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Murder Of Convenience Store Clerk In Capital Region Remains Mystery 31 Years On
Three decades after Betty Conley was shot and killed while working at a convenience store in the region, her killer has yet to face justice.The Saratoga County murder happened in the town of Charlton, at the Xtra Mart on State Route 67, at around 3 a.m. on July 8, 1993.Sheriff’s officials said the …
Owl rescued from stuck soccer net in Greenville
A great horned owl was rescued in Greenville, after being stuck in a soccer net at a youth and conference center. Environmental Conservation officers got to the scene, and they were able to cut the net around the bird with a pair of scissors. They freed the owl safely, and...
Baseball night in Amsterdam geared towards people with autism
Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara is teaming up with Amsterdam Mohawks Baseball for the annual Autism Night. Anyone affected by autism and their families can enjoy free admission at Shuttleworth Park, 65 Crescent Ave. Santabarbara said his 22-year-old son, who has autism, inspired the special event.
Police: Howes Cave man threatened person with gun
A Howes Cave man is accused of threatening a person with a gun. Manuel N. Tosado, 28, allegedly displayed the weapon during a dispute on July 17 around 10:15 p.m. The victim left the scene and called 911. Tosado was arrested at the home. Police later learned Tosado had the...
Attorney E. Stewart Jones disbarred for commingling clients’ money
Prominent local attorney E. Stewart Jones has been disbarred after an investigation found that he was commingling clients’ funds. The probe was spurred by a check associated with an escrow account at his former firm that was returned in January 2019. All of the escrow accounts at the firm were audited over a seven-year period.
Local response to global software outage
Airlines and other services are dealing with major disruptions due to a major Microsoft and Crowdstrike outage. Around 7 a.m., Microsoft 365 said they released adjusted the update that had caused the disruptions. Local services have also been dealing with the global outages.
N.Y. weather: Here’s what August long-range forecast shows for heat, rain
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York gets hot in August; that’s no surprise. However, the latest monthly outlook from the National Weather Service’s (NWS) Climate Prediction Center reveals that temperatures will exceed the average warmth anticipated for the summer month. In fact, the vast majority of the...
New Findings on SUNY Price Hikes, Graduation Rates In The Last 10 Years
The surging cost of attending college in the United States is something on many young people's minds. Many in New York opt for SUNY institutions to cut costs while still getting their degrees. While SUNY tuition often provides less of a financial burden, the cost of attending has only increased...
State Assemblyman joins stakeholders in appeal of proposed prohibition of HFC refrigerants
As the New York State DEC is expected to release changes to regulations to prohibit the use of a common refrigerant in most refrigerators and air conditioners, one local state lawmakers is warning that this would come at a great cost. More from WBEN:
State Senator Tom O’Mara welcomes Merle John Tobias into the Veterans Hall of Fame
Hornell native is a Cold War and Persian Gulf War veteran. Angelica, N.Y., July 19—During yesterday’s annual meeting of the Allegany County Board of Legislators at the Allegany County Fair, State Senator Tom O’Mara (R,C-Big Flats) paid tribute to Merle John Tobias, a Hornell native and graduate of Alfred State College, who O’Mara selected earlier this year as his 2024 inductee into the New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame.
Upstate NY gets slammed by 16 tornadoes in just seven days
Syracuse, N.Y -- Upstate New York was just hammered by 16 tornadoes in one week, the most since official tornado records began in 1950. The twisters came in two waves: seven on July 10, and nine on Monday and Tuesday of this week. If you purchase a product or register...
Western New York continues to set more warm weather records...and we're not done
(WKBW-TV) BUFFALO, NY — It's report card time! Report card time for the climatological summer, that is, as we are now half way through that time frame, which runs June 1 to August 31. If you thought it's been a warm one, you'd be correct. The numbers in the...
NOAA Says New York State Will Stay Very Warm Well Into the Fall
While the brutal heatwave finally broke across New York state this week, meteorologists say the much warmer than average weather isn't going to stay away. Could summer-like temperatures last well into the fall across New York and the Northeast?. So far this year, Extreme Weather Watch says that it has...
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