criminal law

The governor gets the Legislature to minimize transparency of limited liability corporations as part of the year-end rush to sign or veto legislation....

OLEAN — The city was “very, very busy” in efforts to “refurbish” Olean in 2023, the city’s chief executive reported. In his State of the City address ...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — In the spirit of the season, how about a glass-half-full view of our parlous politics in 2023? Whatever else it was, 2023 was a yea...

CARROLLTON — An Ellicottville man faces multiple charges after reportedly leading police on a high-speed chase across the state line early Tuesday mor...

NIAGARA FALLS (TNS) — Responding to illegal border crossings via the Niagara River has become “a weekly occurrence,” the top Niagara Border Patrol sta...

WASHINGTON (TNS) — My New Year’s resolution 12 months ago was to write fewer columns about Donald Trump. That well-intended goal met the same end as m...

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CUBA — A person was killed Saturday morning in a hit-and-run collision on Route 305, and Cuba town police have charged two men in the case. Cuba polic...

In recent weeks, Congress has stripped a senator of his committee chairmanship pending a bribery investigation, expelled a House member for egregious ...

SMETHPORT, Pa. — The McKean County commissioners in a special meeting Friday approved next year’s budget with no tax increase. “The commissioners work...

January Jan. 4 — Aiello, in 10th year as mayor, delivers State of the City Jan. 4 — YMCA gets variances for Laine Outdoor Center Jan. 4 — Fans give mi...

Beyond the top stories of 2023, many other stories made the headlines. Here's a look at the honorable mentions in our community this past year. The le...

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NEW YORK (AP) — A U.S. citizen living in Egypt sought to join the al Shabaab terrorist organization and wage violent jihad against America and its all...

Buffalo Bills edge rusher Von Miller on Thursday disputed the allegations that he assaulted his pregnant girlfriend, calling them “100 percent false” ...

ALLEGANY — An Allegany man was apprehended Tuesday afternoon by Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office deputies in connection to a reported stabbing on t...

ALLEGANY — An Allegany man was apprehended Tuesday afternoon by Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office deputies in connection to a reported stabbing on t...

WELLSVILLE — A Wellsville woman was arrested on several drug-related charges over the weekend, the Wellsville Police Department reported Tuesday. Grac...