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The State Labor Department recently released local area unemployment rates for September, which are developed using a procedure determined by the U.S. Department of Labor.

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The City of Oneonta Police Department and AAA are urging both parents and motorists to be even more alert during Halloween trick-or-treating on Oct. 31.

Oneonta Police Chief Dennis Nayor offers these other safety tips to parents for their children on Halloween:

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New York State is facing a growing obesity problem that costs nearly $12 billion each year, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said in a speech Wednesday to the Association of New York State youth bureaus.

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Albany, NY (WIBX) - Sweeping reforms are said to be taking place in New York State's Office of Mental Health, and one of those changes includes a change in leadership.

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U.S. Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand announced on Wednesday that they have secured over $635,000 for local law enforcement entities across upstate New York.

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U.S. Senator Charles Schumer revealed on Monday an alarming number that one baby per hour is now being born addicted to prescription drugs or other opiates.

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Albany, NY (WIBX) - New York's state debt now comes out to about $3,200 dollars per resident.  

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Its car-deer collision season and authorities are asking motorists to slow down to reduce damage.

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46th District state senate candidate George Amedore met with Unshackle New York and the business council on Monday to re-affirm their stand against a 45 percent toll hike for truckers on the thruway.

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New York State Bar Association president Seymour James, Jr. has formed a special committee to recommend possible changes in state law that could foster greater voter participation.

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