A new job for Ann Marie Buerkle could change the outlook for the race for Congress in the 24th District in 2014. Buerkle has been nominated to fill a republican seat on the Federal Consumer Protection Board. If approved by the Senate, her term would run through 2018. The move was read as a decision by Buerkle to step away from yet another run for Congress, although she says a candidacy is still an option. YNN's Bill Carey says the nomination has stirred more discussion of the race ahead.
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The Trenton Town Supervisor has been found guilty of sex abuse. Mark Scheidelman was convicted Friday of inappropriately touching a boy who was staying at his house last fall.
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Training on Fort Drum is key for both the mission and soldier safety, but doing so without causing noise problems for the community is hard. So the Army has a program to create a permanent buffer zone around Fort Drum's fences. As our Brian Dwyer reports, both Drum and one land owner nearby say this program is a win-win. The Army now needs more land owners to feel the same way.
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Rough conditions forced crews to call off their search on Cayuga Lake early Friday afternoon.
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After a seemingly successful attempt to use social media to their advantage, the Utica Police Department has deactivated its Facebook page.
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Crews are on the scene of a plane crash in the Town of Ephratah.
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