issues in ethics

BUFFALO — A Salamanca man has been arrested for allegedly attempting to produce child pornography and attempting to have sex with a 12-year-old girl, ...

BELMONT — A Belmont man was arrested Thursday on several counts of rape and sexual abuse carrying felony charges. Lorenzo J. Brown, 62, was charged at...

We continue facing an era in state government that will forever be defined by a “no consequences” approach to law and order. And in a state that remai...

SALAMANCA — A Cold Spring man faces several charges after leading officers on a pursuit last week, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office reported Tu...

BUFFALO — A North Carolina man will likely see prison time after admitting to defrauding an Andover firm and others in a COVID-19 pandemic-related sca...

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As a criminal defense attorney for more than 40 years, I am compelled to respond to the piece submitted to the Times Herald by state Sen. Tom O’Mara a...

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OLEAN — A new attorney will handle prosecutions and advising city officials. The Common Council, in a special meeting Tuesday, approved the mayoral ap...

America’s deadliest threat isn’t a foreign army or terrorist cell — it’s a synthetic opioid devastating communities across the nation. Fentanyl is the...

Olean Police New York State Police YORKSHIRE — John A. Henderson, 69, of Tonawanda, was charged at 9:21 p.m. Thursday with first-offense driving while...

Regarding a recent letter to the editor, “Voting for Principles Not for Party,” by Thomas P. Enright in the Oct. 8 edition of the Times Herald, Mr. En...

Republican lawmakers in Western New York are urging constituents to reject what they call “a dangerous constitutional amendment on the ballot” this fa...

“Vote NO on Proposition 1” There is a dangerous constitutional amendment on the ballot this coming Election Day that, in our opinion, is cause for sig...

BELMONT — A Wellsville man was sentenced Monday to four years in state prison followed by five years of post-release supervision for drug crimes commi...

As acting sheriff of Cattaraugus County, Eric Butler said it’s been “super humbling” to see the string of endorsements from law enforcement unions and...

BUFFALO — The U.S. Attorney’s office in Buffalo announced Thursday that an Allegany County man had been charged in connection with the alleged possess...

The Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency, will be holding its semiannual National Pill Take Back ...