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Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said Friday that he will not seek reelection for a fourth term that would begin next January. He has been investigating former President Donald Trump’s finances, and the Supreme Court last month cleared the way for the prosecutor’s office to receive Trump’s tax returns and other financial records. “Representing the People of New York during this pivotal era for our city and our justice system has been the privilege of a lifetime,” the 66-year-old Vance said. Cyrus Vance Jr., who has been Manhattan’s district attorney since 2010, said Fri...

ITHACA, NY -- Police are investigating a “suspicious death” after a body was found on the afternoon of March 12. The statement by Ithaca Police Department contained no details, aside

ALBANY — The Assembly Judiciary Committee will begin an impeachment investigation against Gov. Andrew Cuomo after city police contacted executive officials over a new accusation that the governor sexually assaulted an unnamed aide. A current female aide alleges Cuomo aggressively groped her in the Governor’s Mansion last year after she was summoned to the residence to help fix a technical error with the governor’s cell phone, according to a Wednesday report in the Albany Times Union. The staff member, whose identity was not disclosed, claims she and the governor were alone in C...

Embroiled in two scandals related to nursing home data and sexual harassment, Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to face growing calls to resign. State Assemblywoman Anna Kelles, D-Ithaca, released a statement expressing support for an investigation State Attorney General Letitia James is leading into Cuomo's conduct.  Referring to a New York Times article that states Cuomo aides concealed the number of nursing home deaths by rewriting a report, Kelles released a statement touching on the governor's actions. "I am deeply troubled and angered by the most recent information that has come to li...