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STAFF REPORTS WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today called on leaders of the Senate and House Appropriations Committees to provide $60 million for the Nonprofit Security Grant Program…
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER, N.Y. — In today’s world, religious violence has become unfortunately common. Nazareth College’s Hickey Center of Interfaith Studies and Dialogue (CISD) will host international scholars for the…
STAFF REPORTS LACKAWANNA, N.Y. — Arafat M. Nagi, 47, of Lackawanna, New York, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, to be followed by 15 years of supervised release, for…
WASHINGTON – Emanuel L. Lutchman, 26, of Rochester, who was convicted of conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), was sentenced to…
Terrorism is nothing new, according to Clairissa Breen, assistant professor of criminal justice and a certified master anti-terrorism specialist. “Modern terrorism began in the 1800s, and its goal is simply…
ALBANY — State Sen. Rob Ortt has been appointed as a member of the Senate Majority Task Force on Counterterrorism and Public Protection. Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan announced the…
ROCHESTER — The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office arrested a 19-year-old from Fairport on felony charges of making a terrorist threat. Deputies have arrested Kyle Gorden after an investigation by the…
ROCHESTER — A 26-year-old Rochester man pleaded guilty on Friday to conspiracy to provide material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) for his role in…