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NEW PALTZ, N.Y. (AP) - Governor Andrew Cuomo is on the road today -- visiting the SUNY-New Paltz campus to promote his proposal for tax-free zones for businesses opening near public college campuses in the state. Cuomo's plan would allow such businesses to operate tax-free for 10 years.
COVERT, N.Y. (AP) - Seneca County authorities plan to resume their search today for a 22-year-old man who went missing yesterday while canoeing alone on Cayuga Lake. The search for Christopher Dennis of Ithaca began after friends found an overturned canoe. A search of the lake's southern end turned up no sign of Dennis.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - In preparation for heavy holiday travel for the Memorial Day weekend, the state Thruway Authority will halt road projects across New York today and tomorrow. Work will resume Monday night and Tuesday.
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A state judge in St. Lawrence County has ordered a company there to stop selling service dogs its owner claims can sense patients' seizures in advance and signal for help, saying the dogs were poorly trained. The German shepherds from Seizure Alert Dogs For Life sold for as much as $18,000 to families with epileptic children.
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Thursday, May 23 2013 7:23 AM EDT2013-05-23 11:23:09 GMT
New Jersey officials have seized inventory and demanded records from 29 bars and restaurants, nearly half of them TGI Fridays, that they say sold low-quality liquor to patrons who thought they were buying premium brands.
New Jersey officials have seized inventory and demanded records from 29 bars and restaurants, nearly half of them TGI Fridays, that they say sold low-quality liquor to patrons who thought they were buying premium brands.
Thursday, May 23 2013 6:28 AM EDT2013-05-23 10:28:29 GMT
The parolee shot and killed along with a Hofstra University student by police won praise from a state parole panel in 2011 before his conditional release from prison.
The parolee shot and killed along with a Hofstra University student by police won praise from a state parole panel in 2011 before his conditional release from prison.
Thursday, May 23 2013 5:40 AM EDT2013-05-23 09:40:39 GMT
Authorities say two New York City men and a New Jersey man kidnapped another man off a Queens street in broad daylight and held him for over a month, demanding $3 million from his family.
Authorities say two New York City men and a New Jersey man kidnapped another man off a Queens street in broad daylight and held him for over a month, demanding $3 million from his family.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 10:08 PM EDT2013-05-23 02:08:29 GMT
A bus chaperone is accused of going on a profanity-laced tirade towards a group of 12 and 13-year-olds and a piece of candy may be what started the incident.
A bus chaperone is accused of going on a profanity-laced tirade towards a group of 12 and 13-year-olds and a piece of candy may be what started the incident.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 9:46 PM EDT2013-05-23 01:46:23 GMT
The New York City Police Department says it is beefing up security at the British consulate, military recruiting stations and other locations due to an apparent terror attack in London.
The New York City Police Department says it is beefing up security at the British consulate, military recruiting stations and other locations due to an apparent terror attack in London.
Wednesday, May 22 2013 6:15 PM EDT2013-05-22 22:15:21 GMT
An Army soldier has been charged with secretly photographing and videotaping women at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, including in a bathroom.
An Army soldier has been charged with secretly photographing and videotaping women at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, including in a bathroom.
