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Friday, May 03, 2013  Getting tattooed with the company logo is all the rage at one New York City brokerage firm.  The reward? A 15 percent pay raise.

Friday, May 03, 2013  The latest accessory for New York's pampered pooches is one that will disappear if Fido needs a bath. Some dogs on Manhattan's Upper East Side are getting temporary tattoos.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  A public safety officer checking a suspicious car parked behind a southwestern Michigan motel early Tuesday was more than a little surprised when a deer climbed out of the trunk.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Columbia University says it's reviewing a science class in which a professor stripped to his underwear and showed 9/11 video footage during a lecture on quantum mechanics.

Friday, February 15, 2013  Jessob Reisbeck’s interview with ‘Kai the Hatchet guy’ has gone viral. If you haven't seen it already, Reisbeck interviewed a homeless man who says he rescued a real-life damsel in distress.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  An inmate in St. Lawrence County was found hiding drugs inside a copy of the popular novel "Fifty Shades of Gray."

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Syracuse University students added their rendition of the rapidly-spreading “Harlem Shake” internet phenomenon via Youtube.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  A Montana television station's regular programming was interrupted by news of a zombie apocalypse. The network says hackers broke into the Emergency Alert System of Great Falls affiliate KRTV and its CW station Monday.

Friday, February 08, 2013  More than 100 prospective jurors are scheduled to fill out questionnaires for the trial of a New York police officer accused of plotting to kidnap, torture, kill and eat women.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Police say an upstate New York woman passed drugs to her son while kissing him when she visited him in a county jail.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  A long overdue book has finally been returned to the New York Public Library - 55 years late.

Sunday, February 03, 2013  The Ghost Hunters are back in Central New York!

Thursday, January 31, 2013  If you are looking for a date instantly, there might be an answer for you. Tinder is an iPhone app which allows you to view pictures of people you might be interested in.

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  A Carthage woman is accused of pouring milk on a man and refusing to get out of his truck.

Monday, January 28, 2013  It seems digital newspaper subscriptions and smartphones have cut the once abundant supplies of old newsprint to potty train puppies.