P.M. NEWS MONDAY 2-3-25

Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation to enable providers who prescribe medications used to perform abortions to request that the dispensing pharmacy print the name of their practice on prescription labels instead of their personal name, she commented today in Albany:

(Hochul 2-3-25)

The law follows a grand jury indictment in Louisiana against New York Doctor Margaret Carpenter for allegedly prescribing abortion pills online to a pregnant minor.

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The State DEC announced Burn bans will be in effect again this year, from March 16th Until May 14, residents may not burn brush due to the continued increased risk of wildfires. DEC Officials report that Open burning of debris is the single-largest cause of spring wildfires in New York State, this year’s burn ban follows unprecedented wildfires in the Catskills late last year, along with a prolonged dry weather pattern and a fairly mild winter in a large portion of the state, there are a few exception, those can be found at dec.ny.gov.

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The 2025 Regional Spelling Bee Champion was won Saturday by Margot Fieni of the Oneonta City School District. Margot earned the title in the 16th round by correctly spelling “Burmese.” she will have the chance to travel to National Harbor, Maryland in late May to compete against more than 200 other spellers from around the country and the world at the 100th Annual Scripps National Spelling Bee.

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The Otsego County Sheriff’s Office is looking for New Recruits and Experienced Police Officers, applications are being accepted now for Deputy Sheriff and Correction Officer positions at otsegocounty.com/departments.

A.M. NEWS MONDAY 2-3-25

The US Northern District Court of New York’s Asset Recovery Unit collected $39,262,324 in civil, criminal and forfeiture actions in Fiscal Year 2024. $14,085,025 was collected in criminal actions, $15,874,944 was collected in civil actions, and $9,302,354 was collected in asset forfeiture actions. The Northern District of New York also worked with other U.S. Attorney’s Offices and the Department of Justice to collect an additional $18,995,733 in cases pursued jointly by these offices.

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32 year old Nishan Iglesias of Endicott is facing multiple felonies after fentanyl and a ghost gun were recovered during an investigation by the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force last Thursday. Officers seized Fentanyl, A Digital Scale, A loaded Ghost Gun & $296.00 in US Currency, he was charged with Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance, Criminal Possession of a Firearm & Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia among other charges.

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WCDO Sports Director Nate Lull traveled to Binghamton on Saturday to cover the Division-1 Binghamton University Women’s Basketball team hosting U-Albany. Hancock alumna Laycee Drake plays for Albany and always has great support from local fans when her team plays close to home. Nate caught up with Laycee after the game to ask her what it’s like to play in front of family and friends:

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Laycee transferred to U-Albany this year after playing 3 years at a Division-1 U-M-B-C college near Baltimore, Maryland. Her Albany team is currently 18 and 4 this season and she is really enjoying the success of her new program:

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U-Albany defeated Binghamton 65-54 on Saturday. For more information on Laycee and her team you can visit u albany sports dot com

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The Binghamton Rumble Ponies announced their 2025 Promotional Schedule, highlighted by 13 Fireworks shows on Friday Nights & July 4th, 12 giveaways, and 5 traveling acts/appearances. The full schedule can be found at bingrp.com

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