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NYC's subway system preparing for next big storm

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:38:29 -0400

NEW YORK - Removable panels and inflatable plugs are among the ideas New York City's transit officials are considering to stop the next big storm from flooding the subway system the way Superstorm Sandy did, officials said Thursday.

Dubuque students may miss planned trip to New York

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:13:22 -0400

DUBUQUE, Iowa - Dozens of students, parents and staff from a Dubuque high school are unsure what to do after a Cedar Rapids travel agency closed without making arrangements for a planned trip to New York despite about $30,000 in advance payments.

Prosecutor was GOP pick for NY attorney general

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:38:40 -0400

ALBANY, New York - The prosecutor behind Wednesday's report that blasted New York's Assembly leader, attorney general and comptroller for secretive and ineffective handling of sexual harassment complaints is a working-class Staten Island native who nearly pulled off a major political upset in 2010.

Parnell meeting with banks, agencies in New York

Tue, 14 May 2013 19:28:44 -0400

JUNEAU, Alaska - Gov. Sean Parnell is in New York meeting with banks and rating agencies about Alaska's budget and economic outlook.

NY Senate GOP says murder convict bolsters case

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:11:21 -0400

ALBANY, New York - New York Senate Republicans say Monday's murder conviction of a Philadelphia abortion doctor bolsters their opposition in Albany to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's abortion proposal.

NY attorney general seeks help for cell thefts

Mon, 13 May 2013 13:41:43 -0400

ALBANY, New York - New York state's attorney general asked smartphone makers on Monday to do more to protect consumers from violent street crimes known as "Apple picking," or cellphone thefts.

Ex-state lawmaker gets 1 year in NYC fraud case

Thu, 09 May 2013 16:15:11 -0400

NEW YORK - A former New York state senator who admitted embezzling nearly $88,000 from a state-funded nonprofit she controlled has been sentenced to one year and one day in prison.

NY Thruway motorists advised to beware of deer

Thu, 09 May 2013 03:07:11 -0400

ALBANY, New York - Motorists who travel the New York State Thruway are being advised to be alert for deer on the highway this spring.

Secretly taped NY lawmakers, operatives are named

Wed, 08 May 2013 20:07:47 -0400

NEW YORK - Nine New York City Democrats, including state senators, a city council member and two political operatives, were secretly recorded by a former lawmaker seeking leniency for her role in a corruption scandal, and nearly all of them are under criminal investigation, according to court documents filed Wednesday.

Annual police memorial ceremony set in Albany

Wed, 08 May 2013 09:12:24 -0400

ALBANY, New York - Friends and relatives of police officers who have died in the line of duty will join state leaders and law enforcement officials for the annual Police Officers Memorial remembrance ceremony in Albany.

NY state police say man drove with 26 suspensions

Tue, 07 May 2013 03:06:03 -0400

ALBANY, New York - New York state police say they stopped a 20-year-old driver on the Thruway for having windows tinted too dark only to discover he has license suspensions from 26 separate New York jurisdictions.

NY AG: 2 banks violated mortgage accord

Mon, 06 May 2013 16:09:52 -0400

ALBANY, New York - New York's attorney general on Monday accused Wells Fargo and Bank of America of violating the terms of last year's national mortgage settlement by failing to process hundreds of refinancing requests promptly.

NY troopers: 2 die in Herkimer County crash

Sun, 05 May 2013 15:56:23 -0400

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Gas-storage plans in NY's Finger Lakes draw outcry

Sun, 05 May 2013 10:38:23 -0400

ALBANY, New York - The Finger Lakes region of upstate New York, frequented by tourists for its vistas, recreation and vineyards, is dotted with caverns left behind a century ago when the area was a major salt-producing region. Now, an energy company is eyeing those caves as ideal spaces for storing natural gas, upsetting opponents who are trying to prevent a resurgence of industry to what they call an environmental gem.

Moose in Hudson Valley tranquilized, taken north

Fri, 03 May 2013 07:26:04 -0400

LA GRANGES, New York - A moose that had been wandering around a Hudson Valley county has been tranquilized by state wildlife biologists and taken to the Adirondacks.

Teachers head: Don't link tests to evaluations yet

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:49:08 -0400

NEW YORK - The head of the country's second-largest teachers union said Tuesday governments should hold off on linking standardized test results with evaluations of schools, students and teachers until everyone is on the same page.

APNewsBreak: NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo has book deal

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 00:14:21 -0400

NEW YORK - Andrew Cuomo, the popular governor and a possible presidential contender in 2016, has a book deal.

NYC bus driver arrested in road rage incident

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 16:52:04 -0400

NEW YORK - A New York City bus driver was arrested after police say he hurled an empty bottle at a taxi and shattered its back window.

NFL agrees to new measures to protect gay athletes

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:36:45 -0400

ALBANY, New York - The NFL is taking action to better protect gay players from harassment and discrimination as a result of meetings with the state's attorney general.

Cuomo questions Buffalo teacher evaluations deal

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:57:55 -0400

BUFFALO, New York - Any side deal between the school district and its teachers that conflicts with the evaluations plan they submitted to the state could border on legal and ethical fraud, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Tuesday.

NY environmental agency hosts Earth Day programs

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 03:15:05 -0400

ALBANY, New York - The state Department of Environmental Conservation is sponsoring events around the state all week to mark the 43rd anniversary of Earth Day.