State News

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- The National Transportation Safety Board's probe of a fatal limousine crash in upstate New York has not yet identified a cause, according to a preliminary report released Monday, after weeks of wrangling between federal inspectors and a local prosecutor over access to physical...

NEW ROCHELLE, NY (1010 WINS) -- A vigil was held in New Rochelle on Thursday night, for Valerie Reyes, whose body was found in a suitcase in Greenwich, Connecticut. RELATED: Woman's body, bound at feet and hands, found in suitcase on Conn. Roadside | Conn. police continue probe into body found in...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Molestation victims are urging New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to quickly sign into law the Child Victims Act, which would extend the statute of limitations so victims have more time to seek criminal charges or sue their abusers.State lawmakers passed the bill last week and now...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo is defending New York's new state abortion law after it was criticized by President Donald Trump during Tuesday's State of the Union address. In an op-ed published Wednesday in The New York Times, the Democratic governor also pushed back against Trump's call...

NEW YORK (AP) -- For people in the U.S. illegally, speaking up about missing wages can come at a big cost: deportation. Authorities and activists say that since President Donald Trump's 2016 election they've seen an increase in reports of dodgy bosses threatening to call federal immigration agents...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- An offshore drilling ban for New York's waters has been approved by the Democrat-controlled state Legislature. The Senate easily approved the measure Tuesday, a day after the legislation passed in the Assembly. The bill now goes to Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who supports the...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- The case of one of three men accused of plotting to attack an upstate New York Muslim community is headed to a grand jury. The three men appearing in town court Tuesday in suburban Rochester are accused of planning to attack the rural community of Islamberg with explosives...