Over the past 30 years, at least nine formerly Catholic properties in Buffalo have been sold for new uses by Muslims, who have also purchased former Protestant churches.

A state lawmaker from Buffalo is sponsoring legislation to make Erie County its own judicial district and send seven other Western New York counties into a newly created "15th Judicial District." ...

A Lee Enterprises investigation found most states fail to protect vulnerable women and few law enforcement agencies punish the owners of the businesses, let alone go after their support networks.

Mohsen Mahdawi, who led protests against Israel’s war in Gaza at Columbia, spent 16 days in a state prison before a judge ordered him released.