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Monday, May 27, 2013  The mood was somber this evening at Taughnnock Falls State Park in Tompkins County. More than 100 family and friends, as well as member from the Ithaca community came out tonight to grieve and remember Christopher Dennis, 22.

Sunday, May 26, 2013  Oswego County Sheriffs responded to a 911 call just after 4 o'clock this afternoon for a possible suicide attempt in the Town of Hastings. Officers say when they arrived that Daniel Taylor, 47, fired a shot inside the home.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  County sheriffs have asked to join the federal lawsuit challenging New York's tough new gun restrictions, calling some provisions vague and impossible to enforce fairly.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  A 6-year-old child was trapped in a mini-van after a crash at about 11:40am on East Mud Lake Road in the Town of Lysander on May 1.

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.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  Cortland County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a Cortland man after he allegedly choked his girlfriend and stopped her from getting help.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Onondaga County authorities say four people were hurt in a Friday afternoon crash in Lysander.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  The portion of Route 12 in the Town of Sherburne from the main intersection of State Highway 12 and State Highway 80 to Park Avenue by the Stewarts Shop was closed for nearly five hours Thursday night.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Onondaga County Sheriffs are investigating an strong-armed robbery that happened at about 6:25 am March 10 at the Sunoco gas station at 7549 Oswego Road in the Town of Clay near Wegmans.

Sunday, March 10, 2013  Seneca County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested 21-year-old Jacob M. Dixon, of Waterloo, after they say he threatened two people with a chair during a domestic dispute.

Sunday, March 03, 2013  The Lewis County Sheriff’s Office arrested a woman after she rolled her car in the Town of Watson and failed sobriety tests.

Saturday, March 02, 2013  36 year old charged with giving meth, having quantity of drug in vehicle

Sunday, February 17, 2013  Several people in Rome were without power on Sunday after a drunk driving accident brought down a power pole on Route 46/Rome New London Road.

Sunday, February 10, 2013  Oneida County Sheriff’s Deputies arrested a Taberg woman and charged her with Leandra’s Law

Thursday, February 07, 2013  Madison County Sheriff’s Investigators arrested an Oneida woman for welfare fraud.