ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Senate Republicans are proposing five Las Vegas-style casinos including up to three in the Catskills with two video slot machine sites on Long Island.           

The bill released Thursday also calls for a casino in the Southern Tier's Tioga County, one near Albany, and one in Westchester County or Queens.           

The bill sponsored by Sen. John Bonacic (BAH'-nah-chek) calls for two video slot machine casinos run by off-track betting agencies in Nassau and Suffolk counties.           

The bill would also study authorizing more casinos limited to video slot machines and electronic table games elsewhere in the state. Currently, they are legal only at horse racing tracks and aren't run by OTBs.           

COLONIE - Colonie Central High School Digital art classes will be unveiling a new Billboard Design on May 23. Following is more information:

This year the message is one that highlights the dangers of distracted driving.  

The digital students submitted design ideas to Lamar Advertising who has chosen a winning design to print and display.

The winning student will be surprised when the covers are taken off the billboard on Thursday morning.

The location this year is on the corner of route 155 and Central Avenue.   

Air Force Airman Michael J. Ambesi graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Ambesi is the son of Tracey Ambesi of Van Curler Avenue, Schenectady, and Theodore Ambesi of Scotch Church Road, Pattersonville.

He is a 2012 graduate of Scotia-Glenville High School.