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Tuesday, May 14, 2013  A 49-year-old Massachusetts man has admitted threatening a student at Skidmore College. Saratoga County District Attorney James A. Murphy III tells local media outlets that Lance Leonard pleaded guilty Monday to a felony charge of first-degree coercion.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  The two men arrested for a string of bank robberies across the state and in Massachusetts from January to March have pleaded guilty today.

Friday, April 19, 2013  The second suspect in the marathon bombings who has been on the run, is alive and has been captured.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Authorities say a police bomb unit found nothing dangerous inside a car with Massachusetts plates that was pulled over in the city of Niagara Falls.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Wegmans is expanding its brand into Boston.

Sunday, March 24, 2013  While Michael Carter-Williams was busy helping the Orange secure a bid to go to Washington D.C. and play in the Sweet Sixteen, his home in Hamilton, Massachusetts went up in flames as his family watched him play.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Two local men are suspected of robbing numerous banks across Central New York and Massachusetts. Court documents indicate the suspects told investigators they would use the money at Turning Stone Casino in Verona.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Officials at an upstate New York college that locked down its campus following a man's threats against a student say the suspect has been caught.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Maybe your boss screams and throws a fit anytime something goes wrong. Or you suffer constant verbal abuse from a co-worker.

Monday, February 18, 2013  When Hakeem Lecky first arrived at Syracuse University, he went out to a practice field with some of his new lacrosse teammates. Most of them had been playing the game since they were 5 or 6-years-old, but Lecky had lived in Jamaica until he was 8-year-old and never even heard of lacrosse until he was in high school.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Massachusetts public health officials are reporting 18 flu-related deaths in the state already this season, and Boston has declared a public health emergency.

Friday, January 04, 2013  Gov. Deval Patrick is proposing tighter regulations on compounding pharmacies following last year's deadly meningitis outbreak linked to a Massachusetts company.

Wednesday, December 12, 2012  Authorities say an upstate New York man was more than three times over the limit for driving while intoxicated when he sped past an elementary school just minutes before classes ended.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  New York is among five states planning to add at least 300 hours of learning time to the calendar for some schools starting next year.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  A general who served two tours in Iraq and was garrison commander at the U.S. Army's Fort Drum has been named to command New York's Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division.