U.S. Rep. Tom Reed said he supports Senate GOP Leader Mitch McConnell in condemning the events of Jan. 6, 2021. Four days after the Republican National Committee voted to censure House members Liz Cheney and Adam Kinzinger for participating in the Jan. 6 investigation, McConnell said the party ...

Chautauqua County Executive PJ Wendel on Wednesday said he supported the governor’s decision to lift the state’s mask mandate. He noted that the county will not implement a local masking mandate going forward. “Chautauqua County welcomes this decision by Governor Hochul,” Wendel said. ...

As the omicron wave of the coronavirus subsides, several U.S. states including New York and Illinois ended mask mandates this week for indoor settings, while others lifted requirements at schools. The White House says talks are underway about how and when to move the country out of the ...

WASHINGTON — The U.S. needs a nimble, multipronged strategy and Cabinet-level leadership to counter its festering overdose epidemic, a bipartisan congressional commission advises. With vastly powerful synthetic drugs like fentanyl driving record overdose deaths, the scourge of opioids ...

FALCONER — The superintendent of Falconer Central School is questioning if New York state has a plan in place once the face mask mandate for schools is lifted. Stephen Penhollow said the administration and school board have done its best throughout the pandemic to keep updated on the ...

ALBANY (AP) — New York's governor and health officials are deciding whether to end or extend two COVID-19 mask mandates, one requiring face coverings in schools, the other mandating them in most other public indoor settings, like grocery stores, shops and offices. Gov. Kathy Hochul, a ...