criminal law

NEW YORK — A New York civil rights organization sued the state’s court system Thursday seeking to overturn a law barring people with felony conviction...

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ALBANY — Black and Hispanic people incarcerated in New York state prisons are more likely than white people to face further punishment once they wind ...

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HINSDALE — A Pennsylvania man was jailed after authorities said he attempted to rob the Hinsdale post office. The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office ...

ALBANY (TNS) — A one-year window opens Thursday that will allow individuals who were sexually abused as adults to file previously time-barred claims a...

CENTERVILLE — New York State troopers, Amity, announced Thursday the arrest of a Centerville man on dozens of weapon charges after responding to a rep...

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul delivered one of the most memorable lines of the midterm debates when she said she didn’t know why her Republican opponent,...

MACHIAS — The crash that claimed a Cuba girl’s life over the weekend is still under investigation. The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office said Monday...

BELMONT — Justin A. Freeman of Hume was convicted of one count of attempted menacing a police officer, a class E felony, and sentenced to five years o...

BELMONT — William J. Larson Jr. pleaded guilty in Allegany County Court Monday to the second-degree murder of his mother and manslaughter of his fathe...

BELMONT — Allegany County District Attorney Keith Slep reported several cases were brought before area courts:

NEW YORK (AP) — Salman Rushdie’s agent says the author has lost sight in one eye and the use of a hand as he recovers from an attack from a man who ru...

LOS ANGELES (TNS) — If you want voters to have confidence in the integrity of elections, you won’t get there by pounding the table and fiercely denoun...

BELMONT — The following cases were reported by Allegany County District Attorney Keith Slep.

For years, supporters of Donald Trump have alleged a vast news media conspiracy to cover up the alleged corrupt activities of Hunter Biden, President ...

If pathological optimists still think the UN Human Rights Council cares about human rights, they might want to note events last week. A motion was mad...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general has asked a judge to bar the Trump Organization from selling or transferring assets without court approval...