Rylee Kirk

2 weeks ago | pressdemocrat.com | Rylee Kirk

Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia have sued the genetic-testing company 23andMe to oppose the sale of DNA data from its customers without their direct consent. The suit, filed Monday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in the Eastern District of Missouri, argues that 23andMe needs to have permission from each and every customer before their data is potentially sold. The company had entered an agreement to sell itself and its assets in bankruptcy court.

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Rylee Kirk

The genetic-testing company, which collected DNA data from users, is for sale in bankruptcy court. Now, 27 states and the District of Columbia oppose selling the data without express consent. Twenty-seven states and the District of Columbia have sued the genetic-testing company 23andMe to oppose the sale of DNA data from its customers without their direct consent.

1 month ago | syracuse.com | Rylee Kirk

Carthage, N.Y. — A North Country woman who was hospitalized last year with brain bleeds, a broken back and broken ribs has died, deputies said. Jee Y. Fineout, 72, died Saturday, according to a news release from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday. Her son, Jeffrey D. Fineout, 42, was arrested for causing her injuries, deputies said. Deputies have not said how he caused his mother’s injuries. Jeffrey Fineout was indicted on multiple charges on Wednesday, deputies said.

1 month ago | syracuse.com | Rylee Kirk

Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse firefighters extinguished a North Side house fire in 30 minutes on Friday. At 12:38 firefighters responded to a 911 call that 1313 Park St. was on fire, according to dispatches from the Onondaga County 911 Center. Two people were home at the time and managed to get out, said Deputy Chief Zach Smith, a spokesperson for the Syracuse Fire Department. No civilians or firefighters were injured, he said. Firefighters had the fire out in 30 minutes, he said.

1 month ago | syracuse.com | Rylee Kirk

Herkimer, N.Y. — Two Central New York residents abandoned dogs to die in crates in an apartment in Herkimer, troopers said Wednesday. Joseph A. Warney, 30, and Emma E. Trask, 44, both of Utica, were arrested on Tuesday, said Trooper R.J. Girard, a spokesperson for the State Police. Warney and Trask had abandoned two dogs in crates inside an apartment on State Route 5 in Herkimer, Girard said. The apartment wasn’t occupied. The dogs were found after a complaint was made on March 27, he said.