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Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Republican Assembly members are calling for a constitutional amendment that would allow voters to recall their elected officials for corruption and other reasons.

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

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  A 68-year-old Roman Catholic nun with a gambling addiction has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $130,000 from two rural western New York parishes.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Price Chopper has updated its coupon policy following an investigation by the State Attorney General after complains about misleading customers.

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, February 27, 2013  The White House is conceding that efforts to avoid $85 billion in automatic budget cuts are unlikely to succeed before those cuts kick in on Friday.

Tuesday, February 26, 2013  Price Chopper will change the way it advertises and promotes its coupons in New York and pay a $100,000 penalty following a settlement with the state.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  David McNamara, a drug convict who just last month rejected a plea deal in the killing of his ex-girlfriend Katie Socci, has now pleaded guilty to murder.

Monday, January 28, 2013  Interstate 81 Northbound is now open again after an accident near the 7th North Street exit shut it down for a brief period.

Monday, January 28, 2013  The Boys Scouts of America is considering a dramatic change in its controversial policy of excluding gays as leaders and youth members.

Friday, December 28, 2012  President Barack Obama says "the hour for immediate action is here" on a deal to avert the fiscal cliff.

Thursday, December 27, 2012  General who led  coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991 has died at 78.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  The sentencing of Bernard Madoff's brother for crimes committed in the shadow of his notorious sibling has begun in a New York court.

Wednesday, December 19, 2012  The owner of the Tebbs Head Shops chain pleaded guilty Wednesday to various charges related including the illegal distribution of synthetic marijuana and bath salts.

Friday, December 14, 2012  A former New York city man has admitted to fatally shooting Jermaine Stubbs outside an upstate bar last summer. Jemal Gadson pleaded guilty Thursday in Oneida County Court to shooting Stubbs six times on July 23 outside a Utica bar where the men had a confrontation.