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• Ex-fugitive appeals N.Y. murder conviction
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A former fugitive convicted of killing a state trooper and wounding two others in 2006 continues to make trouble as an inmate as his lawyers move forward with an appeal, officials say. Ralph "Bucky" Phillips has been sanctioned five ...
• N.Y. Faces $1.2B Budget Shortfall, More Job Losses
ALBANY, N.Y. - New Yorkers should prepare for fewer services and potentially higher school and local property taxes under the most stern budget warning yet from Gov. David Paterson. "Everything is on the chopping block," Paterson said Friday at a ...
• Women blast N.Y.'s dollar-dance clubs
NEW YORK - As neon lights bathe the dance floor of the darkened nightclub, a group of young women from Latin America sit at tables, sipping water or soda and waiting for men to approach and hand them cash. For $2, the women will dance one song. For ...
• Rangers sweep European series with Lightning
Rangers sweep European series with Lightning Redden, Gomez score as N.Y. rallies to beat Tampa Bay ... PRAGUE, Czech Republic - Wade Redden and Scott Gomez each scored second-period goals and the New York Rangers rallied to ...
• Dog days in the wilderness
INDIAN LAKE, N.Y. - When the brown duck swam close, the dog sat higher, alert and tensed in the canoe. She watched intently as the bird passed only feet from the boat's bow on the Adirondack lake, the surface glistening in afternoon sunshine. But ...