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Manhole Fire Spews Acrid Smoke for an Hour
A smoking manhole fire spewed a foul-smelling grayish haze into the air on the Upper West Side for at least an hour Friday morning, freaking out the neighborhood. Erica Byfield reports.
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New York Man Refuses to Lower Nazi Flag Flying at Home, Says it's ‘Distress Call'
A central New York man has been asked to remove a Nazi flag on his property.
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Suspended Syracuse Fraternity: Offensive Video Was ‘Satirical Sketch'
A fraternity suspended at Syracuse University over an offensive video said in an apologetic statement on Friday that the activities were intended as a “satirical sketch” depicting an uneducated, intolerant person.
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Protesters Want Syracuse University to Release Racist, Sexist Fraternity Video
Protesters at Syracuse University have demanded that the school release video showing racist and sexist behavior by members of a now-suspended fraternity.
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Binghamton University Student Pleads Not Guilty to Murder in Freshman's Stabbing Death
A Binghamton University student has pleaded not guilty to murder in the stabbing death of a 19-year-old freshman in a college dorm.
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Student Pleads Not Guilty to Murder in Binghamton Death
A Binghamton University student has pleaded not guilty to murder in the stabbing death of a 19-year-old freshman in a college dorm. Rana Novini reports.
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NY College Student in Custody in Freshman's Stabbing Death: Police
After a daylong search by multiple police agencies, a Binghamton University student was taken into custody as a suspect in the stabbing death of a 19-year-old freshman, police said Monday.
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Student Stabbed to Death at NY College
A student from Westchester County was stabbed to death at Binghamton University. Ida Siegal reports.
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More Than 100 Animals Living in Squalid Conditions Rescued From NY Farm: Police
Authorities in New York have rescued over 100 neglected animals from a farm.
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Upstate New York Police Department Arrests Winter, Issues Warrant for Punxsutawney Phil
An upstate New York police department fed up with lingering cold weather has placed winter under arrest.
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New York Man Hit Girl With Screwdriver, Forced Hot Sauce Into Her Mouth
A New York man has admitted striking a 10-year-old girl with a screwdriver, dragging her behind a vehicle with a rope and forcing hot sauce into her duct tape-covered mouth.
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Skier Lost in New York Found Alive 6 Days Later, 2,900 Miles Away in California
It’s still not clear how a 49-year-old skier whose disappearance sparked a massive search on a snowy New York mountainside showed up a week later, nearly 3,000 miles away, in California, confused and in ski clothes.
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Police Dog in NY Chokes to Death on Ball
A police dog in northern New York has died during a training exercise.
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Sex Ed Group Compared Girl's Virginity to Chewing Gum: Report
A New York school district will no longer invite an outside group to give sex education talks after a presenter from the group compared a girl’s virginity to chewing gum.
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New York Mets Buying Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs
The New York Mets are buying the Triple-A Syracuse Chiefs as they work toward centering more of their minor league baseball operations in their home state.
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Parole Denied for Prison Tailor Who Helped 2 Killers Escape
Parole has been denied to prison tailor Joyce Mitchell, who was sweet-talked into providing hacksaw blades, chisels and other tools that two killers used in a prison break that’s the subject of a Showtime miniseries being filmed in the region where it happened.
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Paralyzed Woman in Wheelchair Falls Asleep While Fishing, Drives Into River
Former Mayor Rudy Giuliani tells NBC 4 New York he is “doing well” after undergoing emergency knee surgery following a fall over the weekend.
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Convict With Escape Plan: Guards Let Him Repair Prison Locks
A prison inmate serving a life sentence for his parents’ slayings said guards at a maximum-security New York state prison allowed him to fix locks inside the facility before an elaborate escape plan he developed was uncovered two years ago. In an interview with The Post-Standard, Gordon “Woody” Mower told the Syracuse newspaper that guards at the Auburn Correctional Facility…
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Inmate Planned to Escape Maximum-Security Prison by Being Buried Alive
An inmate at a maximum-security prison claimed he repeatedly practiced a daring escape plan involving a coffin-like box hidden under tons of sawdust and that guards never noticed what he was up to.
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I-Team Exclusive: NY Prison Worker Who Helped 2 Killers Escape Begs for Clemency
The upstate New York prison guard who was sentenced to up to seven years in prison for her role in helping two convicted murderers escape from a maximum-security lockup is pleading for clemency in a handwritten letter obtained exclusively by NBC 4 New York. Jonathan Dienst reports.