weaponry

Sometime after 4 a.m. Feb. 21, 1909, an operator of the Union Telephone Company placed a call to Olean City Police headquarters because she believed a...

Seventeen people were gunned down in a high school Wednesday. That’s twice as many students and teachers killed in a single day as law-enforcement off...

It’s not too late to recertify New York state pistol permits due to expire Wednesday at midnight. At last report, just over one-third of potentially m...

OLEAN — When reached Friday by phone, Mae Reynolds quickly said she really couldn’t talk right then. She had a lobby full of people. But the Cattaraug...

Today there are any number of calibers and wildcats available. In fact, we probably have far too many calibers, since a good bullet in the right spot ...

PORTVILLE — The Winter Travel League of area trapshooters began its 28th season last Sunday at the Portville Conservation Club. The 500-bird, 5-club, ...

It’s been five years since sweeping gun law changes were approved, but locals still hope that changes will come. The Secure Ammunition and Firearms En...

A long hunting season has come and gone. Hours and hours have been spent in scouting, hanging stands, traveling and freezing to death. There have been...

Thousands of pistol permit holders in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties are at risk of losing the permits if not renewed by Jan. 31. That has concerne...

Having actively participated in over 60 hunting seasons, I’d like to think that I’ve learned a thing or two. I guess a few of these nuggets of wisdom ...

There was a snort and a flash of tails as the alarmed deer ran off through the snow-covered woods and scattered beech brush. Despite the snow camo bot...

NEW YORK (AP) — A man inspired by the Islamic State group set off a crude pipe bomb strapped to his body Monday in a crowded subway corridor near Time...

After a slow start to the regular big game season across the Southern Zone, New York deer and bear hunters have surpassed the 2016 harvest at this sam...

OLEAN — If Kalen Sherlock were alive today, the kindergartner would likely be spending the holidays making trips to Lincoln Park to run around and enj...

Four hunting fatalities — including one fatal shooting incident in neighboring Chautauqua County — have marred the 2017 Big Game Season in New York. R...

Years ago I missed a standing shot at a young buck and it boosted him instantly to top speed. I locked my eyes on him as I ejected the spent .30-06 ro...

A grand jury will have to weigh whether it was reckless shooting or a tragic accident that cost a woman her life when it decides whether to bring crim...

Much of what has made America great is eroding, and so it was with the greatest pleasure I discovered a good friend of mine and his daughter were spen...