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Local authorities are charging Gates Chili Central School District bus driver Lashonda Griffin with multiple criminal charges after an investigation revealed that she was driving under the influence, with students onboard. The investigation conducted by Gates Police arose after the district contacted authorities citing “unusual activity and an unauthorized stop” …

It’s already hard enough for people to make do in these crazy pandemic times, but it’s also crazy that a Central New York district school has decided to kick out two students who are remotely learning from Missouri. Jeffrey Emmette has a second grader and a fourth grader attending an …

At a hearing over whether Harvey Weinstein should be freed on bail pending an appeal of his rape conviction, Weinstein’s attorney said that he is broke and will likely die if he remains in prison. “Weinstein’s physical and mental condition has deteriorated, I do not think it’s an overstatement to …

While 48 states have welcomed patrons back into indoor movie theaters, those in New York have remained closed since March in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19. Though Governor Andrew Cuomo is trying to protect the state’s residents, movie theater owners are pleading with the governor to allow …

New York’s attorney general is taking steps to ensure that there is increased transparency when it comes to releasing body cam footage. On Sunday, State Attorney General Letitia James announced that her office will begin “proactively” releasing body camera footage anytime an unarmed civilian is killed by police officers effective …

New York City, Portland, Oregon, and Seattle, Washington, have all been labeled “anarchist jurisdictions” by the Justice Department. On Sunday, the Justice Department made the classification, which means the cities are set to lose federal money for failing to control protestors and pledging to defund the police, according to the …

A breakthrough has been made, but the fight is not over. The New York Times reports that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is set to sign a 10-bill package that will expedite criminal justice and police reform bills on Friday. The decision follows a week of votes by Albany lawmakers …

A new illness tied to the coronavirus has claimed the lives of three young children and sickened 73 others in New York, Governor Andrew M. Cuomo confirmed on Saturday. “The illness has taken the lives of three young New Yorkers,” Cuomo said during his daily briefing in Manhattan. “This is …

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has named his wife, Chrilane McCray, as the co-chair for a coronavirus taskforce on racial equality. The group will focus on racial issues that have come to light during the coronavirus pandemic – which has seen black people the most affected. “We’re seeing …

A 57-year-old man has been arrested for attempted rape just ten days after being released from Rikers Island. On April 15, Robert Pondexter was released from Rikers Island in New York as a way to alleviate the mass passing of the coronavirus within the prison. However, Pondexter immediately went back …

A nearly 5-month-old baby girl died of the coronavirus on April 20. The 30-year-old father of the baby is a newly minted FDNY firefighter. During his emotional interview with the New York Post, the firefighter opened up about the dress that he bought her for his FDNY graduation ceremony. She …

-Written [email protected] A recent statewide study conducted in New York, collected 3,000 antibody samples from 40 locations and 19 counties to determine the rate of infection. The results discovered that New York City had an infection rate of 21.2%, making it the highest in the state and showing that 1 …

The spread of the novel coronavirus has forced the country’s fifty states to shut down, with different rules and regulations to help flatten the curve and save lives being taken daily by the deadly virus. In an attempt to help stop the spread in the Big City, Mayor Bill de …

New Yorkers ignored the social-distance regulations on Monday to watch the US Navy hospital ship, USNS pull-up on the west side of Manhattan. NYPD stood by watching as hundreds of people stood shoulder to shoulder, taking pictures of USNS Comfort as it pulled into Pier 90. Some of the onlookers …

New York City has reported its first death of a child due to COVID-19. This death is one of the hundreds of new deaths that occurred Sunday night, bringing the total number of fatalities to 1,218 New York officials said. The age of the child has not been publicly released, …