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An Ulster County Court jury has found a former New York State trooper guilty of manslaughter in the high-speed chase on the Thruway that killed an 11-year-old girl in 2020.

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(Airs 03/13/26 @ 3 p.m. & 03/15/26 @ 6 p.m.) The Media Project is an inside look at media coverage of current events with former Times Union Editor, current Upstate American, Substack columnist Rex Smith, Judy Patrick, former Editor of The Daily Gazette and former Vice President for Editorial Development for the New York Press Association, and Barbara Lombardo, Adjunct Professor at the University at Albany and former Editor of The Saratogian. On this week’s Media Project, Rex, Judy and Barbara talk about the global push to make A-I companies pay for the news, journalism programs encouraging student to go solo, and much more.
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Construction crews remove debris from the demolition of former escalators inside what was once an office building being converted into the Gateway Apartments in downtown Rochester. The development on East Main Street will include studio, one- and two-bedroom units ranging from about 875 to 1,800 square feet — roughly the size of a modest three-bedroom house.
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WXXI News
In upstate markets like Albany, Rochester and Buffalo, more than 20% of downtown office space is vacant.
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A federal judge has put the brakes on a criminal probe of the Federal Reserve, saying it was part of an improper campaign by the Trump administration to pressure the central bank into cutting interest rates.