NEW YORK — President-elect Donald Trump’s lawyers formally asked a judge Monday to throw out his hush money criminal conviction, arguing that continuing the case would present unconstitutional “disruptions to the institution of the Presidency.” In a filing made public Tuesday, ...

ORCHARD PARK — Snow continued to fall Monday around parts of the Great Lakes region, where storm-weary residents who have plowed and shoveled for days faced the prospect of even greater accumulations. Lake-effect snow continued to fall on parts of western New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio ...

Penalties have been increased for religious-targeted harassment in New York, as Gov. Kathleen C. Hochul signed a raft of new legislation regarding crime into law last Tuesday. In one bill signed into effect Tuesday, it will now be considered an act of aggravated harassment to forcibly ...

LOWVILLE — Heavy snowfall and numbing temperatures kept parts of the U.S. in a deep freeze Sunday as the Thanksgiving holiday weekend drew to a close. Some snowmobilers and skiers reveled in the wintry conditions, while flinty fans prepared for the NFL game in Buffalo. In the remote ...

BUFFALO — Black Friday was giving way to a white weekend in parts of New York state, with the first big snow of the season threatening to bury towns along lakes Erie and Ontario during a hectic holiday travel and shopping weekend. As flakes began flying Friday, forecasters warned 4 to 6 ...

ALBANY — The state Department of Environmental Conservation Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar announced proposed changes to the regulations for Real Property Tax Law Section 480a — also known as Forest Tax Law — on Friday, Nov. 20 The DEC claims the overhaul of the 50-year-old regulations ...