State News

Several proposed deer hunting regulations announced earlier this year will take effect for the 2026-27 hunting seasons, with new regulations designed ...

LITTLE VALLEY — Lawmakers in Cattaraugus County are urging New York state leaders to change current energy policies to prioritize affordability, relia...

SALAMANCA — Public school districts across New York state will share in an increase of $1 billion in Foundation Aid, making for the highest level of t...

LITTLE VALLEY — Early primary voting begins in about two weeks, local elections officials reported. Early voting begins June 13 statewide for the June...

ALBANY — Elected leaders and citizens from the Seneca Nation and other native nations within New York gathered Tuesday, May 19 for a day filled with i...

BUFFALO — A South Dayton man has been sentenced to 9 years behind bars on child pornography charges, U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced Wednesd...

CATTARAUGUS — Village of Cattaraugus has selected five projects for its $10 million Downtown Revitalization Initiative award as the program’s Round 8 ...

Tina Abrams, a pioneering Seneca Nation leader, was honored Tuesday, May 5, among the 2026 Women of Distinction by the state Senate in Albany. Sen. Ge...

LITTLE VALLEY — The Cattaraugus County Legislature Wednesday was a unified front in opposition to two proposed New York State bills that could allow r...

A Seneca Nation leader and advocate in her third decade on the Nation's Council as well as on the Cattaraugus County Planning Board will be honored am...

SALAMANCA — Southern Tier West Regional Planning & Development Board is now accepting letters of interest for the Area Development grant program funde...

Maple season is underway, and producers across Western New York have been busy tapping trees, collecting sap and boiling the liquid gold in their evap...

FRANKLINVILLE — For the second year in a row, a high school student from Cattaraugus County will be promoting the dairy industry throughout New York s...

State Sen. George Borrello officially announced Feb. 3 he is seeking re-election to represent the 57th District in the New York State Senate for a fou...

SALAMANCA — Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski will hold his first town hall meeting of 2026 at the City of Salamanca Municipal Building, 225 Wildwood Ave., ...

ALBANY — Local projects to improve water quality in streams received a major boost from the state. The state Department of Environmental Conservation ...

NEW YORK — New York State Dairy Ambassador Olivia Shawley, the former Cattaraugus County Dairy Ambassador, proudly represented New York’s dairy commun...

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has released a draft commissioner policy to improve access to the outdoors for people with...