Another slow commute following train collision
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Connecticut commuters faced another morning of longer-than-normal delays on the highways leading to New York, as workers finished up repairs on the Metro-North railroad following last week's train collision near Bridgeport....
NY man sentenced for Atlantic City Boardwalk chase
ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. (AP) -- A judge has sentenced a Staten Island, N.Y., man to three years in prison for leading police on a high-speed chase on the Atlantic City Boardwalk....
NJ Transit offers early getaway service
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) -- New Jersey Transit is offering early getaway service for the start of the Memorial Day holiday weekend....
Schumer: Over $240 million in security money to NY
NEW YORK (AP) -- More than $240 million in security grant money is coming to New York, an increase of almost $34 million from the previous fiscal year, Sen. Charles Schumer said Tuesday....
NY residents voting on school budgets
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- New York school districts are proposing an average tax levy increase of 2.8 percent in budgets being voted on, with all but a relative few staying within taxing limits set by the state to virtually assure passage....
Easier travel ahead for Conn. commuters
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) -- Commuters facing long delays after a train collision disrupted their route along Connecticut's shoreline can look forward to easier traveling....
Killing of gay man in NYC draws protesters
NEW YORK (AP) -- The killing of a gay man who police say was taunted with homophobic slurs drew thousands of people to the scene of the crime to restore a sense of safety to one of the nation's most gay-friendly neighborhoods....
Father, son missing after fishing on NY lake
BROADALBIN, N.Y. (AP) -- Authorities say they're searching an upstate New York lake for a father and son who went fishing last weekend and didn't return....
Pregnant teenager shot, wounded in Rochester
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) -- Authorities say a pregnant teenager has been wounded by gunfire in the same Rochester neighborhood where a young woman was fatally shot during a graduation party last week....
