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Local law enforcement respond to Cuomo's call to rethink departments
In another bid to address police brutality in New York, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo signed an executive order Friday that tasks…
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NYPD closes plainclothes anti-crime unit in nod to reform
NEW YORK - New York City's police department is disbanding the type of plainclothes anti-crime units that were involved …
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DA: Social distancing argument led to fatal Syracuse stabbing
SYRACUSE - New York prosecutors say an argument over social distancing led to a fatal stabbing in Syracuse.
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New dates set to begin federal executions
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department has set new dates to begin executing federal death-row inmates following a monthslon…
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AHL names Return to Play group for 2020-21 season
Some top hockey officials are helping the American Hockey League figure out how to proceed with the 2020-21 season.
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Local town hall puts focus on policing, race relations
The death of George Floyd, who had a police officer's knee pressed against his throat as he died, was murder, Syracuse P…
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Whitesboro teacher apologizes for ‘all lives matter' comment
An English teacher at Whitesboro High School has apologized for ending a livestreamed senior academic awards ceremony wi…
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Former area priest named in child sex abuse complaint
A former Ilion priest is among those named in child sexual abuse complaints a pair of Albany law firms have filed agains…
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NY-22: Tenney talks COVID-19, justice reforms, Trump in Q&A
Former U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney answered questions during a live Q&A Monday about the coronavirus pandemic, criminal jus…
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Officials: 4 hit by urine at Marcy Correctional
Three officers and a nurse have had urine thrown at them by inmates in separate incidents at the Marcy Correctional Faci…
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Coronavirus: 2 deaths, 17 new cases in Oneida County
Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente Jr. reported two new coronavirus-related deaths and 17 new positive cases in the…
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Poll: Black Americans most likely to know a COVID-19 victim
DETROIT (AP) - African Americans are disproportionately likely to say a family member or close friend has died of COVID-…
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Grim blame game over virus deaths in besieged nursing homes
WASHINGTON (AP) - A grim blame game with partisan overtones is breaking out over COVID-19 deaths among nursing home resi…
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Senate GOP to restrict police chokeholds in emerging bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - Driven by a rare urgency, Senate Republicans are poised to unveil an extensive package of policing cha…
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Police blotter for Sunday, June 14, 2020
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