics. The Cattaraugus...

Acknowledging that Olean Times Herald editor Jim Eckstrom has the right to an opinion, I take issue with the way he stated his position in his column ...

OLEAN — Buffalo Bishop Richard Malone called his listening session last month in Olean “the most powerful” one yet, according to meeting notes from a ...

ALBANY — New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia will step down at the end of next month. Elia made the surprise announcement during Mond...

SALAMANCA — It’s no secret that city streets are in terrible shape — particularly streets that are part of the New York State highway system. After ye...

Cattaraugus and Allegany counties reported lower unemployment rates in May, the state Department of Labor reported, but the state numbers inched upwar...