Weather Outlook With Variable Clouds This Weekend
Forecast shows tonight cloudy with possible showers. Friday mostly cloudy and cool with more showers and a low around 5. Saturday cool with a couple of showers and a high near 72. Sunday a mix of clouds and sun with a high 76. Near‑term trends for next workweek include partly sunny Monday with a high around 78.
Minority vendors debut Pan African village at fair
Aduke Branch, who makes Afrocentric dolls, returns to the New York State Fair as the Pan African Village opens with six minority vendors. The village showcases ethnic cuisine, cloth ing, and artifacts under a tent, aiming to attract more minorities to the fair. Local NAACP leaders praise the move as a step toward inclusivity after years of criticism over minority representation.
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Nominee for civil rights post faces conservative pushback
President Clinton taps Chinese American Lam Lee, NAACP attorney, to head the civil rights enforces unit but conservatives demand disavowal of his predecessor's course. Opponents argue Lee must adopt a less militant stance. Lee and Deval Patrick hail from the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.
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Secret NiMo plan disclosed backs higher home rates
Albany advocate defied regulators by releasing Niagara Mohawk Power Corp plans for future electric rates calling it an ultimate consumer scam. The proposal shows residential increases for years versus a 24 percent cut for large industrial customers, with officials noting modest residential and commercial reductions.
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Vandalism Backfires In Damaging Self Fires Case At Home
Donna Clark, 32, of Owego, reportedly fought with her boyfriend and vandalized his motorcycle stored in her basement. The ruptured fuel tank spilled gasoline, ignited, and burned her own home. She tried to call 911 but fire destroyed her phone line. charged with felony criminal mischief.
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Tossing boy near Longview sparks river play
The incident shows Heidmann tossing his son Kyle, age 2, into the air in the Columbia River near Longview Washington. Kyle enjoys being tossed and getting wet.
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