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Recent statements put out by our elected representatives have left me feeling disheartened, as it seems that our representatives in Albany are upset t...

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A tentative agreement has been reached to end a wildcat strike that has disrupted the state's prison system for more than a week — causing Gov. Kathy ...

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SMETHPORT — Shackled and escorted by at least six members of law enforcement, Brian Austin Kuchinka was arraigned Monday afternoon for the shooting de...

COXSACKIE — A 61-year-old inmate died over the weekend at one of the New York prisons where National Guard troops were deployed to replace corrections...

SMETHPORT, Pa. — McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reported Sunday that homicide charges have been filed in the investigati...

OLEAN — A Salamanca woman faces felony charges related to alleged welfare fraud, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office reported Thursday. Jordyn B. ...

MAYVILLE — The New Jersey man on trial in the 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie declined to testify in his defense Thursday as his lawyers rested...

UTICA (AP) — Six New York prison workers have been indicted for second-degree murder in the beating death of an inmate who was handcuffed, while four ...

SMETHPORT, Pa. — An Olean, N.Y., man pleaded guilty to and was sentenced for a firearms violation in McKean County Court. Ronald Billingsley, 36, was ...

ALLEN — Three Allegany County residents face multiple charges related to alleged animal abuse, the New York State Police reported Monday. Taylor M. Gr...

With a new Republican presidential administration in place, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York Trini E. Ross has been preparing for he...

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

OLEAN —The African American Center for Cultural Development is hosting events to mark Black History Month. On Sunday at 2 p.m., the documentary "13th"...

MAYVILLE — Salman Rushdie was so stunned when a masked man started to stab him on a stage in western New York that the acclaimed author didn't even tr...