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Monday, May 13, 2013  'Ten Tons of Love' is collecting 40 tons from dorms this year

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  The tourism industry in New York State will get $60-million to help encourage more people to visit.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  A Watertown teen was arraigned Wednesday on charges related to a fatal crash in Ellisburg last September.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Taxpayers in the Marcellus School District could see a 2.9 percent property tax levy increase if next year's budget is approved.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Students at MPH take part in the Mentors In Violence Prevention program.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  A 39-year-old Syracuse convicted of beating his 18-year-old live-in girlfriend to death has been sentenced to from 25 years to life in prison.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  An upstate New York college located in one of the snowiest places in the nation is getting a $320,000 federal grant to study lake-effect snow storms.

Friday, April 12, 2013  David Renz, 29, was arraigned in Onondaga County Court Friday morning and pleaded not guilty. Renz appeared in court shackled at the waist and wrists and stood quietly as his attorney entered the not guilty plea.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  The 2013 White Ribbon campaign kicked off Tuesday morning with a breakfast at the Holiday Inn in Liverpool. CNY Central's CBS-5 News anchor and managing editor Michael Benny and NBC-3 News anchor and managing editor Matt Mulcahy are joined by NewsChannel 9 anchor Dan Cummings as honorary co-chairs of the 2013 White Ribbon Campaign.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  A Syracuse native’s political firm won an award for its work creating a direct mail political advertisement for President Barack Obama’s reelection campaign.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  A 31-year-old upstate New York woman has been sentenced to from 1 2/3 to 5 years in state prison for falsely claiming she had breast cancer and accepting thousands of dollars raised on her behalf.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Trending on CNY Central is a compilation of the most clicked on stories and most watched videos of the week. We’ve also included a few top stories you may have missed.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The man who strangled a mother of four in Oneida County was found dead in his prison cell on Tuesday.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Dynamax, an image-sensory developer in Homer, is moving to Canandaigua after considering options overseas.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Citizens Campaign for the Environment found that of the 59 facilities it reviewed, 51 percent reported flushing medications down the toilet.