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Toddler, 4 others thrown from Amish buggy in crash with drunken driver in Upstate NY, cops say
One passenger, a 2-year-old girl, is in critical condition. → Read More
Can you bring a gun to the zoo? On a bus? Syracuse judge eagerly rewrites NY firearms law
U.S. Judge Glenn Suddaby is at the center of an effort to define gun rights after the U.S. Supreme Court tossed New York's law. → Read More
CNY engineer to get blockbuster retrial in wife’s murder after lawyer’s $126,500 swindle
Ramesh "Remy" Ramsaran's first murder trial was a salacious, made-for-TV drama of a love triangle gone awry. Now his conviction is tossed. → Read More
NY’s gun law remains in effect as battle ensues over Syracuse judge’s decision to strike it down
The Second Court of the U.S. Court of Appeals preserved the law while considering a Syracuse judge's order striking it down. → Read More
Federal judge: Released video of murdered Bianca Devins is child porn, but flawed lawsuit must be tossed
U.S. District Judge Glenn Suddaby ruled Devins' estate was unable to sue Oneida County over release. → Read More
Syracuse federal judge remains skeptical of NY gun law as he considers whether to quash it
U.S. District Judge Glenn Suddaby has already said he finds parts of the state's new gun-control law unconstitutional. → Read More
Rural NY judge boasted about whipping out gun on Black man in court, judicial watchdog finds
A Washington County justice didn't think he'd done anything wrong for years, the commission found. → Read More
Judge: State can’t close Syracuse adoption agency turning away gay couples over Christian beliefs
A federal court ruled that New Hope Family Services had a First Amendment right not to comply with state's anti-discrimination law. → Read More
How man sentenced to 20 years to life for CNY murder was let out and, police say, killed again
Cody Backus, 37, is now accused of fatally beating an 82-year-old man in Fulton who died Monday. → Read More
Syracuse man’s actions have killed 2 men over 30 years. He’s avoided murder convictions both times
Timothy Benack is going back to prison for 12 years in the death of a man on the city's North Side. → Read More
Will your New York marijuana conviction be expunged? The simple numbers to know
Once all the dust settles, most people - estimated at 150,000 people - will have their pot convictions tossed automatically. → Read More
4 ways smoking pot can still cause you trouble in New York state
Federal law still prohibits marijuana use, so users need to avoid any activities that require federal oversight and there are lots. → Read More
Syracuse prosecutor Carla Freedman nominated, poised to become U.S. Attorney in Upstate region
U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY) announced today she would nominate the Syracuse native for the job. → Read More
With courts shutdown over, why is Robert Neulander’s murder retrial delayed another year?
Robert Neulander's murder conviction was overturned in 2018. Now, his retrial has been delayed until October 2021. → Read More
How do I get a contact tracing job in NY? Work from home in coronavirus battle
A small army of coronavirus tracers will be needed immediately as the state begins to reopen amid the pandemic. → Read More
Schumer: ‘Ridiculously easy’ to curb Syracuse’s spike in untraceable ‘ghost guns’ (List of crimes)
U.S. Senator Charles Schumer stopped by the Onondaga County District Attorney's Office to call for a crackdown on 'ghost guns.' → Read More
Marijuana in New York no longer a crime, but still illegal: What you need to know
On Monday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed a law decriminalizing marijuana in New York state. Here's what that means and what you should know before smoking a joint. → Read More
Lawyer: Teen murder witness could be held in solitary confinement until July trial
Zinya Corley is considered a material witness in the murder trial against her mother's husband, Vernon Brockington. But after she took off weeks before his trial, she is now being held with $25,000 cash or $50,000 bond bail. → Read More
Judge praises 30-year-old son's legal research, boots him from parents' house anyway
Michael Rotondo will be required to leave his parent's house, a judge ruled today. → Read More
Police: How Syracuse University student was stopped while planning mass shooting
Xiaoteng Zhan was deported back to China last month. → Read More