ALBANY – A panel of judges declined to appoint John Sarcone III, the interim U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York, it announced Monday, casting doubt on if he will serve as the district’s chief federal law enforcement officer. “The Board of Judges of the United States District Court for the Northern District…
The U.S. has closed its southern border again to livestock imports, saying a flesh-eating parasite has moved further north in Mexico than previously reported. What You Need To Know Due to a northward spread of a flesh-eating parasite in Mexico, the U.S. has once again closed its southern border to livestock imports Mexico’s president was…
ALBANY, N.Y. – A man from El Salvador admitted Thursday to threatening U.S. Attorney John Sarcone with a knife outside the Hilton Albany hotel. A judge sentenced him to 90 days in the Albany County jail. Saul Morales-Garcia, 40, pleaded guilty to second-degree menacing and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon in a case that stems…
The man who allegedly threatened U.S. Attorney John Sarcone III with a knife in Albany last week will no longer be charged with attempted murder after the Albany County district attorney said he reviewed video footage from the incident. Saul Morales-Garcia will instead face second-degree menacing and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon charges, county DA…
DALLAS — A U.S. Postal Service letter carrier died in Dallas this weekend, a union representative confirmed to Spectrum News. National Association of Letter Carriers President Kimetra Lewis said the worker died on Saturday, but they are still waiting for the cause of death. An autopsy has been done. When asked whether the Postal Service…
A man was arrested Tuesday night for threatening the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of New York with a knife. Albany County sheriff’s deputies arrested 40-year-old Saul Morales-Garcia in downtown Albany after receiving a call “regarding a suspect who had threatened to kill a victim with a knife in the area of 40 Lodge…
White House border czar Tom Homan will be in Rochester on Tuesday. Homan said during a White House briefing Monday morning that he’ll be in town to visit the Rochester Police Locust Club. His visit follows his public criticism of Rochester City Hall and its sanctuary city policy following a traffic stop last month by the U.S….
Egg prices in Hawaii have risen sharply in the first quarter of 2025, with the cost of local and mainland eggs in Honolulu now nearly on par. However, Hawaii continues to face egg prices that are almost double the national average. What You Need To Know The price of local eggs has risen by 20%…
Leaders from the state Correction Officers and Police Benevolent Association (NYSCOPBA) came out Wednesday appearing to feel isolated from its members and the state as the wildcat strike its members are partaking in hit its 17th day. Executive Vice President Matt Keough acknowleged that members at this point do not trust union leadership. “Have we acted in…
WAKE COUNTY — After nearly a year on the run, Alder Alfonso Marin-Sotelo has been extradited back to the United States following his arrest by Mexican authorities in May 2023, officials said. Marin-Sotelo is accused of killing Wake County Deputy Ned Byrd on Aug. 11, 2022. He faces charges for first-degree murder. In a statement posted to…