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Tuesday, May 07, 2013  A New Hartford man is recovering after he was reportedly bitten by a fox. It happened around 5 p.m. Monday on Pheasant Lane.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  NASA's planet-hunting telescope has discovered two planets that seem like places for some sort of life to flourish. They are just the right size and in just the right place near their star.

Monday, April 15, 2013  It wasn't a day to be home sick from school as local sixth graders had the rare chance to get their hands on moon rocks on loan from NASA.

Friday, March 29, 2013  A high speed chase ended in Syracuse on Friday morning when a teen driving a stolen vehicle was going to fast to make a turn.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is urging the NFL to closely examine whether potential draft picks were asked about their sexual orientation, which he says would be illegal in New York.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Stephen Barton, a Syracuse University alum and survivor of the Aurora theater shooting, is the keynote speaker at Syracuse University’s “Guns and America: Joining the Conversation” discussion on Tuesday night.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Tanning salons have joined together to form a group to fight popular myths. The American Suntanning Association has 14,000 salons throughout the country sending out the same message.

Monday, January 14, 2013  The Columbia University professor who wrote "A Beautiful Mind" has filed suit against the school over almost $1 million that she says she's owed

Wednesday, August 22, 2012  As US teens head back to school, you may be surprised at how many are carrying a little something extra in their backpacks; drugs and alcohol.

Monday, August 06, 2012  Kelly Lux, from Syracuse University's iSchool, and two teachers in the East Syracuse School District, Jason Fahy and Tim Patterson, were at NASA''s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA.

Sunday, August 05, 2012  Syracuse Police say Ramon Matos, 25, of Syracuse, was driving his 2010 Kawasaki motorcycle north on the 100 block of Sabine Street around 7:30pm on Saturday when he lost control and hit a stop sign.

Friday, July 27, 2012  NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena tested model rovers Wednesday in preparation for the landing of the Curiosity rover, which is schedule for touchdown early next month.

Monday, May 14, 2012  The number of people developing skin cancer in the United States is growing at an alarming rate.

Friday, May 04, 2012  More than 600 people helped support the local Ronald McDonald House Thursday night.

Wednesday, May 02, 2012  Colonel Mike Mullane is in Syracuse Wednesday for the Boypower Dinner. He is encouraging math science & engineering programs for the scouts. Colonel Mullane flew on Discovery and Atlantis missions with NASA. He is a three-time Space Shuttle Astronaut and Mission Specialist.