New York Gov. Kathy Hochul threatened Tuesday afternoon to deploy the National Guard to state prisons if corrections officers do not end their wildcat strike. Hochul said in a news release that the ...

Numerous corrections officers went on strike Tuesday morning at the Auburn Correctional Facility, joining strikes at other prisons in the state. Several dozen people stood in frigid temperatures in ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — The top federal prosecutor for a large swath of of Upstate New York has left office. The U.S. Attorney for ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Brutal windchills are expected across Central New York through Tuesday morning as a strong winter storm ...

An inmate was found dead Sunday afternoon in his cell in the Oneida County Correctional Facility, officials said. The inmate was identified as Earl Scofield, 51, according to a Monday news release ...

Dozens of cattle died in a barn fire early Sunday morning in eastern Madison County, officials said. The fire was reported at about 2:10 a.m. at the farm at 7752 Water St. in the town of Madison, ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Thousands of people were without power Sunday evening in Onondaga County as a snowstorm struck the region.

Two men employed by a state-funded anti-violence program in Syracuse were arrested Friday on drug charges, prosecutors said. The two men, Cassieum Pitts and Ahmed Abdi, are accused of selling drugs ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — At least nine prison employees will be charged next week in sealed indictments issued by a grand jury in the ...

Robert L. Brooks was getting ready to come home with a new lease on life. While serving out a 12-year prison sentence, Brooks earned his GED and obtained certificates in sign language and horticulture ...

Utica, N.Y. — Utica police are seeking assistance from the public to locate a missing, endangered man. The department is ...

Wampsville, N.Y. — A bird in a backyard poultry flock in Madison County has tested positive for avian flu, officials said ...