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1 hour, 8 minutes ago  HBO and James Gandolfini's managers say the actor famous for his role in "The Sopranos" has died in Italy.

Today at 6:27 PM  Police say a collision between a car and a bus in Oneida has sent 15 people to hospitals, most of them with bruises and other minor injuries.

Today at 5:04 PM  The New York State Department of Transportation is interested in what the community thinks should be done with the portion of Interstate 81 that runs through Syracuse.

Today at 1:56 PM  Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders say they have a deal to authorize four upstate New York casinos that would drive jobs and tourism to the long economically distressed area.

Today at 1:42 PM  Efforts to legalize professional mixed martial arts in New York have foundered again with the state Assembly's Democratic leaders refusing to allow a vote on the measure.

Today at 1:29 PM  A Utica man is accused sexual offenses involving a child in the city of Utica earlier this month.

Today at 12:45 PM  Four Georgia men are accused of forging and cashing counterfeit checks from Central New York businesses, stealing upwards of tens of thousands of dollars.

Today at 8:35 AM  A teenager missing for eleven days prompts investigators to ask for the community's help in the search. Your help is needed to find Nahkeem Davis, 15, of the Town of Salina, missing since June 1.

Today at 8:32 AM  Authorities say one of two men who eluded police after a chase and shooting in Geneva has been captured in New York City.

Today at 8:27 AM  A senior Cuomo administration official says Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders struck a late night deal to authorize four upstate casinos and to allow votes on 10 separate women's rights bills including an abortion proposal that appeared to have been blocked in the Senate.

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Today at 8:09 AM  A Republican county official who once called a central New York congressman a "chicken" for skipping a televised debate is buying the Democratic lawmaker's suburban Syracuse home.

Today at 7:55 AM  Federal authorities have fired and demoted U.S. probation officers in the monitoring of a man charged with killing Liverpool librarian Lori Bresnahan raping a 10-year-old girl during a carjacking at Great Northern Mall in Clay.

Yesterday at 10:37 PM  New Hartford police arrested a man after he cashed in lottery tickets stolen from the Byrne Dairy in the Village of New Hartford.

Yesterday at 6:43 PM  State troopers have arrested demonstrators urging Senate votes on several bills who blocked the office door of a legislative leader at New York's Capitol.