Lightning topples tree injuring three in New York park
A severe thunderstorm with winds over 60 mph struck a New York park Saturday evening. A woman was killed when a tree fell on her, while an infant and a 10-year-old girl were injured and trapped beneath debris. Police stated the victims’ identities were not released. The trio had sought shelter from the storm.
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New York
Bi Vin
Carmen Melendez
Aren Aren
Ie Groan
al Weather Service
Robert Morrison
Glenmont
Moreau
Morrison
al Sno
David Shepard
Shepard
Saratoga County
South Glens Falls
Last two TWA 800 victims identified after 13 months
The last two victims of TWA Flight 800 have been identified by DNA tests, completing the identification of all 230 aboard the July 17 1996 crash off Long Island. Janet O Hara 39 of Irvington and Jean Jacques Zara 59 of Gouviers France are confirmed, Suffolk Medical Examiner Terri Freda said.
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Hauppauge
TWA
Long Island
Janet O'Hara
Irvington
Jean-Jacques Zara
Gouviex
France
Terri Freda
Suffolk County Medical Examiner
O' Hara
Tidda
Newsday
Kennedy Internatinal Airport
Paris
Soros Gives 1 Million For Sterile Needle Program
Financier George Soros donates one million dollars to fund sterile needles for heroin and cocaine users to reduce AIDS and disease risk. The move provokes mixed reactions and spurs criticism of funding drug-related harm reduction efforts amid political scrutiny from past ballot initiatives.
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New York
George Soros
Soros
California
Arizona
Wilderness guides face uneven rules amid deadly canyon flood
In the wake of a deadly Antelope Canyon flood, investigators evaluate whether guide training mattered. TrekAmerica guide Poncho Quintana survived. company scrutiny notes limited universal standards across Utah New Mexico Colorado Wyoming and Arizona.
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Arizona
Antelope Canyon
Poncho Quintana
Navajo Nation
Quintana
Los Angeles
TrekAmerica
Mexico
Colorado
Wyoming
Constantia Photographer Ben Partrick Missing After Gorge Flood
Ben Partrick, a Constantia native and photographer who later wrote and taught, is feared lost after a gorge flood swept through the area. His wife Cindy and their two children remain in the region as search crews extend efforts, with Partrick’s brother confirming his long ties to Central Square and Oswego State.
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Navajo Nation
Parks Department
Partrick
Cindy
Cindy Partrick
Arizona
Ben Partrick
Mexico
Lower Road
Constantia
le Moyne College
Suny Oswego
Partrick Designs
Central Square
Russell Partrick
New England
Liverpool Public Library
Oneida Shores
Oneida Lake
Adirondack
Picasso
State University of New York At
Oswego
Citizens For Quality Education
Eva Gigon
Gigon
Johnson
Judges fear death penalty leverage in plea deals
The death penalty is portrayed as a strong prosecutorial tool that pressures defendants to plead guilty rather than stand trial. The article follows Chinn, Onondaga County's first capital case, and notes judges worry the threat of execution unduly influences verdicts and pleas.
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Chinn
Kevin Mulroy
Death Penalty Plea Trends Face Scrutiny In New York
Assemblyman Luster questions plea patterns as prosecutors and defense lawyers weigh coercion risks in capital cases. State officials note six capital defendants pleaded guilty after careful review, while others rejected life without parole offers. Relin cites a four-murder case and 18 month crime spree as ongoing trials loom. Green Haven death chamber ready for use.
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Gordon
Woody” Mower Jr
Otsego County
Mower
Dennis Vacco
New York City
State Supreme Court
Albert Tomei
New York
Tomei
New York Times
Brooklyn
Chinn
Fitzpatrick
Mulroy
Luster
Kevin M. Doyle
New York State
Doyle
Relin
Monroe County
Catee
State Department of Arrections
Greenhaven State Prison
Matthew Covington
Covington
Melissa Marshall
Cortland
Susan
Gordon Sr
Richfield Springs
John Andrews
Andrews
Dryden High School
Tompkins County
Edward Bailey
Bailey
Robert Bergman
Dryden
Neil Barnes
Barnes
Christopher Hawkins
Utica
Donald Wimberly
Wimberly
Valerie Jackson Wisheart
Rome
Donne Bouse
Bouse
Michael Carl
Central New York death penalty cases list since 1995
A compiled list from the Capital Defender Office covers potential death penalty cases in Central New York since Sept 1 1995. The record notes defendants including Gouser Stanback Jenkins-Couser Chinn and others, with various outcomes or pending decisions by Onondaga County DA William Fitzpatrick.
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New York
Capital Defender Office
Johnny Couser
James Stanback
Quentin Jenkins
Couser
James Hackett
Jenkins
Stanback
Hackett
Virginia
Syracuse
Onondaga County
William Fitzpatrick
Gouser
Sam Chinn
Chinn
Shirley Price
Verna Watson
Fitzpatrick
Clarence Paige
Paige
Marie Johnson
Jose Castro
Castro
Edwin Jimenez
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Sand
New York Times News Service
Salt Lake City
Terry Messmer
Utah State University Extension
Page
Ariz
West
Woman's Day Magazine
Partricks
Joanne Lane
Sue Weiberan
The
Associated Press
Howard Relin
Valley Drive
Peanut
Watson
Price
Eome
Andy
Cairns
Martin Luster
Central
Morris Bell
Bell
Alexander Ajaeb
Ieen
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