BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Former Erie County Legislature Chair April Baskin was sworn in Saturday as the state senator for New York’s 63rd district, making her the first Black woman elected to the State ...

The Closter Board of Education, a K-8 district, inaugurated 19-year-old Christina Argenziano, a New York University sophomore ...

Revamping the school aid formula and banning cellphones in schools also will be among the key issues when lawmakers return ...

A porn star paid off by a president, a Big Apple mayor charged with taking bribes, and an alleged assassin some see as a ...

In a city with no shortage of grisly, tragic or depraved crimes, 2024 stood out as a particularly violent year as several disturbing murders shocked even the most jaded New Yorkers for their sheer ...

New York Republican State Sen. Dan Stec of North Country is running for Congress to succeed Rep. Elise Stefanik, who is ...

Judge Analis Torres has now rejected Jay-Z's plea in the lawsuit filed in December 2024. As mentioned earlier, the accuser's ...

Stocks are drifting higher on Wall Street in light trading as U.S. markets reopen following the Christmas holiday.

Prosecutors plan to try the 26-year-old on state charges first, before he faces federal charges in Brian Thompson's death.

Luigi Mangione, the suspect in the fatal shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on a busy sidewalk in Midtown ...