Boy, 6, among 3 dead after Amtrak train hits truck in upstate NY
NEW YORK — A child was among the three people killed when a passenger train collided with a pickup truck, authorities said. A northbound Amtrak train collided with a Dodge truck Friday night in North Tonawanda, New York, a small town on the Niagara River between Niagara Falls and Buffalo, police said. North Tonawanda Police […]
Upstate NY mom kept toddler locked in homemade cage as photos reveal the stomach-turning conditions: police
An upstate New York mother locked her 2-year-old son in a filthy homemade cage and refused to take him to the doctor after he allegedly fell down the stairs, state police said Thursday. Naesha Lumpkin, 24, who is facing child endangerment charges after officers made a shocking discovery inside her Buffalo home in February, suffered […]
Upstate NY DA Sandra Doorley was stressed from work before cursing out cop over speeding ticket
An upstate New York district attorney who came under fire for punching a police officer after he was pulled over for speeding apologized on Monday, blaming his on-camera rant on stress at work. Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Dawley has come under fire last week after police body camera footage was released showing her brazen […]
Upstate NY pols want DA Sandra Doorley investigated by AG James after hostile traffic stop
A hostile upstate New York district attorney who was caught on body camera footage after trying to pull a police officer over for speeding may soon have more to worry about than local authorities. The Rochester City Council wants a national investigation into Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Dawley’s belligerent conduct and sent a letter […]
Biden faces resistance to timing of upstate New York visit after officers killed in shootout
Rep. Brandon Williams (R-NY) is requesting President Joe Biden delay his planned trip to Syracuse, New York, as law enforcement officers in the area are reeling from the deaths of two police officers. Biden is visiting upstate New York on Thursday to tout the CHIPS and Science Act, among other stops in the Empire State. […]
Authorities take 750-pound alligator from upstate New York home
Authorities removed a 750-pound alligator from a home in upstate New York last week, authorities announced Friday. The New York State Department of Environmental Protection writes: in a Facebook post Authorities announced on March 13 that they had seized a 750-pound alligator from a private residence in Hamburg, New York. The department noted that the […]
11-foot alligator seized from pool at upstate New York home
A sick alligator has been seized from a home in upstate New York where it had been illegally kept, state officials said. Conservation Police seized a 750-pound, 11-foot-long alligator Wednesday from a Hamburg home south of Buffalo. Florida man bitten by alligator in Everglades National Park says he ‘wouldn’t be here’ without God The state […]
Upstate lifer Kathy Hochul reveals ‘I live in Manhattan’
Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to be a part of that. “I live in Manhattan,” the lifelong upper-class resident delivered a geographical bombshell Sunday while ranting about Big Apple traffic and reckless e-bikers and cyclists. . Mr. Hochul, who owns a home on Buffalo’s waterfront, also rents an apartment in Midtown East, near his office on […]