civil law

Bill Cosby, who is accused of drugging and assaulting dozens of women over many decades, walked out of a maximum-security prison in Pennsylvania on We...

May is National Foster Care Month, and a big concept for anyone who knows anything about foster care is reunification. Reuniting a child with their bi...

OLEAN — Help is on the way for Cattaraugus County residents who owe back rent due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The New York State Office of Temporary and...

BUFFALO — A Buffalo police officer who was fired for trying to stop another officer from using a chokehold on a handcuffed suspect has won a yearslong...

{child_byline}By BRENDAN J. LYONS Times Union {/child_byline} ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo could face criminal exposure for a former aide’s all...

“We found a baby girl for your adoption, but there are some things you will need to know. She’s in Siberia, and she was born with a rare condition. He...

ALBANY (TNS) — Property taxes are due, but Deborah Pusatere doesn’t have the cash to cover the small apartment buildings she manages. Pusatere, New Yo...

OLEAN — An emergency meeting of the Common Council on Friday will help keep the wheels of justice rolling next week. The council will meet at 6:30 p.m...

ALFRED — A Wellsville man was arrested after allegedly stealing two cars and causing an accident Tuesday night, the Alfred Police Department announced...

OLEAN — The bright rainbow of Creating Outlasting Love for Our Rainbow Society (COLORS) dimmed in 2020 due to COVID-19, but that didn’t stop their spi...

OLEAN — By early afternoon on Thursday, Megan Davis, coordinator of the annual Gift Tree program, was grateful that 96 of the 102 families in need of ...

ALBANY — Two New York lawmakers have submitted legislation to curb mandatory court fees they say are unfair to the poor. Legislation sponsored by Sen....

DEAR HARRIETTE: I am 28 years old, and my parents recently divorced and live separately. My parents have 50-50 custody of my 12- and 14-year-old broth...

Gov. Tom Wolf on Thursday extended a statewide moratorium on foreclosures and evictions until Aug. 31, saying renters need more breathing room in the ...

NEW YORK — Gov. Andrew Cuomo acted constitutionally by temporarily banning evictions because of the coronavirus, a judge ruled Monday. U.S. District J...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Gov. Tom Wolf said Friday he is easing some pandemic restrictions in Philadelphia and the heavily populated suburbs on June 5, ...

ALBANY (TNS ) — New Yorkers who were sexually assaulted as children will have a little more time to take legal action against their alleged abusers. G...

COUDERSPORT, Pa. — The Potter County Sheriff’s Department suspended the issuance of all pistol permits until April 15 following the emergency declarat...