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Thursday, May 02, 2013  Authorities say a small, twin-engine plane has crashed in the Hudson River below Albany.

Monday, April 29, 2013  The great, great grandson of William Henry Seward is going to court to fight a plan to sell a painting for $20 million.

Monday, April 22, 2013  The state Department of Environmental Conservation is sponsoring events around the state all week to mark the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day

Monday, February 25, 2013  A painting given to William H. Seward before he became Abraham Lincoln's secretary of state is being put up for sale.

Sunday, February 10, 2013  Raising awareness of the first treaty between Indigenous Peoples and Europeans

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  A puppy, found with it's legs sawed off by an abuser, gets fitted for a prosthetic limb.

Thursday, March 22, 2012  An upstate New York city along the Hudson River aims to round up 150 stray cats, neuter them, and set them free in a population control program dubbed "Operation Snip."

Thursday, November 17, 2011  Boaters stranded in New York's canals by damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Irene will be able to get their vessels home when sections of the Erie and Oswego canals reopen for two weeks starting Sunday.

Tuesday, August 09, 2011  Two downstate New York Republican senators say increasing tolls at New York-New Jersey tunnels will hurt a fragile economic recovery.

Tuesday, August 09, 2011  The operators of New York's electric grid have unveiled a $74 million "smart grid" initiative to boost energy efficiency and save the state millions of dollars a year.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011  Police say an upstate couple jumped naked from the Tappan Zee Bridge and the woman died in the fall.

Monday, July 04, 2011  The Federal Emergency Management Agency has denied Gov. Andrew Cuomo's request to provide aid to northern New Yorkers affected by April's floods.

Thursday, April 21, 2011  The funeral for a suicidal New York woman who took three children to a frigid death in the Hudson River comes the day after what would have been the first birthday of her youngest.

Thursday, April 14, 2011  Angela Gilliam called the police at 7:43 p.m. Tuesday. She was worried about her niece's well-being and said there was a domestic tussle going on at the younger woman's apartment in this hardscrabble city on New York's Hudson River

Wednesday, April 13, 2011  A woman who had just been involved in a domestic dispute loaded her four children into a minivan Tuesday night before letting one out and driving the rest of them into the Hudson River, firefighters said.