Cuomo Creates New Panel to Study Future of Erie Canal
The future of the Erie Canal will be the focus of a new state task force created to study how to reinvent the historic waterway as an economic engine.
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New York State Parks Are Hiring 1,000 Lifeguards
Area New York State run beaches include Verona Beach, Glimmerglass and Delta Lake
NYPD Training Official: Garner Officer Used Banned Chokehold
"I'm not saying he intentionally did that, but that's where his arms are," Dee testified as the video played of Pantaleo grabbing Garner and wrestling him to a Staten Island sidewalk in July 2014 .
Advocates to Urge NY to Give Terminally Ill 'Right to Die'
Supporters of legislation that would allow people with a terminal illness to seek life-ending drugs from a physician are heading to Albany.
Driver Scared by Spider Flips Car in Accident
That's what a driver did after his car landed upside down off a road in upstate Batavia.
5 years later, officer faces reckoning for chokehold death
A long-delayed internal disciplinary trial that could lead to Pantaleo's firing is slated to begin on Monday.
Cuomo signs bill increasing school zone speed cameras
The Democrat was accompanied by his mother, Matilda Cuomo, on Sunday as well as other elected officials and advocates who pushed for the legislation.
Man Fatally Shot During New York Home Invasion
Police say the shooting near the Pennsylvania border did not appear to be a random act of violence and that there is no threat to the public.
Norwich School Bus Driver Saves Student's Life From Passing Car
A video captures a Norwich School District bus driver proving why it's important the legislature passed the "School Bus Camera Safety Act."
Faith Leaders Call on New York to End Solitary Confinement
A bill before lawmakers would create new rules for prisoner isolation and prohibit placing any inmate in solitary for more than 15 days.