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When I was a college student signing up for classes at the University of Toledo, I had my dad’s credit card in my pocket. I filled up my schedule and ...

ALBANY (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to lessen the penalties for possessing a small amount of marijuana. Under current state law, most peopl...

BUFFALO — Olean Mayor Bill Aiello was among several elected officials from Cattaraugus County attending Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s State of the State Address...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York state must stand as an alternative to Donald Trump, showing the nation that tolerance, progressive policies like a higher min...

F rom now-vanquished illnesses to major fire, from the rise of a future mayor to the last chapter in the “Bump the Dump” campaign, here’s a look back ...

Any thoughts Cattaraugus County officials had of the state paying for legal costs for the poor were dashed with Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s recent veto of a b...

OLEAN — The last year in Olean saw the end of arguably one of the biggest, most transformative and most controversial civic projects in the city’s his...

A plan sought by local officials to cut taxes stumbled on New Year’s Eve as Gov. Andrew Cuomo vetoed a bill shifting the cost of indigent defense in s...

YORK (AP) — The state has pledged $2.5 million in tax credits and grants for a new cheese manufacturing plant scheduled to open in western New York in...

ALBANY (AP) — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has unveiled plans to shake up next year's State of the State address and take the annual speech out on the r...

ALBANY (AP) — Efforts to crack down on smuggled, untaxed tobacco in New York state resulted in the seizure of more than 53,000 cartons of contraband c...

I can’t let Sunday’s paper — the front page included coverage of the Saturday protest by the Southern Tier Activists for Peace and Equality — go by wi...

ALBANY (AP) — While Democratic lawmakers in other states seek to unify against President-elect Donald Trump, those in New York are focused on trying t...

TONAWANDA (AP) — General Motors will spend $334 million to upgrade three plants in upstate New York, company executives and state officials said Wedne...

CUBA — About 20 Cuba-Rushford residents attended a public hearing on a $14 million capital project up for vote on Thursday. District Superintendent Ca...

Franklinville girl takes wide 7-point Allyson Ciesla of Franklinville shot this 7-point buck with a 19.5 inch inside spread on opening day of New York...

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Trace McSorley threw four touchdown passes Saturday night and No. 8 Penn State stunned No. 6 Wisconsin 38-31, rallying from a 21-p...

NICHOLS (AP) — The first of four planned casinos opened with a flurry of balloons, confetti and uncertain visions of economic resurgence on Friday as ...