A verdict could come as early as June 29 in the case of a Johnson City man accused of setting a revenge arson fire at an apartment house on Floral Avenue in 2015 that killed 4 and 3 year old brothers.
Sentencing is scheduled for a western New York teenager who has pleaded guilty in connection with a tire recycling plant fire that killed his friend soon after the victim made a desperate cellphone call for help.
Authorities say a 19-year-old man being held in a Pennsylvania jail faces a dozen arson charges for fires he set in two western New York communities last month.
A Hudson Valley man has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for the beating death of an 81-year-old woman during a break-in seeking drug money.