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Students at DeWitt Middle School in Ithaca walked out of classes into a cold and snowy morning. They walked out to remember those killed at Columbine 19 years ago today. On March 14, nearly the entire school body walked out. Today, it was only a small group.
STATE IMPACT PENNSYLVANIA – Authorities are searching for explosives that were stolen last weekend from an Atlantic Sunrise Pipeline worksite in Lancaster County.
ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Members of MetroJustice and the Out Alliance are calling for the end of what they say is a discriminatory legal defense. Gay or Trans panic is a legal defense in New York and most states. After a violent crime, defendants can argue that the discovery of a victim’s sexual orientation or gender identity sparked a panic that caused them to react with violence.
BUFFALO, NY (WBFO) – This week marks National Crime Victims Week and the Erie County District Attorney is marking the occasion to spotlight the assistance available to crime victims through his office’s Victim/Witness Bureau.
A bill that would extend the statute of limitations for victims of child sexual abuse was not part of the New York State budget approved this month.
Police said they received calls about a man pointing a gun at people on the street in Brooklyn. The man was reportedly well known in the area as “mentally ill but generally harmless.”
ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) – Advocates for survivors of domestic violence and supporters of stricter gun control are applauding passage of a new measure included in the new budget for New York State.
Our series takes a global look at the problem: why women are ending up in prison, what it’s like for them inside and how activists are fighting to keep people out.
The Diocese of Syracuse just started a program to compensate people who were abused by clergy when they were kids. Right now, it’s only open to cases the diocese knows about already. However, other dioceses in New York with similar programs eventually opened them up to new allegations. Syracuse isn’t sure if it will.
ALBANY, NY (WSKG) – A long time Capitol reporter was arrested for talking on the phone in the State Senate lobby. New York Daily News reporter Ken Lovett was released without charges after Governor Andrew Cuomo intervened.
Charges of involuntary manslaughter against fraternity brothers were cast aside, but hazing charges are allowed to proceed.