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Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Several buildings in downtown Syracuse are lighting up in blue to support raising awareness about autism.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  After years of talk, the transformation of South Salina Street in the heart of downtown Syracuse is starting to take shape. CenterState CEO will move into the Pike Block as its anchor tenant.

Saturday, September 08, 2012  Flags on New York state government buildings are flying at half-staff today to honor a 23-year-old soldier from Oswego who died in Afghanistan.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012  More than 2,000 National Grid customers in northern New York remain without power after a severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and utility lines and damaged several buildings.

Wednesday, June 13, 2012  Leaders of New York's public university system want all campuses to be tobacco-free.

Friday, May 25, 2012  There could soon be new life for an old crumbling building in Syracuse's Eastwood neighborhood.

Thursday, March 01, 2012  Two buildings in Seneca Falls were destroyed by a fire that started at a meat processing facility.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012  A man was arrested after a string of burglaries in Oneida. Sean M. Jones, 23, was arrested and after Oneida City Police responded to reports of a suspicious person in the Williams Street area around 2:15am Tuesday.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012  The City of Syracuse is looking at ways to improve the way it handles dangerous vacant buildings.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011  Tropical Storm Irene put a $1 billion whipping on New York, most of it upstate where heavy rains spawned flash floods that shredded roads, washed out bridges and knocked buildings from their foundations, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Wednesday.

Thursday, June 30, 2011  The broken 8-inch water line is to blame for no water to several buildings from State Street to Montgomery Street.

Tuesday, June 21, 2011  Construction has begun at Oswego State University on a project to drill deep into the earth and tap into an unlimited energy supply.

Tuesday, September 21, 2010  It's a controversial move that has some soda lovers fizzing. City leaders in Boston are considering banning the sale of sodas at city hall and all city-owned buildings.

Wednesday, August 04, 2010  Oswego's Director of Code Enforcement says the city is planning to demolish one city building and is looking at several others.

Monday, May 24, 2010  Power has been restored to the twin AXA Equitable Towers in downtown Syracuse, according to National Grid.