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AG warning about calls for free medical alert gearALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - The New York state attorney general's office is warning New Yorkers against scam robocalls targeting seniors and offering free medical alert equipment with back-end fees for monitoring. 
Cuomo : Create tax-free zones around SUNY campusesALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to create tax-free entrepreneurial zones tied to State University of New York campuses. 
NYS reports crackdown on repeat drunken driversALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Officials say their crackdown on repeat drunken drivers through new rules imposed last September has resulted in 3,164 people charged. 
Democratic assemblyman calls on Silver to resignALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A published report says a member of the Assembly's Democratic conference is calling on Speaker Sheldon Silver to resign over his role in a sexual harassment scandal. 
Locals honoring fallen heroesILION, N.Y. (WKTV) - Kenneth R Knapp's grandfather was a New York State Trooper and although he never met him, he has made it his mission to honor and promote awareness about fallen state troopers 
Governor announces state to cover local share of Irene/Lee home buyoutsNYS will cover the 25 percent non-federal match requirement of property buyout costs associated with Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Lee. 
Many NYS gas leases expire as moratorium remainsSYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - Getting out of a lease can be tricky as New York's five-year moratorium on shale gas development remains while leases expire. 
Despite aid boost, more budget pain for New York schoolsBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - New York school officials say many budgets that will be put before voters May 21 continue the staff and programming reductions of the previous few years. 
Cuomo releases gaming plan for UpstateALBANY, N.Y. (WKTV) - Governor Andrew Cuomo is working to create jobs and boost tourism in Upstate New York and unveiled a resort gaming plan to do so. 
Cuomo wants to open casinos while negotiating with OneidasALBANY, N.Y. (WKTV) - Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a plan to resolve the long-standing Oneida Indian Nation land claim and create state-operated casinos Upstate at the same time. 
First-ever New York State Tourism Summit held in AlbanyALBANY, N.Y. (WKTV) - What could bring a ton of money and more jobs to NYS? According to Governor Cuomo at the State Capital, the answer is a tourism initiative. 
White powder discovered at NYC courthouseNEW YORK (AP) - The clerk's office of a federal courthouse in New York City was briefly sealed off Tuesday afternoon after an envelope with white powder was discovered. 
DEC: Stay off muddy trails high in AdirondacksALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York conservation officials are asking hikers to stay off some of the higher trails in the Adirondacks to avoid injuries and possible damage to the environment. 
Appeals court upholds local fracking bans in NYALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A mid-level state appeals court says New York municipalities can ban the use of hydraulic fracturing to drill for natural gas. 
Three children, one adult dead in Schenectady fireSCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say four people, including three children, are dead after an early-morning fire swept through a house in Schenectady. 
Events begin this week for Saratoga's 150thSARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) - Saratoga Springs is getting ready to celebrate the 150th season of thoroughbred racing at its fabled track. 
Cell phone users to begin receiving AMBER AlertsMany cell phone users will start to receive AMBER Alert messages, without even knowing their phones have the featured. 
Cops ID driver in Fulton girl's 1968 hit-and-run deathFULTON, N.Y. (AP) - Authorities say a Facebook posting has helped police figure out who was driving a car that fatally struck a 4-year-old girl 45 years ago. 
Signs to mark slaying of Webster firefighters by sniperWEBSTER, N.Y. (AP) - Two firefighters are set to be memorialized with signs where they were gunned down by a sniper in Wesbter last year. 
Some parents to boycott new, harder state testsBUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - State education officials say english and math tests that students will take this week and next will be harder and scores will drop. |
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