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Wednesday, May 08, 2013  The body of the man who jumped into the Black River in attempts to save a little boy who had been swept away was found in the water in Watertown on Wednesday.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  The 5-year old who drowned in the Black River outside of Watertown is now being remembered by friends and family.

Monday, April 29, 2013  The search continues for the Watertown man who tried to save a little boy who was swept away in the Black River over the weekend.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  A 34-year-old Syracuse man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for a series of bank robberies in central and western New York.

Monday, April 15, 2013  A new government study reveals that US doctors are prescribing enough antibiotics to give them to 4 out of 5 Americans every year; an alarming pace that suggests they are being overused.

Sunday, March 31, 2013  WAVES hopes it's a conversation starter on breast cancer

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Regionally, bear harvest increased in the Adirondacks, where hunters killed 606. That represents a return to a normal level after an exceptionally low harvest in 2011.

Sunday, March 17, 2013  A Syracuse pioneer, as we celebrate Women's History Month

Monday, March 11, 2013  A wreath-laying ceremony is being held at Fort Drum 10 years to the day after 11 eleven soldiers were killed when their helicopter crashed on the northern New York military post.

Sunday, March 03, 2013  Syracuse Police are investigating a shooting that happened at 12:03am on March 3 on the 300 block of Ostrander Avenue.

Monday, February 25, 2013  After more than a century, the Census Bureau is dropping its use of the word "Negro" to describe black Americans in surveys.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Company and union officials say the job cuts, expected to start this spring, are a result of concerns over automatic spending cuts pending in Washington.

Monday, February 11, 2013  Deputies in Oneida County say they responded to a six motor vehicle accident on State Route 49 in the Town of Floyd on Monday morning around 7:30 a.m. Deputies say the accident happened when a driver lost control of their vehicle on black ice, causing a chain reaction.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli has approved the Cuomo administration's contract

Tuesday, January 29, 2013  Saratoga Harness Racing, Inc., which owns the Saratoga Casino and Raceway in upstate New York, announced Tuesday that it completed the deal to buy Fitzgeralds Casino Black Hawk in Black Hawk, Colorado.