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By Lissa Harris on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2013 - 3:22 pm
Above: A screenshot from state senator John Bonacic's website, urging constituents in the 42nd District to sign a petition to repeal New York State's new gun control law.
With the ink hardly dry on New York State's new gun control law, New York state... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2013 - 12:21 pm
A Davenport man who was employed at the Covidien pharmaceutical plant in Hobart has been arrested on felony drug trafficking charges, after a lengthy investigation linked him to two other recent arrests involving the trafficking of oxycodone powder... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013 - 5:07 pm
If you're going out tonight, the National Weather Service advises you to bundle up. Delaware and Sullivan Counties are under a wind chill advisory from midnight Tuesday through mid-morning Wednesday. Temperatures are expected to drop to between zero and... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 - 9:32 pm
The Daily Star is reporting that an employee at Covidien's Hobart plant, which manufactures pharmaceuticals, is suspected of smuggling oxycodone powder out of the plant. The employee, who is not named in the Daily Star article, is expected to face federal... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 - 5:28 pm
After a five-hour debate, the Democratic-led New York State Assembly passed a new gun control bill Tuesday afternoon that includes stricter definitions of banned "assault weapons" and new reporting requirements for mental health professionals. In passing... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 - 4:35 pm
It's hot chocolate weather out there, folks. Photo by Flickr user snorlax's cafe; published under Creative Commons license.
After last weekend's downright unseasonable warm spell, it's almost a relief to see the snow clouds rolling back in. Tonight, the... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013 - 11:50 am
A new package of gun laws that includes a stricter definition of banned "assault weapons" and new provisions on gun ownership and mental illness is making its way through the New York State Legislature. Late on Monday night, the Republican-controlled... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 - 3:38 pm
Photo published under Creative Commons license.
For decades, small dairy farms have been disappearing from the rural upstate New York landscape, as rising costs outpace milk prices and farmers struggle to stay in business.
Last week, in a column published... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Monday, Jan. 14, 2013 - 10:37 am
Photo of flu shot being administered by Indiana Public Radio. Published under Creative Commons license.
With flu cases skyrocketing across the state and the nation, Governor Andrew Cuomo has declared an official public health emergency for the state of... Read more
By Lissa Harris on Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 - 6:02 pm
A Harpersfield man is facing felony drug charges after a search warrant turned up five ounces of oxycodone powder, with a street value of about $50,000.
Delaware County police arrested 40-year-old Robert J. Wilsey on December 21, 2012. The police did not... Read more
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