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NY Woman Raped After Botched Police Response to Get $200K
The assailant, Abdul Trowell, was later arrested and convicted of rape and kidnapping. He is serving a sentence of up to 15 years.
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Judge in Still-Undecided NY House Race Plans to Soon Rule on 1,100 Challenged Ballots
Claudia Tenney, a Republican, had a 29-vote lead over the incumbent Democrat Rep. Anthony Brindisi entering the new year, but a ruling on the challenged ballots will likely determine the winner of the last undecided U.S. House race
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NY Officials Seize 2,500 Pounds of Marijuana In Large Same-Day Drug Busts at Border
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in northern New York discovered more than 1,545 pounds in an incoming truck reportedly carrying used reels, while officers north of Buffalo found 936 pounds in a shipment manifested as phone accessories
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NY National Guard Releases Names of 3 Officers Killed in Tragic Helicopter Accident
The New York National Guard released the identities of three service members killed in a helicopter training accident on Friday, a day after their bodies were recovered and transported by police and fire escort from the crash site. The victims include Chief Warrant Officer Steven Skoda, a 35-year veteran of the Army and the New York Amy National Guard. He…
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Remains of Troops Killed in Upstate Military Training Helicopter Crash Recovered
Three National Guard members on a routine training flight were killed Wednesday when their helicopter crashed in a western New York town, an official said.
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Two Children Forcibly Abducted From Foster Home in Upstate NY Found in Alabama
Police have issued an Amber Alert for a missing boy and girl from the Rochester area who they believe were abducted by two men wearing ski masks who broke through a window
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Police Investigate If NY Man Was Grilling Coyote or Dog Outside Home
Officers responded to a complaint of animal cruelty on Jan. 13 and found a man cooking a canine outside a home, town police said, with the man cooperating with officers while telling them it was a coyote
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Nearly 100 Cats Survive Upstate NY House Fire That Left Some Badly Injured
Nearly 100 cats survived a house fire in an Upstate New York town, according to an animal protection group, although some suffered serious injuries
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NY Town Official Resigns After Seen in Photos Taken at Capitol During Riot
A member of a New York town’s zoning board resigned after she was seen in photos taken at the U.S. Capitol on the day extremists, conspiracy theorists and supporters of the president stormed it
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Teen Daughter, Boyfriend Charged in Shooting Death of Mom in Upstate NY
The teenage Arizona residents were visiting the girl’s mother in Monroe County over the holidays when they were stopped for speeding, where police found a gun and say ballistics analysis indicates it was used in the killing
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Teen Student Pilot Averts Disaster With Quick-Thinking While Landing in NY
The teen was piloting a Cessna 172-model plane alone when she crash landed in order to avoid a set of power lines, her father said
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Upstate NY Police Officer Charged in Death of Man Slammed on Hospital Floor
A police officer in upstate New York has been charged with assault in the death last year of a mental health detainee who went limp and unresponsive after the officer allegedly pressed a foot on the man’s neck area and slammed his head onto a hospital floor
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Upstate NY Man Pleads Guilty to Death of 6-Month-Old Who Overdosed While in His Care
The infant ingested methamphetamine while in the care of the 39-year-old man, who was the child’s legal guardian
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Midday Fireball, Boom From Meteor Light Up the Sky in Upstate NY
Throughout the afternoon, there were 90 reports of a bright white fireball with shades of yellow being seen from Ontario to Virginia, with most reports of the loud boom coming from the Syracuse area.
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Upstate NY Mayor, Ex-Police Chief Arrested on Drug Charges
The mayor and former police chief of a northern New York town was arrested on drug charges after an undercover drug operation, authorities said. Timmy Currier, the mayor of Massena, threw a gram of crack cocaine out of his car window before his arrest Tuesday, the St. Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release. The sheriff’s office...
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Upstate NY County Finds 55 Uncounted Ballots, Keeping Tight House Race Up in the Air
Chenango County informed a state judge it had discovered 55 ballots cast during the state’s early voting period in the ultra-tight race between U.S. Rep. Anthony Brindisi and his Republican challenger, former U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney
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NY Police Officer Suspended for Racist Remarks Caught on Camera Against Black People
A police officer in New York state has been suspended without pay after a body camera recorded him calling Black people “the worst race,” adding an expletive for emphasis
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Amish Teen Killed After Horse-Drawn Buggy Rear-Ended by SUV in Upstate New York
The 17-year-old was ejected from the buggy and landed on the shoulder of the road after being struck from behind by an SUV, also driven by a teenager
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Two of the Biggest Upstate NY Universities Switch to Remote Learning As Virus Surges
The University at Albany switched to fully remote learning Tuesday, while Syracuse said it would immediately suspend all in-person events sponsored by school or student organizations and move classes online next Monday
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Upstate NY Man Convicted of Killing Wife, Dumping Her Body
A jury found an upstate New York man accused of fatally shooting his wife and putting her body in a dumpster guilty Thursday. An Oneida County jury deliberated for about two hours before finding 48-year-old Jason D’Avolio of Rome guilty of second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse. Prosecutors argued D’Avolio shot his wife, Kerrilee D’Avolio, in the...
