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Friday, May 17, 2013  Nearly 500 bicyclists hit the road to ride almost 100 miles through the Mohawk Valley for the 17th annual Ride for Missing Children on Friday.

Friday, May 17, 2013  A wayward cow's dip in a central New York pond ends with the animal being lassoed by several volunteer "cowboys."

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Attorney General Eric Holder is defending the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records, while at the same time declaring he had played no role in it.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The Justice Department has secretly obtained two months of telephone records of journalists for The Associated Press in what AP's top executive says is an "unprecedented intrusion" into newsgathering.

Friday, May 10, 2013  The man accused of killing a New Hartford native was back in court on Rochester this morning.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  A New Hartford man is recovering after he was reportedly bitten by a fox. It happened around 5 p.m. Monday on Pheasant Lane.

Monday, May 06, 2013  A New Hartford teen is accused of driving drunk after he crash into a police vehicle early Saturday morning in Utica.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  A former CSEA union leader is accused of stealing more than $17,000 in union money.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Many of us own a cell phone which can take a digital picture of almost anything we want. Fewer of us have a camera which used film and needed to be developed.

Friday, April 12, 2013  The New Hartford Police Department says they are attempting to locate Donovan Rivera, 15, who has been missing since April 5.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  A New Hartford man is accused of threatening a man with a pool cue after he allegedly ran a stop sign.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  People close to the investigation tell The Associated Press that the gunman in the Connecticut school massacre showed interest in other mass killings.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  A Waterville woman faces felony charges for allegedly stealing $58,000 from the Utica Mutual Insurance Company Federal Credit Union.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  A New Hartford man, already in custody for attempting to manufacture child pornography, was charged with possessing child porn.

Saturday, February 16, 2013  New Hartford Police charged a 57 year old Rochester man for trying to steal $2,775 of men’s suits from Macy’s in Sangertown Square.