A Seneca County man was sentenced to 15 years in prison on child pornography charges. Christopher Eberhardt, 34, of Ovid, who was convicted of distribution, receipt, and possession of child pornography, also must serve 15 years of post-release supervision. Eberhardt ...

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A federal judge has refused to declare that land now owned by the Cayuga Indian Nation in Seneca County does not constitute a reservation, which prevents the county from collecting property taxes. The Cayugas have refused to pay taxes on ...

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ONONDAGA — A Seneca County Sheriff’s deputy accidentally shot himself while holstering his gun at a central New York juvenile center. The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office said the incident happened at the Hillbrook Juvenile Detention Center in the town of ...

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Construction on a proposed $425 million Seneca County casino project is stopped for now in the wake of an appeals court decision vacating approvals by the Tyre Town Board. In a statement issued Monday, Thomas C. Wilmot Sr., director of ...

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Supreme Court, Seneca County – Zoning – Article 78 – Standing – Interpretation of Local Law   Lemmon v. Seneca Meadows 48606 Judge Falvey   Background: The petitioners commenced an article 78 proceeding seeking to annul a 2014 resolution and ...

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Seneca County can levy property taxes on land owned by the Cayuga Indian Nation, but has no legal means of collecting them. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday agreed the tribe has federal sovereign immunity ...

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Spear Point Energy, a Colorado-based solar project developer, is about to flip the switch on a municipal solar project for the Seneca County Law Enforcement Center in Romulus. The project will save the county more than $1 million on its ...

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Seneca County cannot foreclose on tax-delinquent properties owned by the Cayuga Indian Nation. U.S. District Court Judge Charles J. Siragusa on Monday granted a preliminary injunction to the Cayuga nation, saying it had demonstrated the foreclosure actions are barred from ...

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The wait continues. A federal judge Thursday reserved decision in a request by the Cayuga Indian Nation of New York to stop Seneca County from foreclosing on some of its properties.

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Vita Traver, 70, of Seneca Falls, has pleaded guilty before U.S. District Court Judge David B. Larimer to theft of government money. She faces up to 10 years in prison, a $250,000 fine or both.

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A hearing is being rescheduled in a federal case being brought by the Cayuga Indian Nation against Seneca County. The hearing, seeking an injunction to stop the county from foreclosing on Nation properties ...

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The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request by Seneca and Cayuga counties to hear a case involving a tax dispute with the Cayuga Indian Nation of New York.

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