NEW YORK (AP) — New York's mask mandate will remain in effect while the state appeals a ruling from a lower court judge overturning it, an appellate panel of judges ruled Monday. The ruling from the four-judge panel followed an appeals court judge's decision last week temporarily restoring ...

Dunkirk officials will be distributing free rapid COVID test kits to city residents Monday beginning at 5 p.m. while supplies last. The distribution will be held at the city's Boardwalk, in the atrium, located at 8-22 Central Ave. "Please take note that there is a limited supply of kits ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York state's mask mandate that requires face coverings in all indoor public places unless the businesses or venues require COVID-19 vaccinations will be extended until at least Feb. 10, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Friday. "We'll have a temporary extension of our business ...

ALBANY (AP) — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday she's asking for $1.6 billion in federal funding to settle unpaid rent owed by tenants amid the COVID-19 pandemic. New York has sent to landlords $1.3 billion of $2.4 billion in federal rent relief aid, according to the latest data from ...

Chautauqua County recorded five new virus-related deaths last week in information released by the health department Wednesday. The new deaths raised the total locally to 295. From Jan. 16 to Jan. 22, the county also reported 1,653 new cases of COVID-19. To date there have been 24,531 ...

An appeals judge temporarily restored New York's mask mandate Tuesday, a day after a judge in a lower court ruled that Gov. Kathy Hochul's administration lacked the constitutional authority to order people to wear face coverings. Judge Robert Miller in New York City granted the state's ...