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Monday, May 20, 2013  A five year old child has a minor injury after being hit by a car and the driver has been ticketed for speeding.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Authorities say a man is in critical condition after being hit by a freight train in northern New York.

Monday, May 20, 2013  A Fulton man is charged with forcible touching stemming from an incident at a barbeque in the Town of Granby.

Friday, May 17, 2013  The authors of a report on the attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, are telling a House Republican that they will testify in public -- but they won't submit first to private interviews with investigators for a House oversight panel.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The driver of a pickup truck is dead after a one vehicle collision in Granby, according to the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office

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

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  A new Fennec Fox was born at the Syracuse Zoo.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Two cygnets, both girls, are expected to go into the pond for the first time on Wednesday

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Authorities say a 56-year-old man has been charged with fatally shooting his son during an argument at a northern New York home.

Monday, May 13, 2013  The government has filed a last-second appeal that will delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription.

Sunday, May 12, 2013  Michael Benny's exclusive series of interviews with Bill Cregg begin airing Monday at 5pm on CBS 5 and NBC 3.

Saturday, May 11, 2013  On Friday night, a crate with 9 puppies and their mother was discovered on the side of Route 17 in Bernhards Bay in Oswego County. These baby pit bulls were only days old and severely malnourished.

Friday, May 10, 2013  An inmate at the Onondaga County Justice Center died at University Hospital after suffering from an apparent medical condition.

Friday, May 10, 2013  A Syracuse man is accused of taking a truck from a Town of Granby driveway and attempting to steal from a garage in mid-April.

Friday, May 10, 2013  If you're looking for something to do for Mom for Mother’s Day this weekend, why not bring her to the zoo to witness a bond between a mother monkey and her newborn? A Patas Monkey was born at the Rosamond Gifford Zoo on April 29th, but we are just now getting our first look. The zoo announced the birth Friday.