criminal law

ALBANY — New York tops the nation in the amount of fines and fees levied by the state and local governments, with more than $1.4 billion collected in ...

Good for Gov. Kathy Hochul for pushing at least one significant step toward fixing the state’s disastrous bail reforms — yet there’s a ton more to fix...

There’s nothing white supremacy can’t do. It is supposedly so pervasive and powerful that it can cause Black men to sign up to serve as police officer...

From a dog that’s more like a cat and a woodchuck to helping out those overseas, from a triple-digit win for St. Bonas to a new vision for JCC, here’s...

NEW YORK — An Islamic extremist who killed eight people with a speeding truck in a 2017 rampage on a popular New York City bike path was convicted Thu...

ALFRED — For the first time, the Alfred State Police Academy will offer the Division of Criminal Justice Services Basic Course for Peace Officer. The ...

BELMONT — Allegany County District Attorney Keith Slep announced Wednesday that a grand jury indicted Joseph R. Geertgens of the town of Amity on the ...

A Kane, Pa., woman was found guilty Tuesday by a federal judge of felony and misdemeanor charges for her actions during the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. ...

ALBANY — Republicans in the State Legislature want to roll back criminal justice reforms of the past few years, saying the results have been a disastr...

BELMONT — A Wellsville man faces seven years in state prison for arson after his sentencing in Allegany County Court. Brandon Short was sentenced last...

The family of a student who died from alcohol poisoning while pledging a fraternity will receive nearly $3 million from Bowling Green (Ohio) State Uni...

From rising crime in the city to thousands left without heat due to a gas shortage, from sounding off on the end of the Vietnam War to the Clinton sex...

SMETHPORT, Pa. — A Shinglehouse man faces a state prison term of at least 9 years and 7 months and up to 19 years and 8 months for drug and insurance ...

ALBANY (TNS) — New York, we’re told, has embarked on a grand plan to embrace recreational marijuana, a supposed turn away from the “Just Say No” polic...

Salamanca Police Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office — A 14-year-old Cattaraugus resident was charged at 8:30 p.m. Jan. 14 with fourth-degree criminal...

SMETHPORT — A Bradford man was sentenced to state prison for kidnapping and other crimes committed in December 2021. Caleb Crenshaw, 28, formerly of 8...

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ALBANY (TNS) — Former Lt. Gov. Brian A. Benjamin is attempting to mount a public comeback after leaving office in April following his indictment on an...