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Friday, April 26, 2013  A central New York man who killed his sister-in-law last year and dumped her body in a ravine outside Syracuse has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison.

Friday, April 05, 2013  An Oswego County man faces life in prison after admitting he killed a Geddes woman in her home last fall.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Larry Flynt, free speech activist, and publisher of Hustler magazine (a monthly pornographic magazine), addressed hundreds at Syracuse University's Goldstein Auditorium on Tuesday evening, trying to spread education on the First Amendment.

Friday, March 01, 2013  A police spokesman in Florida says they are starting a recovery effort to find a man who was swallowed up by a sinkhole at his home.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Flynt is an outspoken defender of First Amendment rights. Throughout his career, he has been involved in numerous legal battles regarding the regulation of free speech in the U.S., including the Supreme Court case HUSTLER Magazine vs. Falwell back in 1988.

Monday, February 11, 2013  A documentary on missing Syracuse man Larry Stackhouse Jr. airs Monday night on the television network "TV One" at 9:00 p.m.

Sunday, December 02, 2012  Sunday marked the seven-year anniversary of the disappearance of Syracuse teen Larry Stackhouse, Jr., last seen on December 2, 2005.

Friday, November 23, 2012  The Dallas Morning News confirmed on Friday that Larry Hagman, who played the role of J.R. Ewing on the show "Dallas," passed away at a hospital in Dallas, TX around 4 o'clock this afternoon.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  UPDATE: A Phoenix man, suspected of killing his sister-in-law, a Geddes woman, was arrested in Pennsylvania on Monday night and will be charged with second degree murder. Investigators say he confessed to killing his sister-in-law Patricia Gryczka.

Tuesday, November 20, 2012  Tuesday afternoon the 49 year old man accused of killing 53 year old Patricia Gryzcka was arraigned in Geddes Town Court.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  It looks like more of us are getting calls at home from telemarketers? Complaints are up, especially for those automatic, or what they call "robo" calls. But what about the "do-not-call" list? Are telemarketers ignoring it?

Thursday, June 28, 2012  The New York State Fair has announced two more acts for this year’s Grandstand, including a British pop group and a well known comedian.

Thursday, June 14, 2012  A Syracuse couple is charged with sexually abusing an underage girl in the Town of Constantia in 2006 and again in 2009.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  The incident happened Thursday, May 24th along the 400 block of Beley Avenue.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  Broome County Sheriff David Harder says a 61-year-old man tied up his wife and made her watch from a car outside before he shot his 3-year-old daughter, set his house on fire, and shot himself.