Steven Brill of NewsGuard discusses the perils of platforms and services that pay no heed to the accuracy of what they produce.

The entrance to the UB Poetry Collection. Photo by Mylien Lai | The Spectrum. This story was produced in partnership with The Spectrum, the independent student newspaper of the University at Buffalo, ...

Four of the 10 highest-paid government employees in the region are Erie County Sheriff's officers, according to a new Empire Center report.

City of Buffalo voters will find 11 proposed revisions to the city's charter on their ballot this year. Here's what each one means.

A pit containing radioactive waste under the house at 789 Upper Mountain Road in Lewiston. Photo: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. Two years ago Philip Palmeri sued the company he believed ...

Mainstream media is in trouble. Newspapers and television stations are losing staff and audience and scaling back coverage. Democracy is suffering as a result. Investigative Post Editor Jim Heaney ...

NewsGuard reviews and rates news websites for their credibility and transparency. It’s akin to a Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval for journalism, informing news consumers of the trustworthiness of ...

Agents tackle and taser Ramon Pablo-Vivanco in North Tonawanda. Video recorded by Diego Chavez. North Tonawanda police worked alongside U.S. Border Patrol agents last week in the arrest of three ...

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. Photo: Arthur ...

This story was originally published by ProPublica and contains videos and descriptions of violent arrests. Video illustration: ProPublica. Experts have long warned that immigration dragnets and the ...