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Thursday, April 18, 2013  Police say a 38-year-old man has died after he was hit by a car when he was thrown from his motorcycle during a collision with another vehicle at the intersection of James Street and Sedgwick Street in Syracuse. It happened around 8:05 Wednesday night.

Monday, October 29, 2012  A Fort Drum soldier is accused of driving while intoxicated and going on a vandalism spree.

Thursday, October 25, 2012  Sheena Morris's parents and fiance are appearing on The Dr. Phil show this week to speak about Sheena's death in 2009.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  Police say a man serving time for trying to kill a Syracuse police officer has been charged in the 2009 shooting death of a 37-year-old man gunned down outside his apartment.

Monday, May 21, 2012  A Syracuse bicyclist is recovering after being hit by a car on North McBride Street Sunday morning.

Tuesday, December 06, 2011  One man is dead after his SUV hit a telephone pole Monday afternoon.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011  A Central New York man was in court Tuesday to plead guilty to child endangerment, the latest in a string of court appearances for the Iraq War veteran.

Wednesday, March 09, 2011  A former upstate New York television executive has been sentenced to 25 years to life for beheading his wife.

Monday, December 20, 2010  The New York State Commission on Public Integrity has fined Gov. David Paterson $62,125 for accepting five tickets to the first game of the 2009 World Series at Yankee Stadium.

Friday, September 10, 2010  A local grocery chain has stopped selling two reusable shopping bags after reports that the bags may contain elevated levels of lead.

Friday, May 07, 2010  Scoot over, Emma. Isabella is the new top baby name for girls. Jacob is the most popular baby name for boys, continuing an 11-year run at the top, the Social Security Administration said Friday.

Sunday, February 21, 2010  The Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act of 2009 is set to kick in on Monday bringing changes for credit card holders.

Saturday, August 01, 2009  After being on pace to have the coldest July on record, the jet stream pattern allowed seasonable warmth to return to central New York.  The last week and a half featured near normal temperatures.  That was enough to prevent not only the coldest July on record, but to take us out of contention for the top 5 coldest Julys on record.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009  Recent warmth will likely be enough to actually skew the numbers enough to prevent not only a record cold July, but actually take us out of contention for a top 5 cold July.

Sunday, May 24, 2009  Cornell graduating its Class of 2009 on Sunday