Authorities said Penelope Luddy, a woman in Western New York, sent her husband on an errand Wednesday, then killed her father, her 10-year-old daughter and herself with a shotgun. Just before he died, Luddy’s father managed to tell sheriff’s deputies what had happened. Monroe County Sheriff Patrick O’Flynn said that Luddy, 53, had been “extremely distraught” for the ... read more »

One New York high school has decided to handle the problem of “dirty dancing” amongst the students by canceling its winter ball. Skaneateles High School officials have tried in the past to implement various rules to stop students from “grinding” on each other, as well as teaching them how to dance “properly” and playing different ... read more »

A pair of high school students have found themselves suspended after organizing an homage to Denver Broncos quarterback Tim Tebow. “Tebowing” has currently replaced planking as the new photo fad, and pics of people recreating Tebow’s penchant for dropping to one knee and praying during NFL games are littering social media sites like Facebook and ... read more »

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Prosecutors in New York say that a college student collected thousands of dollar from high school students to take their SAT tests for them. Sam Eshaghoff, 19, is being charged with standing in at SAT testing for at least six students from Great Neck North High School, considered one of the top high schools in ... read more »

In the medical world, the human placenta is the connection between a fetus and its mother, removing waste and delivering oxygen, nutrients and everything else a fetus needs to grow strong and prepare for its big entrance into the world. Depending on beliefs and cultures, the human placenta can be utilized many different ways and ... read more »

A teenager in Syracuse, New York, is facing up to six years in prison after being convicted of a robbery that netted him only seven cents in change. Anthony Stewart, 15, was charged with robbing a 73-year-old man in December of last year. In the process of the robbery, Stewart beat and kicked the man ... read more »

Modern playgrounds have smaller heights and softer surfaces, making them appear safer than those in the past, but some researchers argue that they do not reduce the risk of physical injury and they may actually slow emotional development. Ellen Sandseter, a professor of psychology at Queen Maud University in Norway said “Children need to encounter risks and overcome ... read more »

New York state legislators at the Health Department have created a new list of “risky activities” in order to broaden what facilities and programs would fall under the designation of a summer camp and be subjected to state regulation and fees. Currently, any program that participates in two or more organized recreational activities that include ... read more »

Police in Sullivan, New York, say the teen they shot and killed Thursday afternoon may have committed “suicide by cop” after discovering the gun the boy had been carrying was fake. Justin R. Arnold of Cazenovia, New York, reportedly called in a false report to police claiming that a vehicle had been carjacked by gunpoint ... read more »

A father and son in Waterford, New York, will be seeing prison time after both pleading guilty to child pornography charges. According to the Times Union, Paul C. Archambault Sr., 73, and his son, Paul C. Archambault, Jr., 24, pleaded guilty last year to being in possession of child pornography, including over 1,000 explicit images ... read more »

A baby that went missing in 1987 from Harlem Hospital in New York has finally been reunited with her mother an astonishing 23 years later. According to the New York Post, Carlina White had suspicions she was not the biological child of the parents that raised her, especially after never being able to locate her ... read more »

A man yielding a 4-inch hunting knife randomly stabbed an 8 year old boy four times in the back, puncturing one of his lungs. The horrific scene occurred at Dave and Busters in Westbury, New York while the boy was playing video games. According the Associated Press, the suspect had a note on him explaining ... read more »

Police in New Hartford, NY, say that a woman loss prevention officers were trying to detain at a Walmart for shoplifting tried to elude them by swinging a baby carrier — with her 3-week-old infant still strapped in it. Billie L. Goode, 28, along with Tayonda Durham, 25, and Harlyn D. McBean, 29, all of ... read more »

There may be a lot of ambiguity in our world, but there’s one thing that seems pretty straightforward — numbers. When calculating a mathematical equation, there’s really no room for debate, either the answer is right, or it’s wrong. Well apparently that doesn’t equate in New York, where students were given partial credit on math ... read more »