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Friday, January 25, 2013  Cuomo wants fines for talking or texting on the phone while driving to be at least $50 and rise to a maximum of $550 for multiple violations.

Tuesday, September 18, 2012  The former clerk of a Central New York town court has been charged with embezzling $27,000 from traffic fine payments.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  Federal workplace safety officials have hit a hair care manufacturer with fines of $233,000 for hazards at its upstate New York plant.

Thursday, April 05, 2012  Neighbors in Cortland say a Facebook page that insults people and neighborhoods around Cortland amounts to bullying.

Wednesday, April 04, 2012  If you get a parking ticket in Utica, be prepared to pay a larger fine.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012  An Oswego man with a lengthy criminal past is facing more charges.

Thursday, January 26, 2012  Environmental regulators said Tuesday they are seeking $187,500 in fines against a natural gas drilling company for polluting a trout stream in New York's Allegany State Park while drilling in Pennsylvania.

Monday, October 03, 2011  Anyone who has ever put money in a parking meter knows the risk they run if they don't make it back in time. A new policy will take effect in Syracuse on Monday which help drivers at a meter who are running a few minutes late.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011  Federal work safety inspectors hit B&B Lumber of Jamesville with a significant fan for multiple violations that created safety hazards in the workplace. One hazardous condition led to the death of a worker.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010  An Oswego County man spent Monday in jail after being arrested for a laundry list of crimes and violations.

Thursday, September 30, 2010  A former town justice in Cayuga County was sentenced to three years probation and ordered to pay $10,747 in restitution for stealing traffic ticket funds from his own court.

Tuesday, April 06, 2010  Already flooded with hundreds of private lawsuits, Toyota now faces a dilemma stemming from safety problems on several popular models: whether to accept a record $16.4 million fine that could be cast as an admission of wrongdoing, or fight the government at the cost of more bad publicity.

Tuesday, January 05, 2010  Lawmakers in Cazenovia are considering doubling parking fines to compete with Cazenovia College.

Monday, April 20, 2009  All week, police will also be out in force, cracking down on aggressive drivers.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009  While most phone companies charge a few cents per message, get caught by police, and that one message could cost you a $150 fine.