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Saturday, April 27, 2013  It started with two local film makers wanting to paint a picture of Syracuse in its defining moment. Now the film "King Lee" is coming to the Palace theater for a private premiere.

Friday, February 01, 2013  In City Hall, Koch embodied New York for the rest of the world. He won a national reputation with his feisty style and his trademark question, "How'm I doing?"

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  A group of Onondaga who were roughed up by state police during a '97 protest have rejected a settlement with the state.

Friday, May 25, 2012  The Cortland County Sheriff’s Department is investigating two suspicious fires at an apartment complex in Cortlandville.

Wednesday, March 07, 2012  Yesterday morning, temperatures were as cold as -10° below zero in the North Country and 15 to 20° above zero near the Syracuse area. What a difference today makes! Sunshine plus a southerly wind will import May type weather this afternoon! I expect temperatures to reach and exceed the record high for March 7th, which is 64° set back in 1973.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  Onondaga County District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick was among those who turned out to show their support for the use of an expanded DNA database.

Thursday, November 03, 2011  A Otsego County man is facing additional charges after a fatal hit and run accusation.

Friday, October 28, 2011  Chenango County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a hit and run that left a 50-year-old woman dead Thursday night.

Thursday, October 13, 2011  Five Waterloo individuals were arrested following an investigation into a suspected methamphetamine distribution throughout the Waterloo and Seneca Falls area.

Monday, September 26, 2011  At a news conference Monday morning, Ithaca police announced that a man already in prison for another crime was linked to the murder through DNA.

Thursday, August 11, 2011  Police say a Canadian scuba diver has died after a diving accident in the St. Lawrence River off northern New York.

Thursday, July 21, 2011  Oswego Mayor Randy Bateman has written to executives at Constellation Energy demanding assurances the Nine Mile Point nuclear plants are safe as a strike nears the end of its second week.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011  Hundreds of workers continue to strike outside the Nine Mile Point Nuclear Station in Scriba.  The workers are upset over proposed changes to their pension plans.

Friday, July 08, 2011  Union workers at the two Nine Mile Point nuclear plants in Scriba say they will strike after rejecting Constellation Energy’s latest contract proposal.

Thursday, July 07, 2011  Union workers at Nine Mile Point nuclear plant in Scriba have rejected the final contract offer from Constellation Energy Nuclear Group.