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An upstate New York man has been arraigned on murder charges in the shooting death of a teenager whose family fled their war-torn African homeland for a better life in the U.S.

The mother of an immigrant African teenager found slain along an Albany-area bicycle path last week says her family fled their war-torn homeland for the United States because it offered security and safety.

An upstate New York man accused of sexually assaulting two children at a McDonald's has pleaded guilty.

Authorities say as many as 30 people have been forced from their Albany homes after a fire started in an abandoned house and quickly spread to three neighboring structures.

A pair of state lawmakers have written letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, expressing concerns about the environmental and economic impact of a proposed hydropower project at the Delta Dam.