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NY Police Find 2 Kilos of Cocaine Hidden Inside Boxes Of Lucky Charms During Traffic Stop
Police said that man driving in upstate New York was found during a traffic stop to have two kilograms of cocaine hidden inside two boxes of children’s cereal
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Dead Animal, Brick With a Name Left at NY Congressman's House
An upstate New York congressman says he and his family were threatened with a dead animal and a brick bearing a family member’s name at his home in Corning
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Shirtless NY Judge Seen on Video Shoving Police Officer Who Was Handcuffing Wife
The expletive-filled video shows the state Supreme Court justice shouting at the officer who is subduing his wife during an argument with neighbors before he, too, is grabbed by police officers.
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Wrongful Arrest of Upstate NY Man Leads to Protests and Injury
The wrongful arrest of a New York man has led to protests and injury at Rochester’s Public Safety Building. According to a statement from the Rochester Police Department, Nicholas Wilt, 50, was arrested Tuesday due to an apparent clerical error that indicated Wilt was supposed to appear in court on Sept. 22, the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reported. Wilt was…
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Man Pleads Not Guilty in Death of 80-Year-Old After Mask Spat in NY Bar
A New York bar patron accused of shoving an 80-year-old, who later died, during a confrontation about the need to wear a mask has pleaded not guilty to criminally negligent homicide.
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NY Grandparents Kidnapped, Held for Ransom of $3.5 Million — Or 50 Kilograms of Cocaine
A group of drug dealers intent on recovering 50 kilograms of cocaine kidnapped an associate’s grandparents from their home in northern New York, ferried them across the Canadian border through a tribal reservation, and held them hostage for two nights until police staged a rescue, U.S. authorities said
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Coronavirus Cases Send Classes Online at SUNY Cortland Campus
In a statement, the president of SUNY Cortland said the campus would remain open and students living there would continue to do so, but would be doing classwork remotely
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NTSB Urged to Send Investigator to Steve Barnes Plane Crash Site
Two members of Congress from New York called on the National Transportation Safety Board to reverse its decision not to send an investigator to the scene of a small plane crash that killed a prominent attorney and his niece. Reps. Brian Higgins, a Democrat, and Chris Jacobs, a Republican, called it “extremely concerning” that coronavirus protocols would keep the NTSB…
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Steve Barnes, of Cellino & Barnes Law Firm, Dead in Western NY Plane Crash
Personal injury attorney Steve Barnes, whose law firm Cellino & Barnes was known on two coasts for its catchy TV jingle, was killed Friday in a small plane crash in western New York. Barnes, a registered pilot, died along with his niece, Elizabeth Barnes, his former law partner Ross Cellino said in a statement after the crash. “It is with…
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Four People Face Charges After Allegedly Holding NY Couple Hostage In Quebec
Four people face charges after a couple from northern New York was held hostage in the Quebec city of Magog, Canadian authorities said
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Suspect Arrested In Drive-By Shooting That Killed 11-Year-Old Boy in Upstate NY
Authorities on Thursday arrested a 20-year-man in connection with a drive-by shooting that killed an 11-year-old boy in Troy earlier this month. Police in the upstate New York town identified the suspect as Jahquay Brown, and said he was facing a murder charge. He had an arraignment on Thursday afternoon and was in custody, but no information on any attorney…
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NY Deputy's Gun Accidentally Fires in Diner, Injures 2: State Police
State police say an upstate New York police deputy’s gun accidentally discharged in a restaurant and injured two people
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‘Finally Over': DNA Brings Arrest in Upstate NY Teen's 1984 Rape, Killing
The suspect, who did not know the victim or the victim’s family, moved to Florida shortly after the killing of the 14-year-old on the evening of Thanksgiving in 1984
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Drunk Woman Arrested 106th Time After Repeatedly Calling NY Police for Hours
A woman in upstate New York was arrested after drunkenly calling a police department and emergency responders, tying up phone lines for hours, according to police
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Drunk Woman Arrested After Repeatedly Calling NY Police for Hours
A woman in upstate New York was arrested after drunkenly calling a police department and emergency responders, tying up phone lines for hours, according to police
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Fire That Torched Through Rachael Ray's Upstate NY House Began in Chimney
A fire that tore through celebrity chef Rachael Ray’s upstate New York home started in a fireplace chimney, state officials said Friday.
