abuse

As Child Abuse Awareness Month winds down, Cattaraugus County Social Services Commissioner Anthony Turano reflected on the department’s 2020 challenge...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County lawmakers voted unanimously Wednesday to strengthen its five-year-old Animal Abuser Registry Law. Legislators voted...

(Editor’s note: Although Chuck’s column focuses on the decrease of officials in New York State, this problem has also plagued the PIAA and District 9 ...

ELLICOTTVILLE — An Ellicottville priest has been suspended by the Catholic Diocese of Buffalo for an allegation of abuse. Buffalo Bishop Richard J. Ma...

OLEAN — Cattaraugus County’s animal abuse registry saw a small change Wednesday, with officials hoping to keep farm animals out of potentially abusive...

In New York state, convicted felons are prohibited from possessing firearms. A new bill negotiated by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and state legislators along...

Lexi was horribly bullied in school. The abuse she endured was so bad she sought to numb her senses through drug use, and eventually attempted to take...

The growing problem of opioid abuse hit home for Mariah Syktich when her older brother, Josh Wells, died from a heroin overdose last year. Despite her...

The growing epidemic of heroin abuse is not limited to America’s large cities. The Armstrong-Indiana area has it's own issues, too. But there are solu...

As more baby boomers enter retirement age, the number of older adults in the U.S. is surging — and so are the chances for some of those seniors to suf...