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Friday, May 17, 2013  A state senator and several local business owners are pushing for residents to take part in the debate over the future of Interstate 81 in Syracuse, and are warning the public that changing traffic patterns could have a negative impact on local businesses.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The Oneida Indian Nation has agreed to effectively end its decides-long land claim in Oneida and Madison counties in exchange for exclusive rights to operate a casino in Central New York.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Ultimate Fighting Championship chairman Lorenzo Fertitta was joined by UFC fighters Uriah Hall and Ryan LaFlare at a press conference at the Oncenter War Memorial Wednesday morning to push for New York State to legalize professional mixed martial arts events.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  The Camillus Clean Air Coalition asked a federal judge to stop Honeywell from dumping sediment dredged from Onondaga Lake at Wastebed 13 in Camillus. Arguments in the case were heard in federal court in Syracuse on Friday morning.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  The two men arrested for a string of bank robberies across the state and in Massachusetts from January to March have pleaded guilty today.

Monday, May 06, 2013  New York Sen. Charles Schumer says the ability for making an untraceable and undetectable gun with a 3D printer is "stomach-churning."

Thursday, May 02, 2013  A mid-level appeals court says New York municipalities can use local zoning laws to ban the use of hydraulic fracturing to drill for natural gas.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Middle and high school students from all over Central New York got their day in court during the Onondaga County Law Day celebration.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  An Oswego County man who was wrongfully imprisoned for attacking his wife has won a $5.5 million dollar award from the state, according to papers filed April 30 in State Claims Court.

Monday, April 29, 2013  State Senator John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, has proposed legislation that would allow for Family Court Clerks to provide juvenile records to prosecutors when a defendant is charged with a sex offense. Currently, those records are automatically sealed.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Three people are dead after a fire engulfed a mobile home on Warren Lane in the Town of Afton just after 11:30 on Saturday night.

Friday, April 12, 2013  The case of accused murderer and child rapist David Renz may result in a significant change in the way sealed juvenile records of sex offenses are handled.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  An Onondaga County jury has found a man of guilty sexually abusing an elderly woman for a second time after his first conviction was thrown out on a technicality.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Family and friends of Sandra Olrich stopped in Canastota on Tuesday morning on their way to Albany to meet with state lawmakers.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  An Oswego County man is under arrest after police say he raped a family member.