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Monday, May 13, 2013  Local fundraisers are asking for an extension to raise money for a turf field at Jamesville-DeWitt High School.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Police say a 38-year-old man has died after he was hit by a car when he was thrown from his motorcycle during a collision with another vehicle at the intersection of James Street and Sedgwick Street in Syracuse. It happened around 8:05 Wednesday night.

Saturday, April 13, 2013  The family of Sandra Olrich has now released a petition to keep Howard Marnell behind bars.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Over the next 48 hours, we have flooding concerns in parts of central and western NY due to recent rains, combined with continuing snow melt.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Snow in central New York in April - we may not like it, but the fact is, it's normal. Climate averages tell us that Syracuse averages 3.8 inches of snow in the month of April.

Monday, April 01, 2013  The April edition of Syracuse Woman Magazine focuses on the wise women of Central New York who are having an impact on our community.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  The Syracuse Orange football season kicks off on the big stage of Metlife Stadium against the Penn State Nittany Lions in the “New York’s College Classic” on Saturday, August 31st.

Monday, February 18, 2013  A new study analyzing a test that determines who does or doesn't need chemotherapy shows the process is highly accurate.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  The U.S. Department of Agriculture says the freezing weather in April that followed an unusually warm March this spring had a severe impact on New York's cherry crop.

Friday, June 15, 2012  The number of people without jobs in New York increased slightly last month, nudging the unemployment rate to 8.6 percent from 8.5 percent in April and 8.1 percent a year earlier.

Monday, May 21, 2012  In more evidence of a slow, uneven recovery, New York state tax collections were higher than projected so far, but still less than a year ago.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  Tuesday was the tax deadline, which means the last day to file or face the possibility of penalties.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  More than 500 free home drug testing kits are being distributed to parents in Central New York as "National Get High Day" approaches.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  Taxpayers had two extra days this year because April 15 fell on a Sunday, and Monday was Emancipation Day in the District of Columbia.

Monday, April 02, 2012  March 2012 was the warmest March on record (since 1902).