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State lawmakers representing Cattaraugus and Allegany counties agreed Tuesday that the $229 billion state budget they were in the process of voting on...

BELMONT — Four people were recognized for their services to crime victims and law enforcement at the 23rd Annual Crime Victims Awards and recognition ...

On Monday, the Senate and Assembly each passed a fifth extender for the New York state budget, which by law must be approved and signed by the governo...

HEBRON (TNS) — It is futile to seek a reason for the killing of Kaylin Gillis. Something so senseless and unspeakable defies explanation and logic. Sh...

Sometimes a single statistic makes it obvious that a public policy has been an utter failure. Just look at New York City. The Big Apple is experiencin...

Someone knocks on the wrong door. An SUV pulls into the wrong driveway. A teen tries to get into the wrong car. A group of kids let a basketball roll ...

ALBANY (TNS) — The number of motorists charged with driving under the influence of narcotics, including marijuana, has risen steadily over the past fi...

On May 18, 2018, the New York Daily News took this stance: It was long past time to allow taxed and regulated marijuana sales here. On Thursday, April...

When Kaylin Gillis and her friends took a wrong turn into an Upstate New York driveway last weekend, they couldn't have known the property was owned b...

ALBANY — Two bills sponsored by Assemblyman Joseph Giglio to strengthen protections for domestic violence victims were considered in the Codes Committ...

BELMONT — A Friendship man pleaded guilty Monday to a felony connected to a home invasion. Roy W. Austin pleaded guilty to first-degree burglary, a cl...

ELLICOTTVILLE — Cattaraugus-Allegany BOCES recently announced its Career and Technical Education High Honor and Honor rolls for the third quarter from...

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NEW YORK — Two men were arrested Monday on charges that they helped establish a secret police station in New York City on behalf of the Chinese govern...

From the end of the North End oil rush to integrating local baseball, from the savings from flood control to a “wake-up call” for downtown, here’s a l...

ONONDAGA (TNS) — A bill introduced by state Sen. John Mannion would add harsher penalties for reporting false active shootings at schools. Reporting f...

The explosion of illegal marijuana shops across the five boroughs has nearly killed New York’s nascent legal cannabis market before it can even learn ...

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