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Woman Gets Postcard Her Late Mom Sent on 1960s Honeymoon, Then More Mail From the Dead
A woman in New York is now receiving mail from the distant past — written by relatives who have since passed away.
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Hundreds of Cockroaches Released During Hearing At New York Court
A courthouse in upstate New York was closed for fumigation Tuesday after hundreds of cockroaches were released during an altercation that broke out at an arraignment, according to court officials.
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Boy Scout Wakes to His Leg in Bear's Jaws While Camping With Troop at NY State Park
“Be Prepared” may be the motto for the Boy Scouts, but a 12-year-old from New York was anything but prepared for the encounter he had while on a recent camping trip, which resulted in his leg in the jaws of a black bear.
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NY Man Burst Into Flames After Taser Used on Him, Police Say
Authorities say an upstate New York man is in grave condition at a hospital after police used a Taser to subdue him and he burst into flames
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3 New York Elementary Schools Ban ‘Squid Game' Costumes After Playground Violence
The show has been rated in the U.S. for mature audiences, meaning that it’s intended for adults and unsuitable for children under 17.
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NY Hospital Won't Deliver Babies After Unvaccinated Staff Quit
An upstate New York hospital will stop delivering babies later this month, in part because of employee resignations over a requirement they be vaccinated against COVID-19
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Rare Photo of Susan B. Anthony Found in Attic Now Headed to Auction
A rare framed photograph of Susan B. Anthony is being auctioned with a starting price of $5,000.
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‘It Lessens My Bills': $500 Universal Basic Income Payments Tested in Upstate NY
Five-hundred-dollar payments were recently sent out to 100 residents in the small towns, rural corners and city blocks of Ulster County in upstate New York
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Two Injured in Helicopter Crash in Upstate New York
According to the federal aviation agency, a McDonnell Douglas 500 helicopter crashed around 9 a.m. Friday.
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Husband of Rochester Mayor Charged in Cocaine Distribution Ring
A mayor in upstate New York whose past year has been marred by protests over police brutality and her indictment in a campaign finance case now faces a new crisis: Her husband is charged with being part of a cocaine distribution ring
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Father Arrested in Abduction of 2 Kids From Upstate NY Foster Home
The father of two children who were forcibly taken from their western New York foster home and later found in Alabama has been arrested in the kidnapping, police announced.
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Remains of Troops Killed in Upstate Military Training Helicopter Crash Recovered
Three National Guard members on a routine training flight were killed Wednesday when their helicopter crashed in a western New York town, an official said.
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Two Children Forcibly Abducted From Foster Home in Upstate NY Found in Alabama
Police have issued an Amber Alert for a missing boy and girl from the Rochester area who they believe were abducted by two men wearing ski masks who broke through a window
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Police Investigate If NY Man Was Grilling Coyote or Dog Outside Home
Officers responded to a complaint of animal cruelty on Jan. 13 and found a man cooking a canine outside a home, town police said, with the man cooperating with officers while telling them it was a coyote
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Police Investigate If NY Man Was Grilling Coyote or Dog Outside Home
Officers responded to a complaint of animal cruelty on Jan. 13 and found a man cooking a canine outside a home, town police said, with the man cooperating with officers while telling them it was a coyote
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Nearly 100 Cats Survive Upstate NY House Fire That Left Some Badly Injured
Nearly 100 cats survived a house fire in an Upstate New York town, according to an animal protection group, although some suffered serious injuries
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Meteor Triggers Sonic Boom, Brilliant Flash Over Upstate NY
Throughout the afternoon, there were 90 reports of a bright white fireball with shades of yellow being seen from Ontario to Virginia, with most reports of the loud boom coming from the Syracuse area.
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Shirtless NY Judge Seen on Video Shoving Police Officer Who Was Handcuffing Wife
The expletive-filled video shows the state Supreme Court justice shouting at the officer who is subduing his wife during an argument with neighbors before he, too, is grabbed by police officers.
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Man Pleads Not Guilty in Death of 80-Year-Old After Mask Spat in NY Bar
A New York bar patron accused of shoving an 80-year-old, who later died, during a confrontation about the need to wear a mask has pleaded not guilty to criminally negligent homicide.
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Steve Barnes, of Cellino & Barnes Law Firm, Dead in Western NY Plane Crash
Personal injury attorney Steve Barnes, whose law firm Cellino & Barnes was known on two coasts for its catchy TV jingle, was killed Friday in a small plane crash in western New York. Barnes, a registered pilot, died along with his niece, Elizabeth Barnes, his former law partner Ross Cellino said in a statement after the crash. “It is with…