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Dem voters up, GOP voters down
Monroe County is on its way to a record with the number of people registered to vote. We dug into the numbers and found out where most of those...
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found in Rochester

Man struggles to survive after brutal attack
A Seneca Falls man is struggling to survive tonight after being brutally beaten in his own apartment complex. Police are investigating but...
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Teen Sentenced for Shooting Brother
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found in Buffalo

Paterson wants to close $1.2B budget gap
Gov. David Paterson says the economic crisis has created a $1.2 billion budget gap that needs to be closed...
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found in Albany-Schenectady-Troy

Saratoga Springs looking to make cuts
Like many area communities, Saratoga Springs is looking at jobs and spending cuts in the coming year. The city's finance commissioner says the choices are difficult, but the solution is simple -- cut or face a huge tax increase...
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Bloomberg's Quest For Third Term Gets First Test
Mayor Michael Bloomberg's crusade to change term limits law so that he can run again gets its first official test this week with a bill in the City Council, where it will also compete with legislation intended to stop him.
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Thirty-Five Council Members for Term-Limits Change, Members Want Vote Soon
Unofficially, the bill to change the city’s term-limits law will pass the City Council with about 35 votes in favor, according to Majority Leader Joel Rivera, who spoke to me on the City Hall steps after the Council's Democratic caucus meeting.As far as what divides the two camps, Rivera ... more »
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Traffic Chaos Continues After BQE Accident
A fiery tractor trailer accident on the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway on Monday afternoon created a chaotic scene that left motorists backed up for miles and for hours, well into the evening rush. The accident happened around 1 p.m. on the northbound lanes near Cadman Plaza. It's not known how the ... more »
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UR Research -- New Balm for Lupus
Rochester, N.Y. - Lupus a painful and sometimes life-threatening disease. Researchers at the University of Rochester are working on a new drug, that if approved, could become the first new...
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Proposition to downsize town board
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Residents in the town of West Seneca will have the opportunity to vote on a plan to downsize their government.
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