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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  New York Senate Republicans say Monday's murder conviction of a Philadelphia abortion doctor bolsters their opposition in Albany to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's abortion proposal.

Monday, May 13, 2013  State police have charged a 31-year-old Hudson Valley driver with a misdemeanor after he was pulled over and found with two more bullets in his handgun magazine than allowed under New York's new gun control law.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  A massive drug trafficking bust ends in numerous arrests including 11 people from Syracuse and three from Watertown.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Police say six people were arrested after a large riot broke out in Utica on Sunday, which they say was possibly gang related.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Less than two weeks after a Syracuse-area man was charged with killing a woman and raping a 10-year-old girl who was with her during a carjacking, the state Senate has voted to increase penalties for carjacking vehicles with a child inside.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders say they have an agreement on a state budget that would include raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour over three years.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The state Senate's Independent Democratic Conference says the state budget will include five-figure tax credits to employers to hire recent veterans as a way to reduce the high unemployment rate of service members returning from combat.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The tax rebates would go to families with a household income of $40,000 to $300,000, with one or more children.

Friday, March 08, 2013  Abubakar Baharo was arrested following an investigation into a sexual assault of a child earlier this week on a Birnie Bus in the city of Utica.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Cuomo says he's not open to changing the provision that requires no more the seven bullets in an ammunition magazine, down from 10 allowed before the law was enacted.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  Cuomo has proposed three privately run casinos off Indian land to boost the upstate economy.

Sunday, January 06, 2013  Republican senators present plan, Gov. Cuomo indicates assault weapons ban needs to be included

Friday, December 21, 2012  Whether it was a first grader singing "Santa Claus is Coming to Town", or the Chittenango High School Choir blending together for a rendition of Silent Night, singing on stage with Kenny Rogers on Thursday night was an experience those students will never forget.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  The Chittenango High School Choir will join country music star Kenny Rogers on stage at Turning Stone Resort Casino Thursday, December 20, as part of his Christmas & Hits tour.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  A former director of the New York prison system's food operations who admitted defrauding the state out of $100,000 by skipping work shifts and collecting pay for the time off has avoided jail time.