More than 15,000 people work as correction officers in prisons around New York State. For decades, those jobs have been some of the most sought-after in law enforcement, offering good pay and long-term benefits.
But the prison landscape in New York is changing. Fewer people are incarcerated, ...
The anniversary of Daniel Prude’s death after a 2020 encounter with Rochester police has prompted a renewed push for legislation to change how New Yorkers in the throes of a mental-health or substance-abuse crisis are treated.
Lawmakers proposed a bill named for Prude in 2021 that would ...
ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul this week reminded drivers that New York’s Move Over Law will soon be expanded to include all vehicles, which will improve highway safety for everyone.
Starting Wednesday, March 27, drivers will be required to take precautions, including slowing down and ...
NEW YORK — Elected officials and the Empire State Local News Coalition, a statewide advocacy group of more than 150 local news outlets, rallied at the New York State Capitol on Wednesday in support of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act.
The “industry-saving bill,” sponsored by ...
HAMBURG, N.Y. — The owner of an alligator recently seized by conservation officers in New York is fighting for its return, saying the reptile he named Albert and has shared a home with for more than three decades is a gentle giant that’s no danger to anyone.
Officers a week ago met Tony ...
The complete shrouding of our sun by the moon has mesmerized humanity for millennia — a moment in time when skies darken and stillness creeps in.
It’s spellbinding not only for the lucky ones in the path of total darkness, but also those on the fringes of the moon’s shadow getting a ...