criminal law

Parole has been denied for Paul Morrisroe, the Marshburg man convicted of homicide by vehicle for the June 2015 hit-and-run death of Dakota Heinaman i...

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OLEAN, N.Y. — A longtime Olean restaurateur faces multiple charges connected with an alleged case of welfare fraud, the Cattaraugus County Sheriff’s O...

A new set of criminal charges has been filed in Potter County against Oswayo Valley School District Superintendent Jed Hamberger. The charges allege t...

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — No charges have been filed, and Von Miller said Thursday that he considers the case of him allegedly assaulting his pregnant gi...

LITTLE VALLEY, N.Y. — County lawmakers have condemned the New York State Board of Parole, Gov. Kathy Hochul and other state officials for their role i...

SMETHPORT — The McKean County District Attorney’s office has taken on an experienced attorney as a part-time assistant prosecutor — Greg Henry. At Tue...

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A Bradford contractor has been accused by the state police of bilking an Eldred customer out of $5,185.81. Christopher Kirk, 39, is charged with recei...

COUDERSPORT — A 10-day trial in October has been scheduled for two women charged in the 2020 torture and murder of Joshua Ramos, 19, in Potter County....

Did Shane Hvizdzak voluntarily speak to FBI agents at his residence on June 17, 2020, or was it an interrogation without him having been informed of h...

ERIE — A St. Marys resident has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Erie for violating federal firearms laws, U.S. Attorney Eric G. Olshan announ...

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Bradford police tased a New York man who led officers on a foot pursuit through the city Wednesday evening. According to the criminal complaint, a Bra...

McKean County District Attorney Stephanie Vettenburg-Shaffer updated the community regarding a Port Allegany incident widely shared this week on socia...

In 1966, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Miranda vs. Arizona that criminal defendants were entitled to say nothing so as to not incriminate themselves...

A star Penn State football player charged with assault after a scuffle with a tow truck driver — one that left the man with a rib fracture — was accep...

EMPORIUM — Former Cameron County school teacher and coach Larry McGraw entered a guilty plea this week to charges of child pornography. McGraw, 74, of...

SMETHPORT — A Port Allegany man waived a preliminary hearing Thursday in McKean County Central Court on 75 felony counts relating to child pornography...

SMETHPORT — A Kane man waived a preliminary hearing on a charge of statutory sexual assault at Central Court on Thursday. William A. Brunt, 19, of Daw...