Investigative Post

Assembly Member Jonathan Rivera’s victory Tuesday in the primary for the 61st District state Senate seat throws Erie County Democrats — already split over...

Wence Valentin of the United Auto Workers leads the room in chants celebrating wins by Adam Bojak and Jonathan Rivera in the...

William Hager. Photo: The Hager family. Nearly three years after a homeless veteran died in an Erie County jail by water intoxication, a state oversight...

Members of the Charter Revision Commission. Photo by Joshua Thermidor. There’s an old joke on Hollywood movie sets: Anything that gets messed up can be...

More than three months after his death, U.S. Customs and Border Protection has confirmed that the agency is conducting an investigation into the death...

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