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MAYVILLE — Salman Rushdie described in graphic detail Tuesday the frenzied moments in 2022 when a masked man rushed at him on a stage at Chautauqua In...

ELLICOTTVILLE — A Niagara County woman was arrested Sunday and charged in connection with a vehicle stolen in Amherst, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff'...

ALBANY — The death of a handcuffed man who was pummeled by New York prison guards was ruled a homicide in an autopsy report, lawyers for his family sa...

MAYVILLE — In 2022, Salman Rushdie was about to deliver a lecture before a live audience in western New York when a man ran towards him and plunged a ...

MACHIAS — An Ashford man is in custody following an alleged assault and attempted robbery, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office reported Monday. Ja...

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BELMONT — Tabatha Campbell of Belmont was sentenced to five years in state prison on Tuesday, the Allegany County District Attorney’s Office reported....

LOCKPORT — A South Dayton man was charged at 8:27 a.m. Tuesday with several felony charges related to criminal weapons possessions, New York State Pol...

Following what New York state corrections officers say is a surge in incidents in which prison staff have fallen ill after exposure to inmates suspect...

LITTLE GENESEE — A Cuba man faces felony charges following the investigation of a stolen vehicle, the New York State Police reported Monday. Derek W. ...

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Agencies are reporting continued scam calls to area residents, hoping to prey on fear to get money or personal information. The U.S. Border Patrol sta...

BUFFALO — A third person has pleaded guilty in a drug conspiracy case connected to an on-campus apartment robbery at St. Bonaventure University in 201...

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OLEAN — The Olean Police Department reported Wednesday that two men face drug-related charges following the execution of a search warrant late Tuesday...

A fourth person has been charged in the kidnapping and murder of Joshua Ramos in Potter County in 2020 — the man who reported the murder to police fou...

PERRYSBURG — The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office reported Monday that one person died following an accident last Wednesday. Deputies responded Wed...