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Doughnut shop operators convicted of hiding $2.8M in sales

November 11, 2021 GMT

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — The operators of three doughnut shops in central New York were convicted of tax evasion after concealing $2.8 million in cash sales from the government, according to federal prosecutors.

Religious vaccine exemption stays for NY health care workers

By MICHAEL HILLOctober 12, 2021 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York health care workers will be able to seek religious exemptions from a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate as a lawsuit challenging the requirement proceeds, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.

Son charged with fatally stabbing father, sister at home

September 22, 2021 GMT

WARREN, N.Y. (AP) — A 22-year-old man is accused of killing his father and 12-year-old sister at home with his younger brother, 9, witnessing it.

Michael J. Andreev Jr. has been arrested and charged with two counts of murder and a weapons charge in Sunday's killings, the Syracuse Post-Standard reported.

Longtime upstate NY member of Congress, Boehlert, dead at 84

September 22, 2021 GMT

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Former Republican U.S. Rep. Sherwood Boehlert, who represented upstate New York for 24 years, died at age 84, according to a statement from former staff members.

The Utica-area resident died late Monday at a local hospice after a brief illness, according to the statement.

Judge blocks medical worker vaccine mandate in NY state

September 14, 2021 GMT

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge temporarily blocked the state of New York on Tuesday from forcing medical workers to be vaccinated after a group of health care workers sued, saying their Constitutional rights were violated because the state's mandate disallowed religious exemptions.

Consent decree for Oneida elections board over voter records

July 13, 2021 GMT

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice reached an agreement with a county elections board in central New York over voter registrations and provisional ballots, in the wake of federal election law violations coming to light in a tightly contested congressional race last year.

Police: Woman crashed stolen ambulance into Irondequoit Bay

June 14, 2021 GMT

IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. (AP) — Reports of a stolen ambulance from a Utica-based company turned into a lengthy pursuit on the New York State Thruway for state troopers Sunday morning into the afternoon.

WHAM-TV reports that police say they caught the vehicle on the Thruway and later on I-490 and into the city of Rochester.

Upstate NY man charged with being inside Capitol on Jan. 6

May 14, 2021 GMT

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A central New York man who said he was among the first people inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 siege was charged with unlawful entry, authorities said.

Eric Bochene of New Hartford was arrested Thursday and charged with two counts of unlawfully entering or remaining in a restricted building or grounds and two counts of violent entry and disorderly conduct on Capitol grounds, according to court papers.

Devils moving AHL franchise from Binghamton to Utica

May 6, 2021 GMT

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey Devils are moving their AHL franchise from Binghamton, New York to Utica.

The AHL Board of Governors on Thursday approved the relocation of the Devils-owned franchise starting with the 2021-22 season...

Federal officials: Voters’ rights violated in NY House race

March 25, 2021 GMT

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice said county officials in central New York who failed to process thousands of registration applications and improperly rejected affidavit ballots violated the rights of voters in a congressional election won by Republican Rep...

Man sentenced for killing teen, posting photos online

March 17, 2021 GMT

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York judge sentenced Brandon Clark to 25 years to life for killing a 17-year-old woman and posting photos of her body online afterwards...

Some New Yorkers traveling hours away from home for vaccine

By MARINA VILLENEUVEFebruary 16, 2021 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Some New Yorkers are driving hours to get the COVID-19 vaccine because they are unable to find appointments closer to home through a state website...

After teen is slain, photos of her corpse circulate online

By RYAN TARINELLIJuly 16, 2019 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — 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 Monday.

Trump warns Cuomo: Anybody who runs against me ‘suffers’

By JILL COLVINAugust 14, 2018 GMT

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday dared New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to challenge him in 2020 — and warned the Democrat, "Anybody that runs against Trump suffers."

Trump also said that Cuomo once called him and promised that he wouldn't run against him — a claim that Cuomo's office did not immediately dispute.

Comets deal Sound Tigers second straight loss

Michael FornabaioMarch 6, 2017 GMT

Joseph LaBate’s goal with 40.1 seconds left in the second period gave the Utica Comets a 2-1 win over the Bridgeport Sound Tigers on Sunday at the Aud in Utica, N.Y.

The Sound Tigers lost their second in a row to close a three-game road trip against teams from the AHL’s North Division, opening the door for Hershey to draw even in the race for fourth place in the Atlantic Division.

In a haven for refugees, new anxiety in the age of Trump

By MICHAEL HILLFebruary 3, 2017 GMT

UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — It's not unusual around Utica to see tables full of Bosnians sipping strong coffee in cafes, Muslim women in hijabs shopping at grocery stores and Somalis raised in equatorial heat heading to work in the blowing snow...