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Local News
Spokane fans quizzed about NY
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| Spokane is 2,700 miles away. So Andrew Catalon is trying to recruit local help to cheer on the Siena Saints. He hit the street to see what the locals know about team and New York... |
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Journals published after teen's death
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| A year after Troy teenager Amanda Perrotta died of a little known disease, her private journals are published in a new book... |
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Former congressman to challenge Gillibrand
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| A former congressman from Westchester County is the latest to seek the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Kirsten Gillibrand... |
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Saratoga prisoner found dead
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| Police in Saratoga Springs are trying to figure out what caused the death of a prisoner in the city lock-up Thursday morning... |
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Gov says he leaked scandal details
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 Gov. Paterson says he was the first person to reveal to the media a conversation he had with the woman at the center of a domestic violence scandal involving one of his aides... |
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Report: Levy to seek GOP nomination for governor
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| Democrat Steve Levy says he is planning to announce that he will seek the Republican nomination for governor... |
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NY fines TruGreen lawn care $500K
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 TruGreen lawn care is being fined $500,000 by New York environmental officials for the misapplication of pesticides and filing inaccurate records... |
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Woman says Raucci targeted her
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 Threats and sticks of dynamite. It was all part of the gripping testimony heard Thursday at the Steven Raucci trial... |
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Clean energy initiative launched in Albany
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| A new incubator program is being created at the University at Albany’s College of Nanoscale Science to jumpstart companies focused on clean energy... |
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Saratoga Springs police seek car in pedestrian hit-and-run
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| Photo: Post-Star | Saratoga Springs police are investigating an apparent hit-and-run that occurred early this morning on Henry Street... |
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Rally tries to sway Murphy on health care reform
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 Rep. Scott Murphy voted against the first version of the health care reform, but he has not said which way he will vote this time... |
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Lawmakers call for state police reform
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| Leaders in both parties say there is too much political influence on state police leadership. Now there is a drive underway to give the state police superintendent much more independence... |
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Bill would bring harsher penalty for strangulation
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| A Fort Ann woman says she was nearly strangled to death by her former fiancé, but he isn't facing serious charges. A proposed law Tuesday could change that... |
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Deputies save man from suicide
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| Two Rensselaer County sheriff's deputies are being credited with saving a life. While serving an eviction notice, then found a man trying to kill himself... |
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Gov.'s press aide quits in scandal
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Gov. David Paterson's press secretary on Wednesday became the fourth top staffer to quit amid dual scandals...
 Paterson breaks silence on top aide's accuser
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Governor starts delaying tax refund payments
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| Gov. David Paterson is delaying state income tax refunds by about two weeks for hundreds of thousands of New Yorkers... |
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Rally for racing staged at Capitol
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| A rally to keep Saratoga's gem alive was held at the state Capitol. Two different groups lobbied the state to say New York is on the verge of becoming an also-ran in the horse racing game... |
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Paterson breaks silence on top aide's accuser
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 In his first direct denial of the accusation, Gov. Paterson says he didn't try to persuade a woman to drop a domestic violence complaint against one of his top aides... |
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Church cell tower angers parents
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| There's a fight brewing in a Loudonville neighborhood over a plan to put up a cell tower on the grounds of a church. The disagreement is whether the transmissions from it would pose a health risk... |
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Mumps at Plattsburgh
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| Three mumps cases at SUNY Plattsburgh cause state to hold immunization clinics. |
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Protesters ask "Y" close
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 Members rally Tuesday night to try and save the Washington Ave. YMCA in Albany. |
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Key Bank held up in Albany
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 Police in Albany are looking for a bank robber. They say a man walked into the Key Bank on Colvin Avenue , handed the teller a note and demanded money... |
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Witness says Raucci 'terrorized' him
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 Tuesday was an emotional day of testimony at the Steven Raucci trial in Schenectady. The jury heard from a man who says Raucci left an explosive device on his car... |
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Heat bring back Hasbrouck
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| The Miami Heat have completed the signing of former Siena player Kenny Hasbrouck, who will be on the roster for Tuesday night's game against San Antonio... |
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State to consolidate inmate housing units to save money
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 The state prison system plans to temporarily shut down 22 inmate housing units at 17 prisons to save money without cutting jobs... |
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House to vote on Hudson River park study
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 Rep. Maurice Hinchey says the House will vote on his bill authorizing a study of whether the Hudson River Valley should become a unit of the National Park system... |
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NY to allow medical decisions without proxies
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 New York Gov. David Paterson signed a bill into law that will give family, guardians or partners the power to make medical decisions for incapacitated patients - even if the patient never signed paperwork detailing their wishes... |
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Police fault distracted driver for crash
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| State police say sun glare and driver distraction were factors in a four-car pileup on I-787 Tuesday morning... |
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Hiker found dead in Greene County
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| A hiker has been found dead after a weekend trip to the Black Head Mountain region of Hensonville in Greene County... |
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Saratoga uncertainty hurts business
