DUNKIRK — It took a pandemic, a massive cleanup effort, 1.5 million pounds of stone, an 86-year-old from Ohio, and a local couple full of dreams to get the Van Buren Drive In running again. Dan and Gina Beckley recently discussed how much it took to get the outdoor movie site open after 30 ...

MAYVILLE — Chautauqua County is calling on the state to permit unvaccinated employees in the health industry to keep their jobs as long as they get regularly tested. During this week’s Chautauqua County Legislature meeting, lawmakers voted 17-2 for a motion calling on elected officials of ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration on Friday paved the way for children ages 5 to 11 to get Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine. The FDA cleared kid-size doses — just a third of the amount given to teens and adults — for emergency use, and up to 28 million more American children ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Mounting trash. Closed firehouses. Fewer police and ambulances on the street. That's the possibility New York City is bracing for come Monday as a COVID-19 vaccine mandate looms and thousands of municipal workers remain unwilling to get the shots. Police officers, ...

Pending federal approval, a new bill in the state Legislature adds a COVID-19 vaccination to those required for children to attend public and private schools. Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz, D-Bronx, has introduced A.8378 in the state Assembly requiring the state Health Commissioner to develop ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York judge on Wednesday refused to pause a COVID-19 vaccine mandate set to begin Friday for the city's municipal workforce, denying a police union's request for a temporary restraining order. Judge Lizette Colon said the mandate can take effect as scheduled while also ...