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The corruption retrial of former New York State Assembly speaker Sheldon Silver is set to begin in Manhattan. Jury selection will begin on Monday, and opening statements are scheduled for April 30th. Silver is alleged to have made millions of dollars from clients that... Read More.

The New York State Department of Health has issued a statewide health advisory warning of an outbreak of severe bleeding due to the consumption of synthetic marijuana believed to be contaminated with rat poison. To date, no cases have been reported in New York... Read More.

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today announced more than 60 new farms and businesses have received research permits under the State's Industrial Hemp Agricultural Research Pilot program. These new research partners expand across the state, including seven counties in the Southern Tier, and will... Read More.

A New York man has admitted that he struck a 10-year-old girl with a screwdriver, dragged her behind a vehicle with a rope, and forced hot sauce into her duct tape-covered mouth.The Post-Standard reports that Shawn Whaley pleaded guilty to 13 charges on Monday... Read More.

Governor Cuomo has directed that flags be flown at half staff in honor of 4 New York National Guard members that were killed in a helicopter crash in Iraq on Thursday. The Guard members were stationed in Westhampton Beach on Long Island. There were... Read More.

Syracuse University defeated three seed Michigan State 55-53 Sunday afternoon in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. They advance now to the Sweet 16. Syracuse will play Duke on Friday in the Midwest Region semifinals in Omaha.

Former top aide to Governor Andrew Cuomo--James Percoco--has been found guilty on 3 counts of Bribery, Extortion, and Corruption. He was found not guilty on three counts. Jurors in the eight week trial in Manhattan were deadlocked multiple times before finally reaching a verdict... Read More.

On Sunday, the NCAA Selection Committee put Syracuse in the field of 68 teams for the NCAA Tournament. They’ll play tonight. Tip-off is at 9:10, pregame coverage begins at 8 o’clock. You’ll hear all the action live, right here on your... Read More.

Syracuse University will be going to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. The Orange are a ‘First Four’ selection and will play Arizona State on Wednesday at 9:10PM in Dayton, Ohio, If Syracuse wins, they will then face six seed, TCU, in a first round... Read More.

School Superintendents from across New York State are remaining hopeful, as the senate passes a comprehensive school safety package.The first part of the package includes creating a school resource officers education aid program.Districts would be authorized to receive state funding to hire current or... Read More.

Syracuse University basketball fans have another anxious wait ahead of them.With Selection Sunday still days away, no one knows whether the Orange will be in or out of the NCAA Tournament.SU struggled against North Carolina Wednesday night, losing to the Tar Heels 78-59 in... Read More.

The trial of Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to Andrew Cuomo, went into deliberations on March 1st. On Tuesday, the jury told the judge that they were hopelessly deadlocked. Joseph Percoco is alleged to have accepted more than $300,000 in payoffs from businessmen... Read More.