By Ben Dobbin
- ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated: 07/04/08 6:38 AM
HAMMONDSPORT — On a steamy Fourth of July evening a century ago, a wood-and-fabric biplane lifted off from Stony Brook Farm and stayed airborne for almost a mile in a stupendous triumph over gravity witnessed by more than 2,000 people.
SYRACUSE (AP) — A vast collection of 78-RPM records — valued at $1 million, weighing 50 tons and representing more than a half-century of American music history — is being donated to Syracuse University by the estate of a prominent New York City record shop owner.
By Larry Neumeister
- ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated: 07/04/08 6:38 AM
NEW YORK — A hedge fund cheat who tried to fake his own death and spent nearly a month as a fugitive told a judge Thursday that he really did try to commit suicide while on the run, saying he thought it would be better to do himself in than turn himself in.
ROCHESTER (AP) — A softball player who died a day after a rival team member punched him in the back of the head was a victim of homicide, a pathologist ruled Thursday.
The downstater responsible for maintaining Republican control of the State Senate assured Buffalo and Erie County on Wednesday that he has an ear to upstate and Western New York.
By Larry Neumeister
- ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated: 07/03/08 7:01 AM
NEW YORK — A hedge fund swindler who set off a nationwide manhunt when he faked his suicide to avoid reporting to prison surrendered Wednesday to police in a small town in Massachusetts.
FREEPORT (AP) — A railroad conductor, summoned by customers who heard screaming, rushed onto electrified tracks as he and others rescued a woman who was being raped, authorities said Wednesday.
CENTRAL ISLIP (AP) — The young woman who had an affair with Christie Brinkley’s husband testified Wednesday about the tryst that ended the couple’s marriage.
ALBANY (AP) — State schools Chancellor Robert Bennett says children who take time to read books over the summer have an easier time maintaining their educational gains until school starts in the fall.
NEW YORK (AP) — Owners of the World Trade Center site announced a major design change for its multibillion-dollar transit hub Tuesday, a day after concluding that most projects at ground zero are behind schedule and over budget.
By Tom Precious
- NEWS ALBANY BUREAU Updated: 07/02/08 6:38 AM
ALBANY — State officials say the costs of heating homes could increase as much as 40 percent from last winter, causing widespread financial hardships for residents, especially those with low incomes.
By Tom Precious
- NEWS ALBANY BUREAU Updated: 07/02/08 6:38 AM
ALBANY — The administration of Gov. David A. Paterson has announced a new round of state agency cuts that include modest reductions in spending on creating jobs upstate and less money for a cybersecurity program to protect the state’s massive computer operations.
By David B. Caruso
- ASSOCIATED PRESS Updated: 07/02/08 6:38 AM
NEW YORK — City hospital officials agreed in court Tuesday to reforms at a psychiatric ward where surveillance photos showed a woman fell from her chair, writhed on the floor and died after workers failed to help for more than an hour.
