abuse

ELLICOTTVILLE — An Ellicottville priest has been suspended by the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo for an allegation of abuse. Buffalo Bishop Richard J. Ma...

A Bradford woman was arraigned Friday on allegations that she mistreated, malnourished and threatened to beat her 2-year-old son if police or social w...

Advocating for underrepresented and disempowered groups should be a “both-and,” not an “either-or” proposition.” Having spent my entire adult working ...

ALLEGANY — Representatives for the Franciscan Sisters of Allegany declined comment Friday on sexual abuse allegations against a deceased Sister that r...

NEW YORK (AP) — The Manhattan District Attorney's office is investigating allegations of violence against women by New York Attorney General Eric Schn...

LOUDONVILLE — Doctors over-prescribing opioids is cited most often as the single most responsible contributor to the current level of opioid abuse, ac...

LOUDONVILLE — Nearly a quarter of New Yorkers personally know of someone — a family member, friend or acquaintance — who has died from an opioid overd...

For some male victims of sexual assault and abuse, #MeToo can feel more like #WhatAboutMe? They admire the women speaking out about traumatic experien...

In New York state, convicted felons are prohibited from possessing firearms. A new bill negotiated by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and state legislators along...

LOUDONVILLE — Nearly a quarter of New Yorkers personally know of someone — a family member, friend or acquaintance — who has died from an opioid overd...

The majority of Catholic priests are great, courageous, hard-working, holy men. The priests involved in the sexual misconduct scandals are a very smal...

BELMONT — The Allegany County Legislature’s next annual plan to address opioid and heroin abuse was approved Monday by a unanimous roll call vote of t...

Lexi was horribly bullied in school. The abuse she endured was so bad she sought to numb her senses through drug use, and eventually attempted to take...

BELMONT — The Allegany County Board of Legislators Human Services Committee agreed Wednesday to support the final version of proposed strategic plan t...

LITTLE VALLEY — An Olean man will spend the next several years behind bars for credit card theft. Nathan C. Bilby, 25, of Olean, was sentenced Monday ...

The growing problem of opioid abuse hit home for Mariah Syktich when her older brother, Josh Wells, died from a heroin overdose last year. Despite her...

The growing epidemic of heroin abuse is not limited to America’s large cities. The Armstrong-Indiana area has it's own issues, too. But there are solu...

BELMONT — The head of the county Board of Legislators greeted his colleagues at the annual reorganizational meeting looking toward the future after a ...