New York State Department Department of Correctional and Community Supervision reported Saturday evening an agreement has been reached in the wildcat strikes taking place at 32 facilities. In an email, DOCCS said the parties reached a mutual pact that will return staff to work on Monday at ...

A Celoron man is facing multiple child pornography charges. U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Jose Perez, 40, with attempted production of child pornography and possession of child pornography, which carry a mandatory ...

New York corrections officials implored striking prison guards on Thursday to take a last-chance deal to return to work without repercussions, over the objections of their union leaders. Daniel Martuscello, commissioner of the state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision, said ...

DUNKIRK — Quick work from the Dunkirk Fire Department on Thursday evening prevented a fire originating in the laundry room of a Dunkirk home from becoming a much bigger problem. “It looks like we caught it early,” said a City of Dunkirk firefighter on the scene. The City of Dunkirk ...

Striking continues at 32 state correctional facilities almost one week after a resolution that included a temporary suspension of the HALT Act was announced by the New York State Corrections Officers and Police Benevolent Association. A spokesman for the state Department of Correctional and ...

The Dunkirk Police Benevolent Association and the city government will meet with an arbitrator April 8 over a list of grievances from the union. The news came out Tuesday at a Common Council meeting, with PBA President John Arns criticizing Mayor Kate Wdowiasz. “The mayor’s refusal to ...