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The Department of Justice sued New York state in June, claiming its Protect Our Court Act is hampering ICE detention efforts. But in an amicus brief filed Tuesday, 20 district attorneys – Democrat and Republican, from New York to Erie County, and many rural counties in between – argued that the law is critical to their prosecutions.

On Sunday, Independent Living of the Genesee Region held its first-ever parking lot party in Batavia to bring the community together and raise money to support people with disabilities in the area.

The state mix-up had let over 100 dispensaries too close to schools to open, and another 44 applicants in limbo. But officials have vowed to cure the error.

Gov. Kathy Hochul is still ahead of her likely Republican opponent in next year’s gubernatorial election, but that lead is narrower than it was at the start of the summer, a new Siena poll found.

A pending bill would direct the State Police to develop a policy for employees involved in incidents causing the serious physical injury or death of others.

A strange spectacle continues to drift along the Erie Canal this week. WXXI's Noelle Evans joined the Flotsam River Circus as they puttered along the waterway that connects the Great Lakes with the Atlantic Ocean.

The first New York State Mesonet site — in Schuylerville — is celebrating its 10th anniversary.

New York would be the third state to ban or curtail anonymous reports — if the governor signs it into law.

The Comptroller’s Office attributed the state’s worsening financial picture to a slowing economy, spending growth and “drastic” reductions in federal spending.

A federal court hearing was held to bring the state Department of Health closer to settling a case filed by Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program users who believe their rights were violated.