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Kerry Kennedy charged in hit-and-run crashupdated: Fri Jul 13 2012 21:06:00

Kerry Kennedy, the daughter of the late Robert F. Kennedy and ex-wife to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, was involved in a hit-and-run incident Friday morning while under the influence of drugs, according to the New York State Police.

Police: 4 killed in apparent murder-suicide in New Yorkupdated: Wed Oct 19 2011 02:39:00

Police in New York found a family of four dead inside a house in Westchester County Tuesday -- the victims of an apparent murder-suicide.

Police release sketches, evidence from Long Island bodies investigationupdated: Tue Sep 20 2011 19:38:00

With a police official saying, "This is not a television show where everything is solved in an hour," New York authorities Tuesday released details, evidence and two composite sketches related to 10 sets of human remains found along a remote stretch of Long Island beach in recent months.

Officials: At least 43 killed as a result of Hurricane Ireneupdated: Tue Aug 30 2011 18:48:00

Emergency officials report at least 43 people in 12 states have died as a result of Hurricane Irene.

At least 2 die in tour bus crash in upstate New Yorkupdated: Sun Jul 17 2011 23:10:00

A commercial tour bus crash Sunday afternoon left two people dead and at least eight injured in upstate New York, authorities tell CNN.

NY troopers warn of e-mail hoax ticket and computer virusupdated: Thu Jul 07 2011 19:32:00

A hoax e-mail circulating nationally appears to carry an attached traffic ticket by New York State troopers, but it is believed to really carry an unknown computer virus, according to state police.

2 dead after planes collide over New York stateupdated: Mon May 09 2011 20:02:00

Two small planes collided in the sky over a wooded area of New York state Monday afternoon, killing two people and critically injuring a third, authorities said.

Bone fragment found in probe of N.Y. beach deaths turns out not humanupdated: Tue Apr 19 2011 14:04:00

A bone fragment found by divers during an investigation into the discovery of at least eight bodies on Long Island is not from a human, police said Tuesday.

Authorities investigating California murder suspect in N.Y. deathsupdated: Thu Apr 14 2011 22:18:00

Authorities in New York are investigating whether a 77-year-old Nevada man charged with four murders in California could be responsible for the deaths of three young girls during the 1970s, officials said Thursday.

Bus overturns in Bronx; 14 deadupdated: Sun Mar 13 2011 11:17:00

At least 14 passengers died early Saturday after the driver of their tour bus lost control of the vehicle and struck a pole on Interstate 95 in the Bronx, New York police said.

Pilot's body recovered from Hudson River crash siteupdated: Sun Feb 27 2011 16:21:00

Emergency crews on Sunday recovered the body of the pilot of a vintage military jet that crashed into the icy waters of the Hudson River near Ulster, New York, the day before, an FAA spokeswoman said.

Best friend says justice will come for dead Pace athleteupdated: Sat Oct 23 2010 22:28:00

A wounded passenger in the car driven by a Pace University football player fatally shot by police said Saturday that truth will prevail and his best friend will get justice.

Police: Pace football player got medical attention within minutesupdated: Fri Oct 22 2010 15:23:00

The police chief of a New York City suburb disputed claims Friday that officers left a Pace University student who they shot, and who later died, handcuffed on the ground for up to 20 minutes.

Woman charged with DUI after daughter calls 911 from carupdated: Wed Jul 28 2010 18:11:00

A teenage girl "averted a tragedy" by calling 911 from inside a wildly weaving car to report her mother, who ended up being charged with drunken driving, New York State Police said.

Missing man found alive four days after car crashupdated: Fri Jun 04 2010 16:05:00

Four days after his car crashed off a New York parkway, a missing New York City man was found seriously injured but alive, according to a police spokesman.

Man missing for four days found aliveupdated: Fri Jun 04 2010 16:05:00

Police confirm they found a man missing for four days after his car crashed off a New York parkway.

Remains ID'd as woman who left club with sex offenderupdated: Mon Apr 26 2010 18:00:00

Remains found in Pennsylvania have been identified as those of a woman who disappeared in New York in 2008 after leaving a Manhattan nightclub in the company of a convicted sex offender, authorities said Monday.

N.Y. State Police loses second chief in 2 weeksupdated: Wed Mar 10 2010 13:50:00

New York state's top police official announced Wednesday he was quitting, the second acting superintendent to step down in as many weeks.

Weezer singer hurt in bus crashupdated: Sun Dec 06 2009 22:19:00

The lead singer of the rock band Weezer was involved in a bus accident Sunday that left him and another passenger in an upstate New York hospital.

Suspect in custody in school hostage standoff, police sayupdated: Tue Nov 10 2009 12:43:00

A suspect was in custody and no one was hurt after a gunman held a principal hostage Tuesday at a school in Pine Plains, New York, a spokeswoman for the Dutchess County sheriff's office said.

Hostage held at high schoolupdated: Tue Nov 10 2009 12:43:00

A school administrator was reportedly being held hostage at a high school in Pine Plains, New York.

Family: No signs of long-term drinking in driver in fatal crashupdated: Tue Sep 01 2009 21:37:00

The body of a woman who authorities say was impaired by marijuana and alcohol when she caused a deadly head-on collision shows no signs of long-term alcohol use, according to an investigator hired by her family.

Police: Driver in N.Y. wreck that killed 8 was intoxicatedupdated: Tue Aug 04 2009 21:56:00

The driver responsible for a head-on collision that killed eight people -- including herself and four children -- on the Taconic State Parkway north of New York City last week was drunk and impaired by marijuana, authorities said.

Acquaintances of suspected gunman recount troubled pastupdated: Sat Apr 04 2009 23:55:00

The man suspected of killing 13 people in a shooting massacre at an immigration services center in Binghamton, New York, on Friday had a troubled past that once put him on law enforcement's radar, police say.

NY interstate closed after man shoots at trooperupdated: Sun Jan 11 2009 12:55:00

Police closed a section of Interstate 90 in eastern New York on Saturday after a gunman opened fire at a state trooper after a traffic stop, authorities said.

Standoff in New Yorkupdated: Sun Jan 11 2009 12:55:00

Interstate 90 was closed after a man shot at police officers Saturday.

New York trooper believed killed by fellow officerupdated: Fri Apr 27 2007 16:42:00

A New York state trooper who was thought to have been shot and killed by an escaped convict this week is now believed to have been killed by friendly fire, authorities announced Friday.

Body found in burned house after hunt for trooper's killerupdated: Wed Apr 25 2007 14:59:00

Authorities recovered a body from an upstate New York farmhouse that burned down after police surrounded it in search of a man suspected of killing a state trooper and wounding two others, a state police spokesman said Wednesday.

Trooper wounded in 'Bucky' hunt diesupdated: Sun Sep 03 2006 12:54:00

One of the New York state troopers shot last week during a search for fugitive Ralph "Bucky" Phillips died Sunday, New York State Police Superintendent Wayne Bennett said.

Greyhound bus crash kills 5updated: Tue Aug 29 2006 03:19:00

A Greyhound bus overturned Monday evening on Interstate 87 in upstate New York, killing at least five passengers and injuring numerous others, according to Ray Thatcher with Essex County Emergency Services.

Shooter wounds two at New York mallupdated: Sun Feb 13 2005 17:51:00

A gunman was arrested Sunday after opening fire and wounding at least two people at Hudson Valley Mall in upstate New York, police said.

Albanian crime ring suspects arrestedupdated: Tue Oct 26 2004 16:56:00

U.S. and New York authorities said Tuesday they have arrested 20 people on federal charges in a racketeering case against a suspected violent organized crime ring led by Albanian national Alex Rudaj.

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