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Rochester man and North Carolina man plead guilty in WNY gun‑trafficking conspiracy
The U.S. Attorney’s Office says a Rochester man and a North Carolina man pleaded guilty in a scheme to traffic firearms into Western New York, including a transport that involved a ghost gun; additional co‑defendants remain charged.
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Hochul directs state enforcement, education and potential legislation to blunt ATF firearm rule rollbacks
Governor Hochul announced stepped-up state police inspections of dealers tied to crime guns, an expanded interstate task force, a dealer education campaign and plans to seek a law requiring in-person firearm sales to blunt proposed ATF rollbacks.
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Gillibrand slams Trump administration gun-rule rollbacks, cites more than 500 guns seized in New York
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand criticized the Trump administration's rollback of ATF gun-safety regulations in a July 16 virtual press conference, citing more than 500 guns seized in New York under a federal anti-trafficking law.
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to hold virtual press conference on federal gun-rule rollbacks
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will hold a virtual press conference Thursday to criticize the Trump administration’s rollbacks of ATF gun-safety regulations and to share related prosecution and seizure statistics.
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to Hold Virtual Press Conference Thursday on Gun-Regulation Rollbacks
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will hold a virtual press conference Thursday at 11 a.m. ET to criticize the Trump administration’s rollbacks of ATF gun-safety regulations and to share updated prosecution and gun-seizure statistics tied to the 2022 interstate trafficking ban.
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Rochester man sentenced to 12 years for drug trafficking and firearm discharge
Todd J. Romig, 29, of Rochester has been sentenced to 144 months in federal prison after a conviction on conspiracy to distribute 50+ kg of marijuana and a firearm discharge in furtherance of drug trafficking. Authorities seized roughly 34 lbs at a Monroe Avenue apartment and about 146 lbs in Spencerport.
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Rivera secures $50,000 for school-based health center at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy
Assemblymember Jon Rivera announced $50,000 in state funding to update medical and technology equipment at the school-based health center at Herman Badillo Bilingual Academy, operated by Kaleida Health and Golisano Children’s Hospital.
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What has happened to ‘Cornell 7’ after lawsuit accused them of rape?
A woman accused seven male students at Cornell University of drugging and raping her in October 2024.
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Was Christa Pike’s execution team all women? We investigated
The Tennessee Department of Correction declined to comment when asked who carried out Pike's failed lethal injection.
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Trump cronies’ ‘ill-gotten’ cash still in crosshairs despite pardons: ex-Cruz aide
President Donald Trump's allies can still be forced to give back corruptly gained money despite pardons, according to a former Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) aide.Amanda Carpenter, a writer and editor at Protect Democracy who once served as communications director for the Texas senator, laid out…
