Governor Paterson touched on several subjects in his State of the State speech that drew attention from leaders in Central New York. Our Bill Carey reports on their reaction.

Governor David Paterson delivered his first State of the State address before a joint session of the Legislature on Wednesday.

A Cicero couple was featured in Governor David Paterson's State of the State address. John and Jessica Falgitano joined Paterson in Albany for the speech.

More workers in Syracuse are being laid off, this time, at one the city's biggest employers.

National Guard member who were serving in Afghanistan returned home Wednesday after spending 10 months away from home. Soldiers helped train Afghani Police and Army units.

While many Central New Yorkers spend their days searching for jobs, some local companies have had positions posted for months and say they're just not finding the employees they need. Our Katie Morse spoke with one of these companies and has more one what many employers are looking for.

The man fatally shot in Syracuse Sunday wanted a better life for his family. Casimir Snyder worked for the Syracuse DPW and was required to live in the city. Two of his children tell News 10 Now their dad wanted to move his family outside of Syracuse some day. Our Allison Lazarz has more.

A wintry mix slowed down the morning commute for much of our region. Brad Vivacqua checked out the weather.

Icy conditions caused a number of accidents during Wednesday morning's commute.

Hanford Pharmaceuticals in Syracuse is the latest company to lay off employees. Hanford officials say a slowdown in customer orders due to high inventory levels forced the layoff.

The Elmira Heights Police Department is gearing up for some major changes. Police Chief David Pirozzolo is retiring after 21 years with the department, but the timing of his departure may have actually saved one officer his job.

Schuyler County Emergency Managers say this year's fire prevention program called "Keep the Wreath Blue" was a huge success.

Through a spokesman, the principal owner of a major Watertown based car dealership chain says he's been quiet long enough as his name and business have been dragged through the mud amid allegations of financial mismanagement. But the accountants, P.J. Simao, is pointing the finger at them, saying they are not to blame for Simao's problems. Our Brian Dwyer gives us both sides of the argument.

Check out the 2009 AHL All-Star team rosters for PlanetUSA and the Canadian AHL teams.

Last year the SU women's hoop team came oh-so-close to humbling the Huskies only to come up short.

The Cornell Big Red won its 4th straight game Tuesday night with a 75-64 win over Bucknell.