Upstate New York

The officer initially said that a group of Black youths had told him off when he asked them why they were on his property at his upstate getaway, and that an exchange of gunfire followed — but he later said that was a lie, and he was reportedly found asleep in the home after a night of heavy drinking

A 36,000-acre tract of lakes and forest in the Adirondacks is on the market for $180 million.

The 21-year-old man accused of stabbing a New York teen to death and posting photos of her bloody corpse has reversed his guilty plea

An upstate New York shopping mall was briefly locked down late Wednesday afternoon as police investigated reports of shots fired at a Foot Locker store, but no injuries were reported in what was described as “an isolated incident”

More than 2 feet of blustery snow has fallen in the the area around Watertown, and another 2 feet is possible through the weekend

A college student was found dead in his home of the flu after a garbled 911 call left rescuers with no means of locating him, authorities said.

The woman’s daughter had cerebral palsy, was in a wheelchair and couldn’t feed herself

The man entered the plea understanding he will get the maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison, and told the judge the teen “didn’t deserve what happened to her”

The parents said their son was the victim of elaborate hazing that forced frat pledges to drink heavily while cycling through seven themed rooms

Police in a New York town say a father shoved and hit a principal with his car while taking his son by force from his elementary school

A New York couple allegedly scammed friends and acquaintances out of more than $750,000 in an investment scheme, using the funds on luxury SUVs, a timeshare and their daughter’s wedding

Police are investigating a Christmas Day crash in suburban Albany that killed a 24-year-old man and injured three others

Severe rain and wind have managed to move a massive iron scow that has been stuck on a rocky perch near Niagara Falls since 1918. For 101 years the dumping scow was considered to be an unmovable landmark ⁠— until it dislodged on Thursday, according to Niagara Parks. The ship, which has deteriorated over the last century, appeared to have...

A ship that has been stuck in the rocks near Niagara Falls since 1918 was loosened by severe storms this past weekend. Officials are taking measures in case the massive ship falls over the falls’ edge.

A 17-year-old girl with a small social media following in upstate New York was killed by a man she’d met recently on Instagram, who then posted photos of her corpse online, police said Monday.

A frantic search for a missing person in the Hudson River in upstate New York has been underway since early afternoon Tuesday. Ida Siegal reports.

Authorities have called off the search for the 1-year-old son of a woman who was found buried on the upstate New York farm where she worked.

A farm worker who admits to burying the body of his girlfriend has been charged with having counterfeit citizenship documents and re-entering the country after twice being deported.

The 30-year-old man whose eviction from his parents’ suburban home drew national attention finally left Friday, hours before a court-ordered deadline, with financial help from right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

The 30-year-old upstate New York man who was evicted from his parents’ home says he’s OK being the punchline of jokes as he prepares to move by the legal deadline.