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Monday, February 25, 2013  Senator Chuck Schumer announced Monday that, at his public urging, two private loan companies have agreed to forgive the student loan debt of the late Andrew Prior.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Senator Schumer demands private loan companies that are forcing parents of Syracuse native, tragically killed by a drunk driver, to pay student loan debt.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  A 22-year-old Saratoga County man has admitted to being drunk behind the wheel when his sport utility vehicle struck and killed a teenage girl standing alongside a road last summer.

Saturday, December 01, 2012  Oneida Sheriff Robert Maciol says a Leonardsville man wreaked havoc in his Jeep Wrangler in the Village of Bridgewater in Oneida County on Friday night.

Thursday, March 15, 2012  With the St. Patrick's Day holiday almost here, police are planning ahead.

Friday, January 13, 2012  The drunk driver who killed a local radio and television reporter will stay behind bars for now.

Tuesday, October 04, 2011  The driver of an SUV that plunged into the Chenango River near Binghamton has been indicted on manslaughter charges for the deaths of her three passengers.

Saturday, October 01, 2011  An Cayuga County mother is arrested after police say was driving and drinking a beer while going to pick up her young child.

Friday, September 30, 2011  The family of a man killed in a drunk driving case five years ago is speaking out after the killer’s parole hearing was delayed.

Wednesday, June 01, 2011  A hearing was held in Onondaga County Court Wednesday morning to determine if a habitual drunk driver could be classified as a ‘persistent felon’ and kept off of Central New York streets.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011  A man who has 8 previous drunk driving convictions is on trial again for DWI in Onondaga County Court.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010  Police say a drunk driver drove into a Syracuse apartment building Tuesday night.