Thruway Construction Projects Start In Western, Eastern NY
The Thruway Authority says construction projects totaling $56 million are starting in western and eastern New York.
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2 NY Inmates Charged With Sending Threatening Letters To DA
Two convicted rapists have been indicted on charges of mailing white powder with letters threatening to blow up a western New York district attorney's office.
Events Planned To Celebrate New York's Maple Season
Nearly 200 locations are hosting events over the next month celebrating maple season in New York.
Ex-head Of County Social Services Guilty Of Sex Assault
A former upstate New York county official has been convicted of sexually assaulting a woman he supervised.
New York Teenager Sentenced In Step-Grandfather's Death
An 18-year-old girl has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison for her part in the beating and stabbing death of her step-grandfather in his western New York home.
Western NY To Treat Opioid Overdoses As Crime Scenes
Authorities in western New York have a new an initiative to track opioid overdoses and treat them as crime scenes.
Winter Storm Blamed For At Least 3 Upstate New York Deaths
A winter storm that delivered heavy snow and biting cold was blamed Thursday for at least three deaths and possibly a fourth, that of a homeless man whose frozen body was found in a suburban Buffalo bus shelter.
Erie County Bans Smoking In Cars With Children Inside
Smoking is now banned inside cars with kids in a western New York county, adding to similar prohibitions in a couple of other places in the state.
Man Charged With Fatally Shooting His 57-Year-Old Mother
Authorities in Buffalo say a 38-year-old man has been charged with killing his 57-year-old mother.
Teen Guilty In Stabbing, Beating Death Of Step-Grandfather
An 18-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to murder for helping to beat and stab her step-grandfather to death inside his home.