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Wednesday, May 29, 2013  A convicted killer is now out of prison after serving 30 years for murdering his sister-in-law.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  Convicted murderer Howard Marnell will be released from prison Wednesday, according to Marnell's daughter.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The family of murder victim Sandra Olrich say they are upset with the decision to release Howard Marnell.

Monday, May 13, 2013  New York's five-year moratorium on shale gas development promised to be a blessing for many landowners eager to end leases they signed before anyone outside of the oil and gas industry had heard of fracking.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Sandra Olrich was killed at 20 years old, her killer will soon be a free man.

Friday, May 10, 2013  The daughter of Howard Marnell has confirmed that the convicted murderer will be released from prison.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  It was 5:30 a.m. on Thursday April 18th when, inside a darkened barracks, a loud whistle blew.  As the lights turned on, 16 men yelling at the top of their lungs jump out of their beds and lined up at attention in their underwear. This is part of a daily routine at the Monterey Shock Incarceration Facility in a remote part of Schuyler County, about 15 miles away from the City of Corning.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The New York State prison system is coming under fire for not informing victims or prosecutors when it places a convict into an early release program.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  The family of Sandra Olrich has now released a petition to keep Howard Marnell behind bars.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  The family of Howard Marnell and Sandra Olrich are rallying for support to keep Marnell behind bars for good.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  The Parole Board is rescinding the release of the man convicted of killing Sandra Olrich of Jamesville.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  The family of a Jamesville woman murdered back in 1982 is outraged that the killer is about to be released from prison.

Saturday, March 09, 2013  A man accused of murdering an elderly college professor in Rochester had been out of prison for less than a month when the crime happened, and had behaved so badly behind bars that parole officials didn't want to let him go.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been released from a New York hospital where she was treated for a blood clot in her head.

Friday, November 30, 2012  The National Archives is publishing for the first time more than 850 pages of once-secret documents from the Watergate political scandal