ALBANY — New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin resigned Tuesday in the wake of his arrest in a federal corruption investigation, Gov. Kathy Hochul said, creating a political crisis for her seven months after she selected Benjamin as a partner to make a fresh start in an office already rocked by ...

NEW YORK (AP) — New York Lt. Gov. Brian Benjamin, whose seven months in that role has been overshadowed by probes into a previous campaign, was arrested Tuesday, April 12 in a federal corruption investigation. The U.S. Attorney's office said Benjamin was arrested on charges of bribery, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress voted overwhelmingly Thursday to suspend normal trade relations with Russia and ban the importation of its oil, ratcheting up the U.S. response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine amid reports of atrocities. House action came after the Senate approved the two ...

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-Schuylerville, criticized legislation that passed the House late last week to decriminalize marijuana at the federal level. “The soft-on-crime approach to this legislation would incentivize bad actors and transnational criminal organizations to flood our ...

CARTHAGE — The local man running for the Republican nomination to Congress against Rep. Elise M. Stefanik has dropped out of the race after he allegedly broke petitioning rules. Lonny W. Koons’ announcement that he was suspending his congressional campaign came within an hour after the ...

SARANAC LAKE — It was an emotional village board meeting in Saranac Lake on Monday night, where village staff and residents said goodbye to three members of the village board — Mayor Clyde Rabideau, Manager John Sweeney and Trustee Melinda Little. The auditorium of the Harrietstown Town ...