violence

AMITY — Five Allegany County residents face charges of assault related to an incident earlier this month, the New York State Police reported Wednesday...

The Allegany County Sheriff's Office stands with the men and women of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS). ...

CANANDAIGUA — Seven people accused of killing a 24-year-old man in Upstate New York subjected the victim to weeks of torture that included sexual assa...

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Michael DiGiacomo is serving as interim U.S. Attorney for the Western District of New York, having been appointed by Attorney General Pamela Bondi. Di...

Recent statements put out by our elected representatives have left me feeling disheartened, as it seems that our representatives in Albany are upset t...

OLEAN — An Olean man is recovering in a Buffalo hospital after being shot by New York State Police after he reportedly pointed a BB pistol at troopers...

SMETHPORT — Shackled and escorted by at least six members of law enforcement, Brian Austin Kuchinka was arraigned Monday afternoon for the shooting de...

SMETHPORT, Pa. — McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer reported Sunday that homicide charges have been filed in the investigati...

UTICA (AP) — Six New York prison workers have been indicted for second-degree murder in the beating death of an inmate who was handcuffed, while four ...

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is sponsoring legislation to raise the minimum age to purchase military-style semiautomatic rifles and high-capacity ammu...

My military service saw my allegiance to six different presidents over almost 40 years in uniform. I didn’t always agree with them or align with any p...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Yankees legend Mariano Rivera and his wife are accused in a lawsuit of failing to protect a young girl who was sexually abuse...

OLEAN —Acclaimed author and activist Rivera Sun will discuss her work in literature and peacebuilding at the Olean Public Library at 4 p.m. Wednesday....

NEW ORLEANS — The U.S. Army veteran who drove a pickup truck into a crowd of New Year's revelers acted alone, the FBI said Thursday, reversing its pos...

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....

NEW YORK — A man fatally beaten in a New York prison this month was repeatedly pummeled by correction officers while in handcuffs, struck in the chest...

NEW YORK (AP) — The man accused of lighting a woman on fire on a New York City subway and fanning the flames as she burned to death made his first app...