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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.

Monday, April 01, 2013  While the investigation continues into the deadly shooting, Police in Rome have released the name of the man killed in a shooting on Stevens Street last Friday.

Sunday, February 17, 2013  Syracuse University's spring break is less than a month away. Their break comes just weeks after a carnival cruise went horribly wrong.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  The FBI says the Alabama man who held a 5-year-old boy captive in an underground bunker for nearly a week engaged in a "firefight" with SWAT agents before he was killed during a rescue operation.

Monday, February 04, 2013  Officials say they stormed a bunker in Alabama to rescue a 5-year-old child being held hostage there after his abductor was seen with a gun.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012  CNY Central and the SRC Arena announce a partnership bringing a series of six shows to Syracuse for the fall Performing Arts Season.

Tuesday, May 03, 2011  The National Weather Service now says more than 300 tornadoes touched down in Alabama last week in 24 hours. That is a record and it is also why Maureen Perkins from the Central New York chapter of the American Red Cross says she is heading down to Alabama.

Monday, May 02, 2011  April has been a historic month across central New York and across the country. The loss of life and property damage has been extreme.

Saturday, April 30, 2011  Park Central Presbyterian Church is collecting health kits to ship to areas hit by tornadoes. The kits include hand towels, washcloths, combs, nail clippers, soap, toothbrushes, and band-aids. Organizers say although monetary donations are welcomed, giving items for the kits goes a long way.

Friday, April 29, 2011  President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for Alabama to help residents clean up the devastation left by killer tornadoes and flooding.

Saturday, December 18, 2010  Ithaca Police are on the lookout for an escaped convict.

Monday, April 13, 2009  Three remarkable shots in the dark from the back of a warship on a rolling sea - that's how the Navy's elite SEALs saved the life of the American hostage in a dangerous standoff with pirates.