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When Christine Bennett returned to teaching English at Palmyra-Macedon Central School District in fall 2015, four months after having her son, Luke, s...

Like most engineers, Leigh Ann Brockhoff and Cheryl Hammer like to analyze everything. They need all the data to back them up. So some folks might be ...

This isn’t your typical Olympic story—you know, the one where the child practices for years and years until he finally makes it to the big event. Ben ...

In 2014, more than 28,000 people in the United States were killed from opioids, including prescription pain relievers, and heroin, according to the U....

In the two decades since California became the first state to approve a medical marijuana program, similar laws have spread across the country like, w...

It can be easy to feel bad for grains. For thousands of years—and from corn to quinoa—they’ve been a staple of diets around the world. But more recent...

Not every student is enthusiastic about giving up the freedom of summer to return to the studies, but there’s something about a stack of crisp, blank ...

OLEAN, N.Y. —Cattaraugus County is taking positive strides on many fronts to address the opioid crisis, county Public Health Director Dr. Kevin Watkin...

COUDERSPORT — The Potter County Commissioners are moving ahead with reforms of the county’s criminal justice system on the heels of announcements that...

A mosquito has tested positive for West Nile virus in Bradford, the first such report of the year across the four-county region. The state Department ...

Contaminants –– including potentially disease-causing bacteria –– are present in water wells across the region, revealed in water testing completed ov...

The state Department of Environmental Protection on Tuesday issued a drought warning declaration for Potter County and a drought watch in 34 other cou...

It is no secret that drugs are everywhere, but for one Bradford mother, this realization has hit too close to home. Crystal Soble said three needles h...

The coach who turned the Mars Area High School varsity football program into a perennial winner after two 0-10 seasons 25 years ago, was inducted June...

Although her life’s work as a nurse is grounded in science, Mary Gross says that even as a child, she was drawn to things that defied conventional wis...

Ask five people what it means to be health literate and chances are you will get five different answers. Health literacy is, after all, a broad topic ...

Each year, the eighth-grade students in Beth Kecskemety’s health education classes watch a presentation on tobacco awareness. The presentation focuses...

Soaking up the great outdoors can be a majestic adventure. That is, until you come face-to-face with a fierce wild animal. When you’re outdoors, espec...

Some 5K runs are about pounding the pavement to have a good time. The UV Splash 5K at West Middlesex Junior/Senior High School in June was more focuse...

Ask a group of experts how much water you should drink, and chances are you’ll get a different answer from each one. Some health and fitness pros stic...