| Man jailed for cashing dead mother's checks
MONTICELLO, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York man who hid his dead 98-year-old mother in a freezer and cashed her Social Security checks has been sentenced to six months in jail.
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| Masseur admits videotaping client undressing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York massage therapist has admitted secretly videotaping a client as she undressed at his business.
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| Car going 90 mph in crash that killed 4 Buffalo-area teens
CLARENCE, N.Y. (AP) — Accident investigators say an 18-year-old driver who died in a weekend crash that also killed his three teenage passengers was traveling at 90 mph when he passed a stop sign and collided with a minivan.
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| NY Dem senators relent, will attend joint session
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Facing a break in their ranks amid criticism they were snubbing the governor during a fiscal crisis, the Senate's Democrats now plan to attend Gov. David Paterson's speech to a joint session of the Legislature on Monday.
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| Troopers escort comrade's body home for burial
DEXTER, N.Y. (AP) — The body of a state trooper killed in an on-duty accident in the Hudson Valley has been brought back to his northern New York hometown for burial.
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| Sentencing set for central NY man who killed stepsister
OSWEGO, N.Y. (AP) — A 29-year-old central New York man is set to be sentenced for murdering his 11-year-old stepsister, who lived in filth and was starved by her parents.
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| Syracuse teen admits false confession to shooting
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) — A Syracuse teenager has admitted falsely confessing to police that he was the sniper responsible for killing a man as he walked out of his home in January.
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| Paterson calls for session on budget, gay marriage
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. David Paterson is calling the Legislature back to Albany for a special session to cut the budget and possibly vote on legalizing same-sex marriage.
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| 2 wins: Girardi bags Series, stops to aid motorist
EASTCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Yankees Manager Joe Girardi capped off a victorious evening by helping a car crash victim in Girardi pulled over to help after a woman lost control of her car just hours after Girardi's team claimed World Series victory.
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| 1 dead after fire at Watertown apartment
Authorities say a person is dead after a fire in his northern New York apartment.
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