Convicted abusers must register within 10 days under the new law, which joins a patchwork of county registries across New York.

Christopher Vignogna says he was joking. A judge has already barred him from owning a gun.

William Ubiles, 34, faces an animal cruelty charge after troopers say he used a shock collar on his dog in Savannah, New York.

A pedestrian died Tuesday night near Clay Avenue, the second fatal Lake Avenue crossing in just over a week.

Dylan Daniell allegedly texted an agent hours later, calling his warning “a promise.” A detention hearing looms Thursday.

Rufus Hall faces attempted rape and strangulation charges after a Sept. 5 attack behind a Lyons business.

Tyler Castner, now 20, must register as a sex offender after a Yates County court sentencing. A protective order also covers the minor.

Lewis County confirms a rabid raccoon in West Turin as officials urge pet vaccinations ahead of the next clinic.

Crews pulled the unresponsive driver from the wreckage on South Street before she died at Wynn Hospital.

Richard Leo stabbed Daniel Fiero to death about a month after Fiero gave him food and shelter. Fiero's family calls it a hate crime.

Two teen girls were also charged after Tyrel Campbell allegedly fled across railroad tracks and into Centertown Parking Garage.

A Cayuga County jury took just 54 minutes to convict Anthony Crawford before his sentencing in Auburn.

The rider was trying to pass a tractor-trailer on County Route 57 when his motorcycle hit a crossing pickup, troopers say.