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Cattaraugus County reported 20 new cases of COVID-19 on Thursday, increasing the case total for the pandemic to 585. Thirteen residents are hospitaliz...

As most Republicans in Congress have yet to publicly acknowledge that Joe Biden is the president-elect, U.S. Rep. Tom Reed congratulated Biden on Satu...

PENN YAN — Democrat Tracy Mitrano refused Thursday to concede the 23rd Congressional District election to Rep. Tom Reed until the absentee ballots are...

State Sen. George Borrello, R-Chautauqua County, is facing his third election in a year in the 57th Senate District. First, in a special election cycl...

The premier political race across the Southern Tier is the rematch between U.S. Rep. Tom Reed and Democratic challenger Tracy Mitrano of Penn Yan. The...

SALAMANCA — After three years without casino compact revenue from New York state and the Seneca Nation, the city still received a positive audit from ...

It has been a quiet campaign in the 148th Assembly District. Thank — or blame — COVID-19. Assemblyman Joseph Giglio, R-Gowanda, said he hasn’t attende...

PENN YAN — In the waning days of the 2020 campaign, Democratic congressional candidate Tracy Mitrano is focusing on the sharp contrast between her and...

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed is confident “we could be in a position to know the results” on his three-way race election night. He can’t say the same about the ...

A strong September helped wipe away many of the local sales tax collection losses earlier this year, the state reported Tuesday. But state aid cuts an...

PENN YAN — Democratic congressional candidate Tracy Mitrano will begin a bus tour of New York’s 11-county 23rd Congressional District beginning Saturd...

Early voting for New Yorkers begins Saturday, with each county having its own set hours and sites leading up to Election Day on Nov. 3. In Cattaraugus...

U.S. Rep. Tom Reed on Wednesday encouraged House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to continue negotiations on coronavirus re...

CORNING — U.S. Rep. Tom Reed on Monday received the endorsement of the Police Conference of New York. Tom Reed for Congress campaign spokesman Matt Co...

Ski resorts in New York will be allowed to open next month at half their indoor capacity with restrictions on sharing gondolas and face coverings requ...

Movie theaters throughout much of Upstate New York — although not in Cattaraugus County — may reopen at 25% capacity under state guidance starting thi...

Three libraries in Cattaraugus County received building aid from the state, the New York Education Department reports. SED awarded $34 million in stat...

Reporting another death due to COVID-19 — an 86-year-old man — Cattaraugus County health officials said Friday that the state has opted to start up a ...