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It's prom season. High School students in Greene County's Cairo-Durham school district got a sobering message in a realistic crash enactment.
Two charged with attempted murder on Long Island
Regulations would ensure that state-funded providers do not pay excessive executive compensation or administrative costs
Comptroller’s office releases municipal, school audits
U.S. Senate passes bill to renames East Rockaway Post Office after dedicated postal worker John Cook
Home invasion burglar shot dead by trooper
Senate Republicans propose college affordability plan
More than $50 million in fraudulent unemployment insurance payments recovered
Comptroller releases school audits
Bronx man indicted for running multi-million dollar Ponzi scheme
More NY Work projects opened to bidding
$10.3 million federal grant to help unemployed New Yorkers accelerate their job searches
Organic company announces expansion on Long Island
New rules direct insurers to pay unclaimed life insurance proceeds
Senate bill would require inmates to make medical copayments
Two rolling road blocks scheduled near Interchange 34A today
Food poisoning sickens several who attended a garden party
Health departments team up against mosquitoes
Suspect caught after using ‘skimming’ device to steal $8,400 from bank ATM
Man guilty of murdering former girlfriend’s new boyfriend
Gillibrand outlines her Hire Heroes Act
SUNY Board of Trustees appoints 21 faculty members to distinguished ranks
DNA leads to arrest in 1998 rape and murder of a teenage runaway
Corrections officer convicted of rape and repeat domestic violence abuse
PA plane crash victims identified as Long Island residents
Flags at half-staff for Fort Drum soldiers killed in Afghanistan
More than 18,000 teens will be employed by summer jobs program
Metro-North train station assault gets man nine years in prison
Army Corps plans to speed up action to protect Great Lakes; Rep. Higgins pleased
Contract awarded to begin construction of Moynihan Station
Putnam man guilty of murdering young girl
Motorcyclist involved in fatal east end crash pleads guilty
Seaford man charged with child porn possession
Freshconnect grants to help provide low-income & underserved communities with NY farm products
Senate passes bill to require immediate investigation by law enforcement of abuse in state facilities
President travels to Albany, outlines “To-Do List”
Grand jury clears Spring Valley cop in fatal shooting
Teenager guilty of murder in gang shooting
Upstate woman found dead in LI parking lot was homicide victim
Man charged with sexually abusing a child
Two Fort Drum soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Woman found dead in shopping center parking lot
New initiatives announced to help NYC veterans find jobs
Gillibrand calls for upgrades to new C-17 fleet at Hudson Valley guard base
Obama visit may cause delays at Albany Airport
Man stabbed to death in Yonkers
Three schools named among first-ever U.S. Department of Education Green Ribbon Schools
Flags at half-staff today to honor soldier who died in Afghanistan
Teen killed when car flips into creek
New Yorkers volunteer at state parks as part of first "I Love My Park Day"
Schumer, Gillibrand urge Postal Service to extend moratorium on post office closures
More than 3,000 tickets issued during second Operation Hang-Up
Senator seeks movement on outdoor movie studio in Big Apple
White Plains cops cleared by grand jury in fatal shooting
New courthouse dedicated in Buffalo
New Yorkers asked to volunteer at state parks as part of first "I Love My Park Day" this Saturday
GM agrees to settlement to resolve environmental liabilities at Onondaga Lake Superfund Site
Spenceport soldier dies in Afghanistan
Guilty verdict in killing of Brooklyn police officer
Stockbroker who defrauded 800 victims out of $62M heading to prison
Boy, 13, charged with sexually assaulting 13-year-old girl in school
Motorcyclist clocked at 166 MPH
Medicaid spending finishes year $14 million under global Medicaid cap
Statewide electric transmission study identifies ways to improve system
Mechanical plug installed in Delaware Aqueduct shaft to prepare for major repairs
Four family members killed in Putnam County house fire
Syracuse gang members charged in RICO conspiracy
Senate passes bill to criminalize synthetic marijuana
Marist hits $150 million goal months early
Year-end budget results show New York reducing structural gaps, but challenges remain
New NY Education Reform Commission announced
More than $728 million distributed to victims of Adelphia securities fraud
Bronx man charged with stealing more than $1.6 million from 85-year old woman
Convicted conman found guilty in new scam
Suffolk Hate Crimes Unit investigates swastikas
New Jersey woman dies in hiking fall
Seven dead in horrific Bronx crash
Senator calls for passage of Violence Against Women Act
SUNY Student Assembly calls for “Good Samaritan Policy” to prevent drug overdoses
State Senate approves legislation on mixed martial arts bouts
Internet privacy bill would prohibit posting of sexual photos without consent
Company hired to develop plan to retain and grow New York’s military bases
Albany County man may spend the rest of his life in prison for abusing a child
Weekend crash kills Long Island man
Two dead in LI house fire
Upstate sailor killed in Afghanistan
Energy efficient upgrade projects saved the state $9 million and created 3,000 jobs in 2011
$1.4 million in conservation grants awarded to lands trusts statewide
Former state senator heading to prison
Troopers suspended for alleged promotion of prostitution
Hempstead man shot to death
Comptroller releases municipal audits
NYC real estate executives plead guilty in $2 million fraud scheme
EPA extends five year review deadline for Hudson River PCB cleanup
$3 million awarded for foreclosure prevention legal services
“Paula’s Law” reintroduced in Assembly
Assemblyman seeks independent watchdog for state programs for people with disabilities
Former attorney admits filing $1 million false claim against the FBI
“Dying bride” pleads guilty to felony fraud charge
Senator pushes legislation to preserve NY’s rural post offices
Second Operation Hang Up campaign to target distracted drivers
Rockland man sentenced for death of infant daughter
Woman sentenced to prison in fatal wrong-way crash
Serial drunk driver sentenced to prison
Buffalo woman pleads guilty in credit card scheme
Common Cause/NY files challenge to 63rd Senate District
Teen indicted on attempted murder charges
Accused hit and run driver arraigned
Upstate man sentenced to federal prison on child porn charges
Gang member sentenced on racketeering charges
Dr. Robert Hughes elected president of State Medical Society
Operation Hang Up campaign to target distracted drivers
Tip Line established to help authorities solve upstate homicide
Freeport man caught with phony C-notes
State proposes removing natural gas pipeline station from Superfund list
NYISO to host public forum on transmission congestion study
Man charged with having incendiary device
Contaminated public water supply in Jefferson County, to be cleaned up
2012 winter bat survey results
NYS economy regains all private sector jobs lost during recession
Enacted Budget Financial Plan released
NY-Sun Initiative to expand solar development in New York
Public input sought on 1,000 MW transmission line
DA releases findings of two-year probe into Suffolk County Ethics Commission
Music icon Levon Helm dies
16-year-old collapses, dies while playing basketball at facility gym
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