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Thursday, May 09, 2013  An upstate New York woman has been convicted of conspiring with two men to kill the father of her daughter last year.

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.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Police say six people were arrested after a large riot broke out in Utica on Sunday, which they say was possibly gang related.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Officials say they have located escaped sex offender Shane Jacobs in South Dakota. Jacobs' GPS tracking bracelet was found near the Trumansburg School District campus in Tompkins County last week.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Police and parole officials throughout central New York are on the lookout for escaped sex offender Shane Jacobs.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Utica Police say they responded to Green Street for a report of multiple shots fired around 2:30 a.m. Monday.

Wednesday, January 30, 2013  A Rochester man has pleaded guilty in connection with the May 2012 crash that killed a woman in central New York.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  State Police say he held a New Jersey woman against her will for six hours over Thanksgiving.

Wednesday, September 26, 2012  A 59-year-old man has been sentenced to more than three years in prison for sending threatening letters to four New York judges while he was an inmate.

Friday, September 21, 2012  A 25-year-old upstate New York man has admitted taking part in the killing of another man in April and is expected to testify against a co-defendant.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  Authorities say the death of 65-year-old woman in a collision with a parolee fleeing from police in the Mohawk Valley has led to criminal charges against the man.

Friday, August 10, 2012  Authorities say a 64-year-old upstate New York man trying to corral an escaped horse died after being struck by the leaping animal's hooves.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012  Police in Utica responded to yet another 'bath salts'-related incident this week when a man thought to be under the influence of the drugs threatened to cut out his own heart with a knife.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  Authorities say a man has been killed in an accident involving a garbage disposal device in central New York.

Monday, July 02, 2012  Police responded to three bizarre "bath salts" incidents over the weekend involving a woman screaming while running naked through traffic, a man who thought he was having a heart attack, and a man on a roof.