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Monday, May 13, 2013  The ex-boyfriend of a Herkimer County woman who was found dead in her car last week in Maryland, is the prime suspect in her murder. Ryan Matthias, 43, was arrested Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina, accused of driving 1000 miles round-trip to murder Deborah Castellano.

Monday, May 06, 2013  A woman believed to be formerly from Ilion was found killed in Columbia, Maryland, on Saturday morning.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Rochester is getting ready for its close-up as the stand-in for the Big Apple when the filming of a Spider-Man movie begins this week.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  A first-of-its-kind survey estimates more than 2.2 million cyclists and pedestrians are using 14 of New York state's most popular trails each year.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Columbia University says it's reviewing a science class in which a professor stripped to his underwear and showed 9/11 video footage during a lecture on quantum mechanics.

Monday, January 14, 2013  The Columbia University professor who wrote "A Beautiful Mind" has filed suit against the school over almost $1 million that she says she's owed

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  Authorities say an upstate New York man was more than three times over the limit for driving while intoxicated when he sped past an elementary school just minutes before classes ended.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  A 49-year-old Richfield Springs man died when a car crashed into his wheelchair on State Route 28 in Herkimer County.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  Federal agriculture statistics show the number of apple trees in New York grew by 22 percent from 2006 to 2011 but cultivation dropped by two percent.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012  As US teens head back to school, you may be surprised at how many are carrying a little something extra in their backpacks; drugs and alcohol.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  Utica Police say they responded to a dispute between a landlord and tenant dispute that lead to Club Isis being evacuated Saturday night.

Thursday, May 17, 2012  Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Thursday that hundreds of consumers throughout Central New York have been scammed by an energy company.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  A Richfield Springs man was killed in a car crash in the Town of Columbia.

Monday, February 13, 2012  A dispute over high-beam headlights on a rural eastern New York road ends in the arrest of a 32-year-old man on alcohol and drug-related charges.

Tuesday, November 08, 2011  A police standoff is taking place on State Route 28 South in Columbia, Herkimer County.