Henrietta Town Court Judge Jim Piampiano has thrown his hat into the ring for the Monroe County Court election.
Matt Zeller remembers a moment, during a firefight with Taliban forces, when he thought he wouldn’t make it out alive. His Army National Guard unit, which included roughly 12 men, was being ambushed by more than 40 Taliban fighters during a humanitarian relief effort in Afghanistan.
An investigation into a sexual allegation involving a former Robutrad worker and a female county employee may have lead to the uncovering of the theft of thousands of dollars by the Robutrad group.
As the trial for former Monroe County Deputy Executive James Smith begins, County Court Judge Frank P. Geraci is taking steps to make the trial less political.
Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks' Brooks' announcement leaves a clear Republican candidate in Corning Mayor Tom Reed.
With an abrupt resignation followed by at least three different explanations, and charges of both sexual harassment and Democratic Party conspiracies, the twisting tale of now-former Rep. Eric Massa has gone from regional political story to national curiosity.
New York Democratic Rep. Eric Massa, the subject of a harassment complaint by a male staffer, isstepping down from his seat, The Associated Press has learned.
County Republicans are lashing out at a Democratic proposal to shrink the size of the county Legislature by almost half.
Former Congressman Harold Ford Jr. returned to his job as an MSNBC pundit on Tuesday, one day after announcing he wouldn't run for U.S. Senate in New York, and said he would have won the primary but worried that the intraparty battle would have emboldened Republicans.
New York Gov. David Paterson has suspended a close aide and is asking for an investigation by the attorney general after a published report linked the aide to a claim of domestic violence involving a former girlfriend.
The Monroe County Democratic caucus is calling for a reduction in the size of the county Legislature.
“There are only two industries that are exempt from anti-trust laws — the insurance industry and major league baseball. I don’t think the insurance industry needs the same treatment as our national pastime, and their record profits certainly show they’re doing just fine,” stated U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei, D-Syracuse
