State News

	Syracuse-area family wins 9 cars from dealer SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) - An upstate New York family is in shock after winning a car dealer's nine-car giveaway.
	Mom pleads not guilty in baby daughter's death UTICA, N.Y. (AP) - A 20-year-old woman charged with smothering her infant daughter in April 2008 pleaded not guilty in a New York court after being returned from North Carolina on a fugitive warrant. LeeAnn Wimmers was arraigned on a second-degree murder charge late Thursday afternoon in Oneida County. The name of her lawyer was not immediately available. She's accused of killing four-month-old Daniella Sapienza. Police say Wimmers smothered the baby to stop her from crying. Wimmers was living just north of Utica in Deerfield at the time of the baby's death, which she claims was the result of a sleeping disorder. Wimmers moved to Asheville, N.C., in December. She waived her right to an extradition hearing. Wimmers is due back in court on July 10th. ©2009 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
	NY comptroller wants to freeze Senate pay ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - New York Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli says he's planning to withhold pay for state senators until a court requires him to release the funds or there's a resolution of the leadership struggle that has paralyzed the Senate for weeks.
	NY Senate feud hits taxpayers as dispute drags on ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Since New York's senators stopped passing legislation and started passing insults, they've cost taxpayers at least $94,400 for staying in Albany during their protracted power struggle.
	Bill Clinton to raise money for Rep. Maloney WASHINGTON (AP) - Former President Bill Clinton will headline a fundraiser for New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney, who is challenging Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in New York's Democratic primary.
	Body thought to be missing sailor found in NY river LAKE LUZERNE, N.Y. (AP) - A body recovered from the upper Hudson River has been tentatively identified as the remains of a U.S. Navy sailor who disappeared swimming in the treacherous, rain-swollen waters.
	NY mom to be arraigned in infant daughter's death UTICA, N.Y. (AP) - A 20-year-old woman charged with smothering her infant daughter in April 2008 will appear in a New York court for the first time since being returned from North Carolina on a fugitive warrant.
	Feds raid 2 Buffalo homes owned by Ohio hedge fund firm FBI agents have raided a pair of multimillion-dollar Buffalo-area homes owned by a hedge fund firm from Cleveland.
	Mutilated animals found in NYC park NEW YORK (AP) - Visitors to a Staten Island park stumbled on a grisly scene twice this week: a mutilated animal wrapped in a white sheet.
	2 new exhibits opening at NYS Military Museum SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) - A pair of new exhibits opening tomorrow at the New York State Military Museum feature depictions of the colorful uniforms worn by soldiers generations ago, as well as images from the Civil War, the Second World War and the Korean War.