Patrick Lakamp

A federal judge has allowed a student not vaccinated for whooping cough to go back to class at Starpoint Middle School as her parents press a First Amendment retaliation case against school and district officials.

The man charged with setting the Old Pink bar on fire in June is back in the custody after a reported violation at an inpatient treatment facility.

Four years after storming the Capitol, a Jan. 6 protester facing charges seeks permission to attend President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration.

Convicted strip club owner will have to wait for media interview while he is behind bars because of concerns for protected witnesses.

An Amherst company's former accountant admits to stealing $440,395 through fake invoices.

Lairon Graham was sentenced a year ago to 22 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute fentanyl and four counts of sex trafficking by force or coercion. In his last days in office, President Biden reduced Graham's sentence from 22 years to 12½ years.

An Amherst man pleaded guilty Thursday in federal court to stealing $584,884 from Jericho Road Ministries while working as a senior grants accountant for the nonprofit.

A Capitol rioter from Amherst thanked Trump for his prison release but Jan. 6 pardons have come with pushback from judges dismissing charges for other defendants.

U.S. Attorney Trini Ross and Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph M. Tripi speak with reporters about the verdict in the Joseph Bongiovanni case.

Where Your Story Lives A former waiter from the New York City area faces a narcotics charge after a federal investigation indicated he trafficked pain pills using several post offices in Western New York.