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Editor's note: Jim Smith of Columbia, South Carolina, son of World War II hero and Olean native Paul Bridges Smith, submitted this narrative on the el...

RANDOLPH — On Nov. 11, people across the nation observe Veterans Day when they recognize and honor military veterans of the United States Armed Forces...

ALBANY — Several state forest roads and boat launches will be closing for maintenance, the state Department of Environmental Conservation said Monday....

It was one of the weirdest stories in years. The U.S. military lost a state-of-the-art F-35 fighter jet, last seen flying pilotless over North Charles...

ANGELICA — Come join the fun on the Genesee River this weekend. The Genesee River Wilds, a nonprofit focusing on river conservation, recreation and bu...

The template for the type of horror movie where a group of people are stuck in one place and an unstoppable force picks them off one by one — inspirin...

SCIO — The Town of Scio is marking its 200th anniversary this summer — and a fun time has been planned for all. First, Scio is not named for railroad ...

OLEAN — Brenden Lunn, utility buffer at Cutco Cutlery Corp., will retire effective Aug. 1 after 45 years of service. However, he will continue to work...

It was hot. The sun blazed down from the sky and there wasn’t a breath of wind. The blue water sparkled merrily, but even with Polaroid sunglasses the...

WELLSVILLE — In the mid-1990s I convinced my sister Pat to join the Great Wellsville Balloon Rally Committee with me. It ended up being more than a de...

From world-renowned dancers to a Lake Erie rescue, from battling the mall to saving the post office, here’s a look back on the week that was 100, 75, ...

The Allegheny Highlands BSA Council celebrated the 90th anniversary of Camp Merz, located on Chautauqua Lake, with a gathering Saturday. Over 200 scou...

RUSHFORD — The second annual Rushford Lake Dam Day will be held Saturday, July 22. It is a fundraiser for the Caneadea Dam at Rushford Lake Fund, and ...

WANTAGH — Off the coast of Long Island, drones sweep over the ocean, patrolling the water for any danger that might lurk below the surface as beachgoe...

ALBANY (TNS) — The number of eligible New Yorkers who can work as lifeguards at summer camps this season is expanding under legislation signed by Gov....

The submersible Titan is now confirmed lost. There’s a tragic poetry to the debris of the vessel being found 1,700 feet from the bow of the Titanic, t...

SENECA JUNCTION — Three miles of the southbound lanes of Route 219 — from a mile south of the Seneca Nation territory, across the Allegheny River brid...

JAMESTOWN — The region’s libraries will join forces again this summer for the Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Library System Road Trip. Starting Thursday, comm...