criminal law

Salamanca Police Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office — Dustin J. King, 31, of Steamburg, was charged at 4 a.m. M New York State Police — A one-vehicle...

ROCHESTER — Attorneys for the five children of Daniel Prude , a Black man who died after being restrained by police during a drug and mental health ep...

OLEAN — An Olean man faces felony drug charges after allegedly being found in possession of heroin, the Olean Police Department announced Thursday. Jo...

GREAT VALLEY — Poor weather conditions resulted in a multi-vehicle pile-up on Interstate 86 Monday evening. The accident resulted in the closure of th...

Former President Barack Obama promised to close the prison on the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay nearly 12 years ago, but the notorious facility that wil...

Olean Police New York State Police Pennsylvania State Police — A one-vehicle accident was reported at 5:24 p.m. Monday on Route 219 near Route 59. Set...

{child_byline}By BRENDAN J. LYONS Times Union {/child_byline} ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo could face criminal exposure for a former aide’s all...

When Yuh-Line Niou first arrived in Albany to work as a legislative aide in 2013, lawmakers grabbed her buttocks, suggested she and her boss were "a h...

NIAGARA FALLS (TNS) — The son ofNiagara CountySheriffMichael Filicettihas been arrested on drunken driving charges. The arrest came early Sunday morni...

Olean Police Salamanca Police Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office New York State Police — A one-vehicle accident was reported at 1:04 a.m. Sunday on S...

BUFFALO (AP) — A woman charged with fleeing the United States for Nicaragua with her daughter rather than share custody with her former same-sex partn...

BOLIVAR — A Bolivar man faces a charge of possessing child pornography, the New York State Police announced Thursday. John D. Mead, 35, was charged at...

CERES, Pa. — A Little Genesee, N.Y., man faces felony charges that he assaulted two women in a Ceres incident on Feb. 21. Skyler J. Hess, 18, of 8346 ...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — There is an old saying, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” This year, the New York state Legislature is considering a ...

OLEAN — Three Olean residents face animal abuse charges, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday. Duane A. Lampe, 29, Tonia L. Lampe...

Police officers shown on body camera video holding Daniel Prude down naked and handcuffe d on a city street last winter until he stopped breathing wil...

Olean Police Salamanca Police Wellsville Police Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office New York State Police — Kyle D. Giardini, 21, of Olean, was charge...

BUFFALO — Buffalo protester Martin Gugino is suing the city, its police department, and its mayor after charges were dropped against two cops who shov...