Boston lawyer Egbert who defended politicians dies Richard Egbert, the prominent New England criminal defense lawyer whose famous clients included Massachusetts House Speaker Thomas Finneran and Providence Mayor Vincent "Buddy" Cianci, has died. He was 61.
Army judge convicts soldier who hit pedestrians A 23-year-old soldier from Fort Drum will spend 18 months in prison and then be kicked out of the Army for driving drunk and injuring eight people when he ran down a group of soldiers outside an upstate New York nightclub.
Rising cost of asphalt delays NY projects Highway departments in upstate New York say they're spending more than they budgeted for to complete scheduled paving projects this summer.
Upstate NY cities see new anti-terror money Three upstate New York metropolitan areas will see fresh infusions of cash to prevent and respond to terror attacks, but Buffalo will get less money than last year.
Man admits upstate NY murder, coin-op laundry rape A 27-year-old upstate New York man has admitted killing a 65-year-old woman last summer and raping another woman at an East Syracuse coin-operated laundry eight years ago.
Embattled Grady hospital names new CEO Grady Memorial Hospital's nonprofit board on Monday named a hospital executive with 20 years of experience to lead the embattled health care system that was facing closure a year ago.
Sandlot ball going the way of wooden bats Sandlot baseball, a slice of American life enjoyed for decades by boys from coast to coast, appears on the verge of extinction.