State News

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...

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...

CATTARAUGUS TERRITORY — The Seneca Nation has secured key legislation to help in its ongoing battle against illegal drug activity on its territories. ...

CATTARAUGUS — The Local Planning Committee (LPC) working on the Village of Cattaraugus Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) made its final project...

LATHAM — Major General Ray Shields, adjutant general for New York state, announces the recent promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard...

Amid the longest federal government shutdown, local food pantries are weathering the storm and hoping to provide nutritious food to needy families thr...

RANDOLPH — The Randolph Central School District was recently honored by the New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA) with the Culture of Cari...

BUFFALO — Leaders from the Seneca Nation  gathered Oct. 22 with elected state and local officials from throughout Western New York to discuss the Nati...

Ideal conditions for peak leaf peeping will be found in many parts of Upstate New York this weekend — just not necessarily in Cattaraugus County. As t...

ELLICOTTVILLE — New York Forest Owners Association and Cornell Cooperative Extension of Cattaraugus County invite the public to a presentation Saturda...

Although the fall foliage is likely past its peak or nearly there locally, the leaves are on their way to peak color conditions north and east of the ...