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MAGA Hat Cake Sparks Controversy and Protests at New York Bakery
More than 125 people, including both Black Lives Matter protesters and counterprotesters in support of the bakery, came out in response to a cake made to resemble a Make America Great Again hat that was posted on social media in July
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Off-Duty Upstate NY Cop's 911 Call About Black Youth, Gunshots Sparks Concerns
The officer initially said that a group of Black youths had told him off when he asked them why they were on his property at his upstate getaway, and that an exchange of gunfire followed — but he later said that was a lie, and he was reportedly found asleep in the home after a night of heavy drinking
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Social Distancing Galore: 36,000 Acres in NY's Adirondacks Up For Sale at $180 Million
A 36,000-acre tract of lakes and forest in the Adirondacks is on the market for $180 million.
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NY Man Who Posted Photos of Murdered Teen Online Reverses Guilty Plea
The 21-year-old man accused of stabbing a New York teen to death and posting photos of her bloody corpse has reversed his guilty plea
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Upstate NY Mall Locked Down After Shots Fired at Store Inside
An upstate New York shopping mall was briefly locked down late Wednesday afternoon as police investigated reports of shots fired at a Foot Locker store, but no injuries were reported in what was described as “an isolated incident”
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Where's the Snow? Apparently in Upstate NY, Which May See 4 Feet By End of Weekend
More than 2 feet of blustery snow has fallen in the the area around Watertown, and another 2 feet is possible through the weekend
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NY College Student Found Dead in Home From Flu After Garbled 911 Call
A college student was found dead in his home of the flu after a garbled 911 call left rescuers with no means of locating him, authorities said.
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Upstate NY Mother Gets 15 Years in Prison for Letting Disabled Daughter, 10, Starve
The woman’s daughter had cerebral palsy, was in a wheelchair and couldn’t feed herself
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Man Accused of Killing NY Teen, Posting Photos Online Pleads Guilty
The man entered the plea understanding he will get the maximum sentence of 25 years to life in prison, and told the judge the teen “didn’t deserve what happened to her”
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Parents of Cornell Student Found Dead in Gorge Blame University For Hazing: Lawsuit
The parents said their son was the victim of elaborate hazing that forced frat pledges to drink heavily while cycling through seven themed rooms
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Upstate NY Father Hits Principal With Car, Takes Son ‘By Force' From School: Police
Police in a New York town say a father shoved and hit a principal with his car while taking his son by force from his elementary school
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NY Couple Sentenced for Scamming Friends, Investors Out of $760K
A New York couple allegedly scammed friends and acquaintances out of more than $750,000 in an investment scheme, using the funds on luxury SUVs, a timeshare and their daughter’s wedding
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Christmas Day Crash Kills One, Injures Three in Upstate NY
Police are investigating a Christmas Day crash in suburban Albany that killed a 24-year-old man and injured three others
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Massive Ship Stuck in Niagara Falls Rocks for Over a Century Could Plunge Off Edge
Severe rain and wind have managed to move a massive iron scow that has been stuck on a rocky perch near Niagara Falls since 1918. For 101 years the dumping scow was considered to be an unmovable landmark — until it dislodged on Thursday, according to Niagara Parks. The ship, which has deteriorated over the last century, appeared to have...
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Authorities Call Off Missing Boy Search in Upstate New York After Lack of Leads
Authorities have called off the search for the 1-year-old son of a woman who was found buried on the upstate New York farm where she worked.
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Boyfriend Faces Immigration Charges After Woman's Body Found
A farm worker who admits to burying the body of his girlfriend has been charged with having counterfeit citizenship documents and re-entering the country after twice being deported.
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30-Year-Old Son Finally Moves Out of NY Home, With Help of Conspiracy Theorist Alex Jones
The 30-year-old man whose eviction from his parents’ suburban home drew national attention finally left Friday, hours before a court-ordered deadline, with financial help from right-wing radio host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.
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NY Man Evicted From Parents' Home Calls 911 on Person Who Called Him a ‘Loser'
The 30-year-old upstate New York man who was evicted from his parents’ home says he’s OK being the punchline of jokes as he prepares to move by the legal deadline.
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Judge Evicts 30-Year-Old Son Who Won't Move Out of His New York Parents' Home
In a real-life case of “Failure to Launch,” an upstate New York judge Tuesday ordered a 30-year-old man to move out of his parents’ house after they went to court to have him ejected.
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University Official Resigns After Afghanistan Bombing Claim
A high-ranking New York university official resigned Monday after a newspaper challenged his story about surviving a deadly bombing in Afghanistan, being offered a job by former Secretary of State Colin Powell and other claims.
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Need a Ride? Uber, Lyft Ride-Sharing Apps OK in Upstate New York
Officials in Buffalo are welcoming the expansion of ride-sharing services as a way to reduce alcohol-related crashes.