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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Sts. Peter and Paul elementary was to close, will instead be re-organized, re-named for Pope John Paul II

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  A litter of nine puppies abandoned on the side of a rural road made their first visit to the veterinarian.   Progress made on who left puppies and mother to die.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Police in Worcester, Mass., say the body of Boston Marathon bombing suspect Tamerlan Tsarnaev has been buried outside of the city.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  A Jamesville family is planning a July wedding for two dogs who have found happiness in each other.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Two Oswego County teens are accused of stealing an RV and driving it into pond.

Sunday, May 05, 2013  More than one hundred cats and dogs received some basic care today at the Assumption Church on the northside of Syracuse. It was all thanks to the Shamrock Animal Fund as they put on their twelth clinic in two years

Monday, April 29, 2013  The Healthy Pet Clinic opens its doors Sunday, May 5th to pets that have owners with financial limitations who live in Syracuse.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  NBC says it's planning a 12-day-long, around-the-clock competition show to air this fall.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Federal officials say they're delaying a policy that would allow passengers to carry small knives, bats and other sports equipment onto airliners.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  A nearly mile long section of Boylston Avenue in the heart of Boston's Back Bay neighborhood remained shut down on Tuesday afternoon as police and federal agents continued to search for information about the two bombs that went off during the Boston Marathon.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  The family of Sandra Olrich has now released a petition to keep Howard Marnell behind bars.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  The State Department of Transportation says it re-examine proposed traffic patterns during the re-construction of a well traveled bridge over the Seneca River.

Sunday, April 07, 2013  Kaylin Peters passed away last December after being diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia. Both of her parents are trying to keep memories of her alive by purchasing a headstone.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  A 22-year-old Cornell University wrestler has been charged after a woman said she woke up to find him raping her Saturday night. The woman's partner later took a photo that led to his arrest on Tuesday.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Four soldiers from Fort Drum in northern New York will be heading south soon but they're not headed to spring break in Florida. Instead they'll spend more than two days being pushed to the limits of their physical and mental endurance.