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The son of New York Senator Tom Libous was convicted of tax fraud yesterday in U.S. District Court. In July, Matthew Libous, was indicted by a federal grand jury in White Plains on one count of obstructing the IRS in its administration of the... Read More.

The speaker of the New York State Assembly, Sheldon Silver, has been taken into custody by the FBI on alleged corruption charges. Silver was taken into custody before 8 a.m. yesterday in Manhattan. The charges reportedly stem from payments he allegedly received from two... Read More.

Yesterday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the Anti-Poverty Opportunity Agenda, a 10 point plan to combat poverty and fight inequality. The plan includes raising the statewide minimum wage in 2016 from $9.00 per hour to $10.50. He also promised to double funding for the Urban... Read More.

One man is dead after being struck by a vehicle in Susquehanna County according to Pennsylvania State Police. Gregory Jones of North Carolina, was pronounced dead at the scene. It happened at approximately 9:30 p.m. Friday on Guiton Road in Middletown Township. Jones was... Read More.

Taste NY vending machines, stocked with New York State-produced options, are now fully operational at two state rest stops. One is at the Broome Gateway Rest Area, located between the Pennsylvania state line and Exit 1 on I-81, The New York State Department of... Read More.

A Police Standoff in Danby, New York, which started on Tuesday, has lasted until today. According to authorities, on Tuesday, Tompkins County Sheriff’s deputies attempted to arrest a man wanted on an arrest warrant. During this encounter the man barricaded himself and his family... Read More.

There was a fire early this morning at the Villa Serene Apartments in Elmira Heights. Fire officials have confirmed one death. The high rise apartments sit at the corner of East 14th Street and Horseheads Boulevard. The fire started on the 11th floor. Multiple... Read More.

A new state-of-the art unit was unveiled at Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital yesterday afternoon. Doctors, nurses, Guthrie officials and more celebrated the ribbon cutting of the new Intensive Care Unit on the second floor of the hospital. The new ICU is more than double... Read More.

Yesterday, a judge sentenced Ganesh "Remy" Ramsaran to the maximum of 25 years to life for second degree murder for the death of his wife. On Sept. 23, a jury found him guilty of second degree murder in the death of his wife, Jennifer,... Read More.

The Chenango County man convicted of killing his wife will appear in court for sentencing today. Back in September a jury convicted Ganesh "Remy" Ramsaran of second degree murder. Ramsaran could serve 25 years to life behind bars for the crime. He killed his wife... Read More.

Governor Andrew Cuomo is coming under fire for comments he made on Saturday, calling the National Weather Service forecast "wrong," ahead of last week's storm in Buffalo. Cuomo said Saturday that no one predicted that snow would fall south of Buffalo at a rate of... Read More.

Planning to travel for the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday weekend? Well you're not the only one. AAA predicts more than 43 million Americans will travel more than 50 miles or more from home between Wednesday and Sunday. That's the highest volume since 2007, and more... Read More.