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NY lights up Niagara Falls, World Trade Center for Ukraine

March 24, 2022 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York plans to light up One World Trade Center, Niagara Falls and other state landmarks blue and yellow in solidarity with Ukraine Thursday.

Gov. Kathy Hochul said the date marks one month since the beginning of the Russian invasion.

Police: Man dies after jumping into Erie Canal to save dog

July 28, 2021 GMT

MACEDON, N.Y. (AP) — A 22-year-old man died when he jumped into the Erie Canal to save his dog, police said.

The man was fishing with his 4-year-old son when the family's dog fell into the canal at around 8 a.m.

Cuomo: New York finishes work on 750-mile Empire State Trail

January 1, 2021 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York State officials say they have finished work on a 750-mile trail for cyclists, hikers and runners that spans the state...

Cleveland bald eagle success story: Industrial valley nest has two fledglings

James F. McCarty, The Plain DealerAugust 22, 2018 GMT

Cleveland bald eagle success story: Industrial valley nest has two fledglings

CLEVELAND, Ohio – A pair of bald eagles that built the first nest in Cleveland's industrial valley in more than a century have provided another chapter to their remarkable story: They are raising two young eagles that are being seen soaring high above the Cuyahoga River.