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Yesterday at 2:21 PM  It's a sight that can trigger dread. The low-battery message appears on your cell phone when there's no charger around.

Monday, June 10, 2013  A second person has been charged with murder in connection to a homicide on Sabine Street last weekend.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  Syracuse police have charged a man with murder in the Sabine Street shooting over the weekend.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  A Syracuse man was indicted today by on Onondaga Grand Jury for murder, among other charges.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  The attorney for a man charged with raping a 10-year-old girl and killing her mother in an upstate New York carjacking wants to add an expert on death penalty cases to the defense team in case federal prosecutors bring more charges and seek his execution.

Monday, May 13, 2013  A 50-year old Chenango County man accused of raping a young girl and is being held in the county jail without bail.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  A Cleveland man arrested after three women missing for a decade were found alive at his run-down home was charged Wednesday with kidnapping and raping them.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Federal prosecutors may seek the death penalty against the man accused of killing a Liverpool school librarian and raping a 10-year-old girl.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  A Phoenix man has been arrested and charged with knowingly distributing, receiving, and possessing child pornography via the internet.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A Syracuse man is accused of setting fire to his apartment, 123 Polk Street #9, Monday evening around 5:35 p.m.

Saturday, April 27, 2013  Syracuse police arrest man after he refuses to drop a handgun, resists arrest.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  Two Syracuse University students are facing drug-related charges as a result of a police investigation into the death of SU student Marianne Guppenberger earlier this month. Police say there is no indication of any criminal activity directly connected to her death.

Friday, April 12, 2013  David Renz, 29, was arraigned in Onondaga County Court Friday morning and pleaded not guilty. Renz appeared in court shackled at the waist and wrists and stood quietly as his attorney entered the not guilty plea.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  The man accused of murdering a Liverpool school librarian and raping a 10-year-old girl last month has been indicted by a grand jury.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  A Lebanon Town Justice and Elmira City Court judge have resigned after being served with formal disciplinary charges.