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Yesterday at 6:00 PM  A state senator and several local business owners are pushing for residents to take part in the debate over the future of Interstate 81 in Syracuse, and are warning the public that changing traffic patterns could have a negative impact on local businesses.

Yesterday at 3:56 PM  It was a perfect day out for the 72-mile bike ride to raise awareness and funds for kids with cancer.

Yesterday at 2:19 PM  Powerball officials say the jackpot has climbed to an estimated $600 million, making it the largest prize in the game's history and the world's second largest lottery prize.

Yesterday at 1:27 PM  The City of Syracuse is planning road reconstruction in Armory Square that begins Monday, May 20.

Yesterday at 9:00 AM  Crews are working to demolish part of the former Nestle chocolate plant in Fulton to make way for redevelopments.

Yesterday at 7:20 AM  Colgate University says it's sending 119 paintings and drawings by Aboriginal children to a university in Australia

Yesterday at 12:00 AM  Tonight more than one hundred family and friends gathered for a funeral at the Auburn United Methodist Church. In his second tour of duty Staff Sgt. Francis Phillips was killed in Afghanistan when an IED bomb exploded on May 4th killing him and four others.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The Oneida County legislature reacts to agreement between New York State and Oneida Indian Nation

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Honeywell provides CNYCentral with an exclusive update on the Onondaga Lake clean-up project.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The NY Department of Transportation says I-81 North at the I-481 Southbound exit (29S) in Onondaga Co. has been reduced to one lane due to an accident.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The Powerball jackpot has jumped to $550 million, a major climb less than a day after the latest drawing produced no winning ticket.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The Oneida Indian Nation has agreed to effectively end its decides-long land claim in Oneida and Madison counties in exchange for exclusive rights to operate a casino in Central New York.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  We were first introduced to Dunder Mifflin Paper eight years ago on NBC's The Office, but our fascination with the cast and company doesn't have to end with the series.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Tickets for stand-up comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham go on sale Friday morning.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Rescue crews were called to a house fire on South State Street near the Martin Luther King Street intersection in Syracuse just after 4:30 AM on Thursday