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Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills Sign Safety Coleman After Rafael Bush Retires
ORCHARD PARK – The Buffalo Bills have signed safety Kurt Coleman to replace Rafael Bush after Bush unexpectedly announced his retirement less than a week before the start of training camp. The Bills announced the …
News
Safety Rules Proposed After Child Dies In Grease Trap
ROCHESTER – The death of a 3-year-old boy in a restaurant’s underground grease collection tank has prompted two state lawmakers to draft new safety legislation. Police say the child fell through an unsecured plastic cover …
Government
New York State Pools Open More Hours During Heat Wave
ALBANY – New York state parks are keeping their pools open longer to help people deal with the heat wave. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the extended hours will begin Friday and continue through Sunday at …
Community
New York State Fair Runs Contest To Pick 13 Anthem Singers
SYRACUSE – The New York State Fair is running a contest online to pick performers to sing the national anthem each morning of the fair’s 13 days. Judges reviewed video submissions to choose the 20 …
Economy
New Law Grants Farm Workers Right To Unionize, Get Overtime
ALBANY – New York farm workers have the right to unionize, get overtime pay and take at least one day off per week under a labor law signed Wednesday by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. The Farm …
Arts & Music
Town Rejects Woodstock 50 Music Festival Appeal
VERNON – An upstate New York town has rejected the appeal of its denial of a permit to hold the Woodstock 50 music festival. The Town of Vernon’s planning board made its unanimous decision Tuesday …
Government
New York Raises Statewide Smoking Age To 21
ALBANY – New York will raise its smoking age from 18 to 21 under legislation signed into law Tuesday by the state’s governor. The change, which takes effect in 120 days, will apply to the …
Education
New York Education Commissioner Resigning After 4 Years
ALBANY – New York state’s top education official is resigning. Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia told the Board of Regents at its meeting Monday she is resigning Aug. 31. Elia was appointed in 2015. She says …
Crime
After Teen Is Slain, Photos Of Her Corpse Circulate Online
ALBANY – A 17-year-old girl with a small social media following in upstate New York was killed by a man she’d met recently on Instagram, who then posted photos of her corpse online, police said …
Government
NY Expands Racial Bias Law To Include Hairstyles, Traits
ALBANY – New York state has expanded laws against racial bias to include hairstyles and hair texture. The bill aims to ensure no employee can be fired or passed over for a job because of …
