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Wednesday, April 03, 2013  An economic development group says this summer's PGA Championship at a suburban Rochester country club will pump tens of millions of dollars into the local economy.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  A Liverpool man admits his role as ringleader of a prostitution enterprise.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Gladd has denied the charges, telling the newspaper that she didn't have access to the woman's bank account.

Monday, December 03, 2012  Authorities say an upstate New York lawyer has been convicted of federal felonies for his role in a mortgage fraud scheme

Wednesday, November 28, 2012  Police say a 55-year-old northern New York man who reported he was shot and robbed by two men actually shot himself in the shoulder and tossed his rifle in the river.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  Turning Stone Resort Casino is planning to announce a multi-million dollar expansion at a groundbreaking event next Thursday, November 8.

Friday, October 19, 2012  A fradulent company is attempting to scam seniors.

Thursday, October 18, 2012  The TS Steakhouse at Turning Stone will be open to the public on November 14.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  Sens. Charles Schumer of New York and Barbara Boxer of California say five major rental car companies have agreed to stop leasing and selling vehicles under safety recalls.

Monday, September 10, 2012  Kodak is reshuffling some executives and continuing to cut jobs as the pioneering photography company tries to emerge from bankruptcy protection.

Tuesday, May 08, 2012  Zaccanelli Food Group, based in Dallas, announced that it is acquiring Hofmann Sausage Company. Oneida Nation Enterprises is the lead investor.

Monday, March 19, 2012  New York had a 60.5 percent graduation rate in 2002, when the national average was 72.6 percent. In 2009, it had a 73.5 percent graduation rate.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  An Adirondack backcountry skier who runs a website on the sport says skiers followed proper protocol and nobody was hurt in an avalanche on a new slide in the high peaks near Lake Placid.

Monday, February 20, 2012  A biologist with the state Department of Environmental Conservation says the Adirondack moose population explosion predicted a few years ago hasn't happened yet.

Friday, December 30, 2011  A winter carnival that has been held in an Adirondack village for more than a century is getting some national exposure.