State News

There’s money for Route 219 in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive budget, but not for the proposed Route 219 expressway through Cattaraugus County. With th...

SALAMANCA — Seneca artist Hayden Haynes has been awarded the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA) Folk and Traditional Arts Apprenticeship Grant...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County Administrator Jack Searles called Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed $216 billion budget for 2022-23 “fairly positive” fo...

Twelve Cattaraugus County school districts share $11.8 million in increased education aid in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed $216 billion budget. Hochul,...

In his first press call in 10 months Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Tom Reed praised the bipartisan infrastructure bill’s impact on New York state — from roads ...

Assemblyman Joseph Giglio heard some things he liked in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s first state budget address Tuesday, but said he’ll will wait for specifics...

LITTLE VALLEY — The New York State Health Department has revised its isolation and quarantine guidance to reflect the increasing numbers of COVID-19 c...

Despite high numbers of COVID-19 blamed on the omicron variant, Cattaraugus County’s listed hospitalizations have dropped in recent days. On Sunday, t...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County officials welcomed news that the Seneca Nation will drop legal action against New York state over casino revenue sh...

Seneca Nation President Matthew Pagels said Wednesday night he had signed an agreement with New York to drop litigation over the Senecas’ gaming compa...

Assemblyman Joseph Giglio and two other Republican assemblymen endorsed Rep. Lee Zeldin for governor on Tuesday. Joining Giglio in endorsing Zeldin, t...

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed recently announced his endorsement of his former aide Joe Sempolinski for Congress in 2022. Reed, who announced last year he would ...

ONOVILLE — After meeting its fundraising goal to purchase 200 acres in the town of South Valley, the Western New York Land Conservancy has announced t...

Both state lawmakers representing Cattaraugus and Allegany counties said there were some things they liked about Gov. Kathy Hochul’s first State of th...

The congressional maps submitted by the Independent Redistricting Commission to the New York state Senate and Assembly retain much of the Southern Tie...

Two more COVID-19 deaths were reported Monday in Cattaraugus County, while 121 new cases were reported. In Allegany County, dozens more COVID-19 cases...

Cattaraugus County has seen COVID-19 hospitalizations increase over the past two weeks from more than 30 on average to more than 40 as cases explode a...

The Interstate 86 culvert replacement project that has closed the expressway between Seneca Junction and Allegany is inching closer to completion. The...