Attorney General Letitia James

It remains to be seen how exactly the first opioid settlement dollars will be divided among programs in Western New York. But the initial payments by big pharma, announced this week by State Attorney General Letitia James, are seen as a critical step towards restoring lives ruined by the highly addictive drugs. WBFO spoke to a Western New Yorker who was just one of many who became caught up in the opioid epidemic.

A bill before Governor Andrew Cuomo would create a lockbox for anticipated opioid drug manufacturer settlement funds.

New York State Attorney Letitia James introduced a proposal Friday that would reform criminal justice by updating and tightening the rules on when police…

The New York State Attorney General announced Friday that her office's Special Investigations and Prosecutions Unit found insufficient evidence to…

New York State Attorney General Letitia James joined Attorney Generals from Massachusetts, Virginia and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau in filing…

The Trump administration agreed to rescind new visa rules for international college students it announced last week during court proceedings on Tuesday.…

Funding for body-worn cameras has been delivered to some local police departments. In Buffalo on Friday, New York Attorney General Letitia James presented…