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ALBANY — New York's attorney general appointed a special prosecutor Thursday to investigate the death of a man who was beaten by guards at a state pri...

OLEAN — An Olean man faces multiple felony charges, including for rape, the Olean Police Department reported. Jon S. Vancleaf, 44, of 644 S. Union St....

The last of the three defendants charged in the 2020 murder of Joshua Ramos in Potter County has been sentenced to at least 22 years in state prison. ...

ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed the latest version of a bill to expand the state's wrongful death statute, marking the third time she has reject...

WASHINGTON(TNS) — PresidentJoe Bidenannounced Monday that he was commuting the sentences of 37 out of 40 federal death-row inmates to life in prison w...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York's governor has ordered more than a dozen prison staffers to be fired over the fatal beating of an inmate earlier this month. ...

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This month, we witnessed a targeted assassination on New York City’s streets. It was a heinous act and the reaction has been equally alarming. In norm...

SALAMANCA — In conducting its final regular meeting of 2024, Salamanca Common Council took care of many routine business items before the end of the c...

President-elect Donald Trump ran his presidential campaign on the promise of deporting tens of millions of illegal immigrants. While Trump and his aid...

NEW YORK (TNS) — New York is a beacon for equality and justice for all; however, when a loved one dies due to another’s negligence, New York serves no...

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ALBANY (TNS) — A state Supreme Court judge blocked a lawsuit seeking to stop a state law that would ban the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits at pet stor...

Texas has sued a New York doctor for prescribing abortion pills to a woman near Dallas, launching one of the first challenges in the U.S. to shield la...

Violence in state prisons has reached another record high, and there are no signs this growing crisis will slow down anytime soon. Inmate-on-inmate as...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Portville woman was among 39 Americans receiving pardons from President Joe Biden, who is also commuting the sentences of roughly ...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — ASyracusecity court judge’s refusal to marry a same-sex couple appears to be a first inNew York state. The stateCommission on Judicia...