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Police Investigate New Lead On Escaped New York Prisoners
The manhunt is leading authorities hundreds of miles away from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora.
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The manhunt is leading authorities hundreds of miles away from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora.
A former inmate who bonded with one of the escaped inmates at the Clinton Correctional Facility upstate spoke out for the first time Friday.
The U.S. Marshals Service added Matt and Sweat to its "15 Most Wanted Fugitives" list on Thursday.
Escaped upstate inmates David Sweat and Richard Matt were added to the U.S. Marshals Service 15 Most Wanted fugitives list Thursday.
New York state police are expanding the search for two escaped murderers beyond a 16-square-mile area of woods, fields and swamps where the manhunt has been most intense, even as rainy weather hampers their progress.
It's high-tech and certainly controversial, but with the two prisoners from the Clinton Correctional Facility still on the lam an upstate senator says one way to track future escapees is to microchip them.
More than 800 law enforcement officers who are searching for David Sweat and Richard Matt have steadily shifted their focus eastward along Route 374 leading from the village of Dannemora, home of Clinton Correctional Facility.
A law enforcement source on Monday said a prison worker told authorities she had a sexual relationship with one of the inmates who escaped.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Sunday searchers continue to follow up on every lead in the hunt for two escaped murderers, but it's unclear if they're still in the vicinity of the northern New York prison.
Bloodhounds are playing a key role in the upstate manhunt for escaped prisoners David Sweat and Richard Matt – and they are naturally well-suited to the task.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday that state police have received literally hundreds of leads and possible sightings of two escaped inmates.
The source said the woman went to a hospital instead after apparently suffering from a panic attack.
As investigators seek accomplices who may have helped two convicted murderers escape a maximum-security prison, many other questions remain about the brash, elaborate breakout.
Investigators are looking into whether civilian employees or private contractors helped two convicted killers obtain the power tools they used to break out of a maximum-security state prison near the Canadian border.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Richard Matt and David Sweat staged "a really elaborate, sophisticated operation" that ended at a manhole cover blocks away from the prison.
State police said Richard Matt, 48, and David Sweat, 34, were unaccounted for during a 5:30 a.m. bed check at Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora.
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New York and New Jersey are facing another day of excessive heat and humidity, plus the chance of potentially severe thunderstorms.
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Severe weather moved through parts of the Tri-State Area amid another heat wave Tuesday, causing widespread damage.
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The First Alert Weather Team has issued a Red Alert through Wednesday due to excessive heat and humidity in New York City, New Jersey and the entire Tri-State Area.
Extreme heat returned Sunday and it's only going to get hotter over the next few days.
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Physical effects of heat waves, like heat stroke, are widely known. But scientists are now sounding the alarm on psychological consequences of extremely high temperatures.
The First Alert Weather Team has issued a Red Alert through Wednesday due to excessive heat and humidity in New York City, New Jersey and the entire Tri-State Area.
Extreme heat returned Sunday and it's only going to get hotter over the next few days.
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NJ Transit is blaming delays and cancellations on equipment issues caused by the heat. Riders are on the edge of their seats, waiting to see if their trains will be running on time for the Wednesday evening commute. CBS New York's Jenna DeAngelis reports.
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