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NY comptroller audits gas prices on state Thruway

(AP) 8/28/2008, 12:53 p.m. ET

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is asking the state Thruway Authority to post online details of gas prices at every rest stop along the highway. MORE »

New York Lottery's Midday draw

(AP) 8/28/2008, 12:51 p.m. ET

ALBANY, N.Y. — Here are the winning numbers selected Thursday in the New York State Lottery's Midday drawing: MORE »

Correction: Poverty-income glance

(AP) 8/28/2008, 12:40 p.m. ET

— In a glance accompanying a story about the poverty rate in Appalachia, The Associated Press transmitted incorrect data. The data describing median income should have come from the U.S. Census Bureau's American Community Survey, not its Current Population Survey. The American Community Survey provides a more accurate picture of income when making state-to-state comparisons. The correct glance is: MORE »

Ex-'Real World' cast member running for Congress

(AP) 8/28/2008, 11:55 a.m. ET

NEW YORK — Rep. Edolphus "Ed" Towns is a longtime congressman who has been such a powerful force in his Brooklyn district that he has gone most of his career without ever facing much of a re-election challenge. MORE »

Long Island man charged in homicide

(AP) 8/28/2008, 11:38 a.m. ET

MINEOLA, N.Y. — Police say a Long Island man has been arrested and charged in the fatal stabbing of his mother-in-law earlier this month. MORE »

PSC: NYRI power line application ready for review

(AP) 8/28/2008, 11:09 a.m. ET

UTICA, N.Y. — State regulators say New York Regional Interconnect's power line application is complete and they are now reviewing it. MORE »

1996 NY strangling case headed to trial in Sept.

(AP) 8/28/2008, 9:28 a.m. ET

WATERTOWN, N.Y. — A northern New York man will be on trial in September on charges he murdered his girlfriend 12 years ago. MORE »

Upstate NY factory worker dies in accident

(AP) 8/28/2008, 9:10 a.m. ET

WELLSVILLE, N.Y. — An upstate New York factory worker is dead after he was crushed by a five-ton piece of equipment. MORE »

New York Lottery Rdp

(AP) 8/27/2008, 11:40 p.m. ET

ALBANY, N.Y. — Here are the winning New York State Lottery numbers selected Wednesday: MORE »

New York Lotto drawing

(AP) 8/27/2008, 11:37 p.m. ET

ALBANY, N.Y. — The winning numbers selected Wednesday in the New York's "Lotto" drawing were: MORE »

New York Lottery Take 5 drawing

(AP) 8/27/2008, 11:36 p.m. ET

ALBANY, N.Y. — The winning numbers selected Wednesday in New York's "Take Five" drawing were: MORE »

New York state Pick 10 lottery drawing

(AP) 8/27/2008, 9:21 p.m. ET

ALBANY, N.Y. — Here are the winning numbers selected Wednesday in the New York State Lottery's Pick 10 game: MORE »

NY Sen. Schumer speaks at Dem convention in Denver

(AP) 8/27/2008, 8:26 p.m. ET

DENVER — New York Sen. Charles Schumer told Democrats at their national convention on Wednesday night that it is not enough to elect Barack Obama president this year — they also must elect enough new Democrats to help him. MORE »

More than 100 animals found in NY backyard

(AP) 8/27/2008, 8:04 p.m. ET

GREENBURGH, N.Y. — More than 100 animals destined for religious sacrifice have been rescued from a backyard in a northern suburb of New York City. MORE »

New York Lottery's Evening draw

(AP) 8/27/2008, 7:55 p.m. ET

ALBANY, N.Y. — Here are the winning numbers selected Wednesday in the New York State Lottery's Evening drawing: MORE »

PSC Commissioner Buley resigns

(AP) 8/27/2008, 7:51 p.m. ET

ALBANY, N.Y. — A state Public Service Commission member who was embroiled in several political skirmishes during her two-year tenure says she's resigning next month to get married and move to Kentucky. MORE »

NY accountant sentenced for stealing from client

(AP) 8/27/2008, 7:42 p.m. ET

MINEOLA, N.Y. — A Long Island accountant who stole more than $1 million dollars from a client has been sentenced to up to seven years in prison. MORE »

14-year-old girl fatally shot on Buffalo street

(AP) 8/27/2008, 6:52 p.m. ET

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A 13-year-old boy injured when someone opened fire on a group of teenagers on a Buffalo street was healing at home Wednesday, as neighbors mourned a 14-year-old girl who died in the attack. MORE »

NY man accused of nude swim might be disciplined

(AP) 8/27/2008, 5:58 p.m. ET

MOUNT PLEASANT, N.Y. — A man accused of skinny-dipping in his neighbor's pool in New York City's northern suburbs probably won't be suspended or fired when he goes back to his City Hall job. MORE »

Senecas suspend construction of Buffalo casino

(AP) 8/27/2008, 5:52 p.m. ET

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Seneca Indian Nation says it's halting construction of its planned $333 million casino-hotel complex in Buffalo because of the poor economy. MORE »

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