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Police: Drunk man fell asleep in wrong NY house
NEWSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities in western New York say a 20-year-old man thought he was sleeping on his friend's couch when state troopers woke him up over the weekend. It turns out he was off by about 20 miles. State police say a homeowner... -
Cops: 1 woman dead in shooting at Buffalo hospital
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Police have cordoned off a Buffalo, N.Y., hospital where they say a woman has been fatally shot. A police official confirms that a woman was killed Wednesday morning on the grounds of the Erie County Medical Center, which he...
Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Shootings
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Police scour city for NY surgeon in woman's death
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Police canine units are searching a cliff near the lakeside house of a Buffalo, N.Y., trauma surgeon sought in connection with the hospital shooting death of ex-girlfriend. The search began shortly before 11 a.m. near the...Tags: U.S. Army
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Neighbor rescues NY woman, 76, from 20-foot well
COLLINS, N.Y. (AP) — A western New York man is being credited for saving his 76-year-old neighbor after she fell into a 20-foot-deep well on her rural property. YNN-TV in Buffalo (http://bit.ly/p9cXfk ) reports that May Elliott was doing yard... -
Buffalo man gets prison for raping teenage girls
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A 28-year-old New York man has been sentenced to up to six years in prison after admitting he had sex with underage girls and promoted prostitution. Michael Abdallah of Buffalo apologized at his sentencing Thursday in Erie...Tags: Punishment, Juvenile Delinquency, Missing Persons, Judges, Justice System
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New York TV exec faces sentencing for beheading wife
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A month after being found guilty of beheading his wife, a former New York television executive faces sentencing. Muzzammil Hassan (moo-ZAH'-mel HAH'-sahn) could get a maximum of 25 years to life in prison when he appears in...Tags: Islam, Crime, Law and Justice, New York, Justice System, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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Serial killer theory returns in beach corpses case
YAPHANK, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities on New York's Long Island say that they have identified three remaining bodies found near a beach and that it may be the work of a serial killer, after all. Officials in Suffolk County say the bodies belonged to...Tags: Craigslist, Inc., Thomas Spota, Norwich, North Babylon, Long Island
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Charged with beheading wife, NY man to claim abuse
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — A former New York television executive is about to go on trial on charges he beheaded his estranged wife. Muzzammil Hassan (moo-ZAHM'-mel HAH'-sahn) has been laying the groundwork for a battered spouse defense since he...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, New York, Crimes
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New York's assault weapon registration begins
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Key measures of New York's tough new gun law kicked in Monday, with owners of firearms now reclassified as assault weapons required to start registering the firearms and new limits on the number of bullets allowed in magazines....
Tags: Politics, Gun Control, Newspaper and Magazine, National Rifle Association of America, U.S. Senate
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Critters can make for funny stories
Maple producers, like people in all vocations, can recount events in their lines of work that can be complained of as trouble or viewed as interesting happenstances, or be turned into a good chuckle. Pesky raccoons can account for many of these stories,...Tags: Margarine, Somerset County (Pennsylvania), Frosting and Icing
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Dead fish wash up along Lake Erie's NY shoreline
ANGOLA, N.Y. (AP) — Thousands of dead fish are washing up on the Lake Erie shoreline in the Buffalo area, but state Department of Environmental Conservation officials say it's nothing to be alarmed about. Residents living along a stretch of...
Tags: Television Industry, Angola, Satellite and Cable Service
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Sandy Adams is a ‘Public Safety Professional’ for Romney
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelOutgoing U.S. Rep. Sandy Adams, R-Orlando, the former Orange County sheriff's deputy defeated in a bitter primary last month by U.S. Rep. John Mica, R-Winter Park, has been named an honorary co-chair of “Public Safety Professionals” for Mitt...
Jun 11, 2012
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Apr 15, 2013
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Apr 11, 2013
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Sep 12, 2012
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