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Feds: More time needed to indict suspected marathon bomber
Friday, May 17, 2013
BOSTON — Federal prosecutors say they’ll ask for more time to indict Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev.
SCHENECTADY
Company to redo bad pavement on Schenectady streets
Friday, May 17, 2013
Patches of new pavement have failed throughout the city because they were paved too late last year, City Engineer Chris Wallin said.
CAPITAL REGION
Grants handed out for bus transportation in Capital Region
Friday, May 17, 2013
More than $11 million in federal grants will be distributed throughout the state to provide bus transportation for seniors and individuals with disabilities.
GLENVILLE
Police investigate series of early morning burglaries in Glenville
Friday, May 17, 2013
Glenville police are searching for the person or people behind a series of similarly conducted burglaries around town the last several months.
Jets running back Goodson facing drug, weapons charges
Friday, May 17, 2013
NEWARK, N.J. — New York Jets running back Mike Goodson is facing drug and weapons charges after a New Jersey traffic stop.
Mosque, funeral bombings kill 47 in Iraq
Friday, May 17, 2013
BAGHDAD — Twin explosions ripped through a crowd of Sunni worshippers outside Baghdad on Friday, an attack which, combined with a second deadly bombing at a Sunni funeral to the south of the capital, deepened fears Iraq may be headed toward a new round of sectarian conflict.
Powerball jackpot grows to $600 million
Friday, May 17, 2013
DES MOINES, Iowa — Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game’s history and the world’s second largest lottery prize.
Gauge of U.S. economy’s future health up in April
Friday, May 17, 2013
WASHINGTON — A measure of the U.S. economy’s future health rose solidly in April, buoyed by a sharp rise in applications to build homes and a better job market.
CAPITOL
UPDATE: Embattled Brooklyn Assemblyman to resign
Friday, May 17, 2013
Democratic Assemblyman Vito Lopez said Friday he will resign, not for the sordid claims of sexual harassment of women staffers over, but to run for New York City council.
Ousted IRS chief regrets treatment of tea party
Friday, May 17, 2013
WASHINGTON — The ousted head of the Internal Revenue Service apologized to Congress on Friday for his agency’s tougher treatment of tea party and other conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status.
GLOVERSVILLE
Gloversville man, 23, accused of assault
Friday, May 17, 2013
A city man is facing an assault charge for allegedly injuring another man at a market.
NEW YORK STATE
Canadian quake felt across parts of upstate New York
Friday, May 17, 2013
A 5.1-magnitude earthquake in Ontario, Canada has been felt across upstate New York from Buffalo to the Vermont border.
NISKAYUNA
Thirty-second annual Niska Day set for Saturday
Thursday, May 16, 2013
It’s a theme that comes with many pop-culture references and the organizers of Saturday’s Niska Day have hit many of them. The theme is “Vegas Style” and organizers will have jugglers, acrobats and even Elvises (yes, more than one Elvis) throughout the day.
FULTON COUNTY
Troopers: Fulton County DWI suspect had BAC four times the legal limit
Friday, May 17, 2013
A Mayfield man is accused of driving with a blood-alcohol level four times greater than the legal limit.
10 things to know for Friday
Friday, May 17, 2013
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Friday.
