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Thursday, May 23, 2013  The attorney for a man charged with raping a 10-year-old girl and killing her mother in an upstate New York carjacking wants to add an expert on death penalty cases to the defense team in case federal prosecutors bring more charges and seek his execution.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  The head of the American Federation of Teachers says governments should hold off on plans to link standardized test results with schools' evaluations until everyone is on the same page.

Friday, April 26, 2013  New York police have secured a lower Manhattan site where surveyors discovered what appears to be part of one of the planes destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks.

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.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  A former Syracuse Common Council candidate and three others have admitted their role in a drug trafficking ring.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Champ continues to recover from leg amputation surgery and is the happiest he's been since arriving at a local animal shelter.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  Champ, the stray dog that was shot in Cortland County, has made it through leg amputation surgery at the Groton City Animal Hospital.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Congress reauthorized, after more than a year delay, the Violence Against Women Act passed on Thursday. The act provides funding to services that benefit victims of domestic and sexual violence at Vera House in Syracuse.

Friday, March 01, 2013  The owners of Champ, an injured dog found in Homer, have been arrested for torturing and injuring animals.

Wednesday, February 13, 2013  Officials say the house was fully involved wihen firefighters arrived.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  The Utica Police are investigating after shots are fired on Blandina Street

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  Town of Onondaga council members unanimously voted to ban hydrofracking.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  The New York State Police conducted graduation exercises Tuesday for its 2012 Basic Canine Handler School. One of the k-9's is named "Mandin" after Trooper Amanda Anna who was killed killed in the line of duty in a motor vehicle crash on County Route 37 in Hastings.

Monday, November 26, 2012  A woman is charged with hitting her sister with a telephone while her sibling is holding her one year old son.

Friday, November 09, 2012  Walmart, the world's largest retailer, is opening up at 8 PM on Thanksgiving Day to help alleviate Black Friday anxiety.