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  • Wednesday, June 19 2013 6:12 AM EDT2013-06-19 10:12:52 GMT
    A senior administration official says Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have struck a deal to authorize four upstate casinos and to allow votes on 10 separate women's rights bills including an abortion...
    A senior administration official says Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders have struck a deal to authorize four upstate casinos and to allow votes on 10 separate women's rights bills including an abortion proposal...
  • Tuesday, June 18 2013 6:41 AM EDT2013-06-18 10:41:57 GMT
    Crews are back dredging the upper Hudson River after high water forced a temporary suspension last week.
    Crews are back dredging the upper Hudson River after high water forced a temporary suspension last week.
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    The body of one of three New Yorkers killed in an attack in Afghanistan is scheduled to arrive in his upstate hometown while the funeral of a second victim is being held in the Hudson Valley.
    The body of one of three New Yorkers killed in an attack in Afghanistan has arrived in his upstate hometown as the funeral of a second victim was being held in the Hudson Valley.
  • Monday, June 17 2013 12:03 PM EDT2013-06-17 16:03:27 GMT
    Authorities say they still haven't determined what caused six U.S. border agents to require decontamination and medical attention after inspecting a vehicle at a crossing in northern New York.
    Authorities say they still haven't determined what caused six U.S. border agents to require decontamination and medical attention after inspecting a vehicle at a crossing in northern New York.
  • Monday, June 17 2013 10:01 AM EDT2013-06-17 14:01:44 GMT
    A driver is dead after crashing his vehicle into a firehouse in Yonkers Sunday afternoon.
    A driver is dead after crashing his vehicle into a firehouse in Yonkers Sunday afternoon.
  • Sunday, June 16 2013 5:39 PM EDT2013-06-16 21:39:47 GMT
    Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) is asking New York colleges and universities to place tougher standards that would make it hard for students to abuse stimulants like Adderall. Schumer during a Sunday afternoon press conference said between 15 and 35 percent of college students frequently use Adderall to stay up to study. He said students shouldn’t be able to get amphetamine-based drugs like Adderall without a legitimate diagnosis and prescription.
    Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) is asking New York colleges and universities to place tougher standards that would make it hard for students to abuse stimulants like Adderall. Schumer during a Sunday afternoon press conference said between 15 and 35 percent of college students frequently use Adderall to stay up to study. He said students shouldn’t be able to get amphetamine-based drugs like Adderall without a legitimate diagnosis and prescription.
  • Saturday, June 15 2013 7:36 PM EDT2013-06-15 23:36:20 GMT
    Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo was honored with a portrait that was unveiled inside the Hall of Governors in the state capital in Albany on Saturday. Current governor and son Andrew Cuomo was there as well. "A year ago we presented Governor Mario Cuomo with his official gubernatorial portrait.
    Former New York Governor Mario Cuomo was honored with a portrait that was unveiled inside the Hall of Governors in the state capital in Albany on Saturday. Current governor and son Andrew Cuomo was there as well. "A year ago we presented Governor Mario Cuomo with his official gubernatorial portrait.
  • Utica Comets | Vancouver AHL affiliate

    The American Hockey League is returning to the Mohawk Valley of upstate New York.
    The American Hockey League is returning to the Mohawk Valley of upstate New York.
  • Eastman Kodak Co. says it's ending in-house production of one of the key components of camera film and cutting 61 jobs.
    Eastman Kodak Co. says it's ending in-house production of one of the key components of camera film and cutting 61 jobs.
  • Friday, June 14 2013 9:24 AM EDT2013-06-14 13:24:20 GMT
    A production company making a documentary about the song "Happy Birthday to You" is challenging the copyright to the famous jingle.
    A production company making a documentary about the song "Happy Birthday to You" is challenging the copyright to the famous jingle.
  • Friday, June 14 2013 8:24 AM EDT2013-06-14 12:24:26 GMT
    A high-profile New York Air National Guard airlift wing has promoted sexual abusers instead of punishing them, according to the retired officer who handled claims of sexual assault in the unit.
    A high-profile New York Air National Guard airlift wing has promoted sexual abusers instead of punishing them, according to the retired officer who handled claims of sexual assault in the unit.
  • Thursday, June 13 2013 6:42 PM EDT2013-06-13 22:42:53 GMT
    A line of thunderstorms caused some damage and street flooding in New Jersey on Thursday, but the threat of longer, widespread heavy rain and flooding in the tristate area has diminished.
    A line of thunderstorms caused some damage and street flooding in New Jersey on Thursday, but the threat of longer, widespread heavy rain and flooding in the tristate area has diminished.
  • Thursday, June 13 2013 1:21 PM EDT2013-06-13 17:21:08 GMT
    IBM has initiated layoffs that have so far reached more than 1,600, according to employee group Alliance@IBM.
    IBM has initiated layoffs that have so far reached more than 1,600, according to employee group Alliance@IBM.
  • Wednesday, June 12 2013 4:53 PM EDT2013-06-12 20:53:38 GMT
    New York conservation officials have established two new parking areas on recently purchased public land in the central Adirondacks, effectively opening more than a dozen miles of the upper Hudson River to canoeists.
    New York conservation officials have established two new parking areas on recently purchased public land in the central Adirondacks, effectively opening more than a dozen miles of the upper Hudson River to canoeists.
  • Wednesday, June 12 2013 4:39 PM EDT2013-06-12 20:39:51 GMT
    An upstate teenager was arrested for an end-of-the-year prank that reached criminal proportions.
    An upstate teenager was arrested for an end-of-the-year prank that reached criminal proportions.
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