No shadow: Pennsylvania groundhog ‘predicts’ early spring
pPUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — The handlers of Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, said the furry rodent failed to see his shadow at dawn Tuesday, meaning he...
View ArticleMeteorologists and groundhog agree: early spring for Watertown
pWATERTOWN — Punxsutawney Phil may be on to something./ppWhen he emerged from Gobbler’s Knob on Tuesday morning and did not see his shadow, an early spring was predicted....
View ArticleNY Senate votes for 7th time to legalize mixed martial arts
pALBANY — New York’s Senate has voted again to legalize and regulate professional mixed martial arts./ppThe Republican-controlled Senate for the seventh straight year has voted to...
View ArticleGroping incident under investigation at SUNY Potsdam
pPOTSDAM — SUNY Potsdam University Police are investigating a possible groping incident which occurred over the weekend, according to an email alert sent to the campus community Monday...
View ArticleAfter Tuesday veto vote on health law repeal, GOP moves on to another budget...
pWASHINGTON — The House is scheduled to vote Tuesday on overturning President Obama’s veto of legislation to repeal Obamacare and defund Planned Parenthood. The vote,...
View Article2nd Democrat joins race for Hudson Valley seat in Congress
pALBANY — Another Democrat has entered the race for the Congress from the Hudson Valley for the seat Republican Rep. Chris Gibson says he’s going to vacate./ppWill Yandik, a...
View ArticleGenerals say women should have to register for draft
pWASHINGTON — The top Army and Marine Corps generals say they believe all women should have to register for the draft now that combat jobs are open to them./ppThe military service leaders...
View ArticleCruz edges Trump in Iowa caucuses; Rubio finishes strong third
pDES MOINES — Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas rallied a broad coalition of conservatives around his anti-Washington message to win Iowa’s presidential caucuses here Monday night, edging...
View ArticleNY speaker wants higher taxes on millionaires
pALBANY — A long-awaited tax proposal from Democrats in the New York state Assembly would increase taxes on millionaires while giving tax relief to middle-class and low-income workers, a...
View ArticleStudy: Paying NY fire volunteers would run $3.3b a year
pALBANY — Volunteer firefighters say their service saves New York communities more than $3 billion a year statewide. /ppA study released by The Fireman’s Association of the State...
View ArticleClinton and Sanders, dead even after Iowa voting, are poised for a long slog
pDES MOINES — Hillary Clinton and her late-surging rival, Sen. Bernie Sanders, remained locked in a dead heat with most precincts reporting in Iowa’s Democratic caucuses late...
View ArticleClinton wins Iowa, campaigns turn to New Hampshire
pNEWBURY, N.H. (AP) — Next up: New Hampshire./ppPresidential contenders on Tuesday turned their airplanes and their hopes to the next arena in the fight for the nominations, a state that...
View ArticleBill Cosby might have changed the way police investigate rape
pAt the new year’s dawn, New York Police Commissioner William Bratton made an unprecedented announcement: The city had experienced a sharp increase in reported rapes, driven in part by...
View ArticleNYC museum shares love stories of early immigrants
pNEW YORK — Immigrant life in New York City at the turn of the 20th century could be tough — but there was always room for love. /ppIn time for Valentine’s Day, The...
View ArticleVa Tech student: ‘Truth will set me free’ in girl’s murder
pBLACKSBURG, Va. — David Eisenhauer, a Virginia Tech engineering student accused of kidnapping and murdering a 13-year-old girl who climbed out her bedroom window last week, said...
View ArticleWhite House seeks nearly $1.2 billion for drug prevention, treatment,...
pWASHINGTON — White House officials announced Tuesday that they will seek nearly $1.2 billion in new federal funding over the next two years to address the growing problem of heroin and...
View ArticleOrleans businessman: county stalls effort to bring potable water to residents...
pCOLLINS LANDING — An area businessman said Jefferson County officials are hesitant to declare a “state of emergency” that would enable the Red Cross to provide bottled...
View ArticlePSC Commissioner talks energy reform at NYSAC Conference
pALBANY — The New York State Public Service Commissioner Audrey Zibelman outlined the state’s energy climate Tuesday in a speech during the annual New York State Association of...
View ArticleQuebec pair charged with drug possession at border
pMASSENA — State police on Sunday charged Veronique Duguay, 34, and Fady Nasri, 34, both of East Laval, Quebec, each with two counts of misdemeanor seventh-degree criminal possession of a...
View ArticleClifton Park man charged with criminal possession of narcotics
pMORRISTOWN — State police on Saturday charged Matthew J. Connelly, 18, of Clifton Park, with misdemeanor seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Mr. Connelly was also...
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