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Thursday, May 23, 2013  The State Senate passed legislation today that requires certain violent felons to serve their maximum prison term, regardless of their behavior while in prison, if they pose an imminent threat to society.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  (Raw video and photos) A large fire broke out at The Griff Restaurant and Pub in Rome early Wednesday morning.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Prosecutors want to view the personnel records of a former Rochester police officer charged in the fatal shooting of his 38-year-old son in an Adirondack motel last summer.

Monday, April 29, 2013  A group of Utica residents wants the state and county to stop giving out housing vouchers that allow out-of-town sex offenders to live at motels near the Thruway.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  A public safety officer checking a suspicious car parked behind a southwestern Michigan motel early Tuesday was more than a little surprised when a deer climbed out of the trunk.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  A retired Rochester police captain will face second-degree murder charges in the shooting death of his son at an Adirondack motel last summer.

Monday, October 29, 2012  A Fort Drum soldier is accused of driving while intoxicated and going on a vandalism spree.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  Prosecutors say a grand jury will consider the case of a police officer who says he fatally shot his son at an Adirondacks motel after mistaking him for an intruder.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  Catherine Koestner, 30, was found dead August 25, at the Forge Motel in Old Forge in Herkimer County. Investigators say she died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, but they don't know whether it was an accident or a suicide.

Tuesday, October 02, 2012  Authorities are expected to release their latest findings in the investigation into the fatal shooting of a central New York school teacher at an Adirondack motel in late August.

Monday, July 23, 2012  The investigation continues into the accidental fatal shooting of a 37-year-old Rochester man by his off-duty police officer father at the Adirondack lakeside motel where they were spending the weekend.

Thursday, April 05, 2012  A sex offender convicted of murdering a Utica motel owner will spend the rest of his life behind bars without the possibility of parole.

Monday, April 02, 2012  Oswego Hospital confirmed to CNY Central that it is investigating an allegation that it may have improperly treated a patient suffering from a stroke.

Tuesday, March 06, 2012  A man is accused of shooting at a Granby home, nearly hitting an 11-year-old who was sleeping at the time.

Friday, January 20, 2012  A convicted sex offender charged with murdering a Utica motel owner admitted his guilt in Oneida County Court Friday morning.