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LITTLE VALLEY — As the 180th Cattaraugus County Fair enters its last day today, many eyes will be on the 4-H Market Class Animal Auction. The auction ...

LITTLE VALLEY — Market beef and dairy steers vied for top honors at the 180th Cattaraugus County Fair on Thursday. Easton Pence of Randolph claimed th...

PORT ALLEGANY, Pa. — It’s been a celebratory couple of months for the Archer family. Jadon just turned 13 years old in July and older brother Noah pla...

RED HOUSE — Red House Beach in Allegany State Park is closed due to potentially hazardous algae in the water for the first time this season. Allegany ...

ALBANY — New York state hunting and trapping licenses as well as deer management permits for the 2023-24 season are now on sale. Licenses and permits ...

While you are out exploring New York state this summer, state wildlife researchers ask you to keep an eye out for wild turkeys and report your observa...

LITTLE VALLEY— Wednesday morning’s Cattaraugus County Fair featured the Junior Department Dairy Show, the English Horse Show and Junior Department and...

LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Fair is drawing more ex-pats and their offspring back to the fair to exhibit. Is is a sense of nostalgia or car...

LITTLE VALLEY — Day 2 at the 2023 Cattaraugus County Fair was dominated by livestock shows — from horses to goats and swine. Monday night’s grandstand...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cooler temperatures and lower humidity Sunday were a good combination for the first day of the 180th Cattaraugus County Fair. The coun...

LITTLE VALLEY — With a record number of vendors logged in Friday, Cattaraugus County Fair officials turn their sights today to receiving hundreds of l...

Her stay was supposed to be temporary. Upon graduating from St. Bonaventure in 2015, Summer Sawaya was going to spend the summer in Key West, Florida,...

NEW YORK— In 2022, doctors recorded the first confirmed case of tick-borne encephalitis virus acquired in the United Kingdom. It began with a bike rid...

The New York State Department of Health urges New Yorkers to take precautions to prevent rabies infections in people and pets. Rabies is a deadly dise...

The state Public Service Commission decided last week that a deal could proceed that will likely result in the deaths of 41 bald eagles from Alle-Catt...

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...

ANGELICA — Youth exhibitors showed off their sheep projects at the Allegany County Fair this week, with the contest an opportunity to be rewarded for ...

ANGELICA — Several farming youth earned ribbons and awards this week at the Youth Dairy Show of the Allegany County Fair. This year’s show was judged ...