NEWS 2 GO! 3/18/09 PM
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Story Created:
Mar 18, 2009 at 12:11 PM EST
Story Updated:
Mar 18, 2009 at 12:14 PM EST
Williams Rejects Plea Offer:
Marques Williams was offered 10 years in prison in exchange for a guilty plea to criminal possession of a weapon. However, a judge said Williams could not take that offer since he lied on the stand in another case. He faces three and a half to seven years on each of seven perjury counts. The case has been adjourned until April 1st.
Three Arrested On Drug Possession Charges:
Three people are arrested for allegedly making a drug deal in a Dunkin Donuts parking lot. Authorities say they saw the three men sitting in the parking lot of the Dunkin Donut shop on the corner of Schuyler and Oriskany Streets in West Utica, making a drug transaction Tuesday. All three are charged with drug sales and possession crimes.
AIG CEO Regrets Executive Bonuses:
The chairman of embattled financial giant AIG has called some of the company's compensation payments distasteful and says the firm made financial mistakes on a scale few could have imagined. This comes following testimony of Capitol Hill this afternoon. AIG is under fire for millions in bonuses paid to executives.
Mayors Deliver Meals:
Mayors from around the CNY area were doing some good deeds today. It's all part of Mayors for Meals. New York Mills Mayor Rob Maciol went door to door with Meals on Wheels to drop off a full plate at one home. Maciol says it's a great program that helps him and others to reach out to the community.
Help Stomp Out Cancer!:
We are stomping out cancer all day long and we need your help. Make whatever kind of donation you can and it will all stay right here at the cancer center.
Storm Tracker 2 Forecast:
Today: Mostly cloudy. Chance of a shower. High 58.
Tonight: Rain showers. Hilltop snow. Low 37.
Thursday: AM snow or rain. PM sun. High 45. Low 18.
Friday: Partly sunny. High 40. Low 19.
Saturday: Partly sunny. High 45. Low 30.
Sunday: Partly sunny. High 50. Low 36.
Monday: Showers possible. High 52. Low 36.
Tuesday: Showers possible. High 54.
