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Thursday, May 16, 2013  Area Special Olympics athletes came together Thursday at Cicero-North Syracuse High School to compete in a track and field event.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  DNA evidence leads to the arrest of a Liverpool man, accused of raping a 12 year old girl more than a decade ago.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Newsweek released its “America’s Best High Schools” list for 2013, which includes nine schools from Onondaga County.

Monday, April 29, 2013  State Senator John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, has proposed legislation that would allow for Family Court Clerks to provide juvenile records to prosecutors when a defendant is charged with a sex offense. Currently, those records are automatically sealed.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  The Town of Cicero is teaching new drivers about the realities about distracted and impaired driving. The Police Department purchased a driving simulator to take these teens through the real life scenarios they will look to avoid going forward.

Monday, April 15, 2013  A former U.S. military command center built to withstand a nuclear attack is on the market in the Syracuse area.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Trending on CNY Central is a compilation of the most clicked on stories and most watched videos of the week.

Friday, April 12, 2013  The case of accused murderer and child rapist David Renz may result in a significant change in the way sealed juvenile records of sex offenses are handled.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  A Cicero man admits he tried to persuade a young girl to have sexual contact with him.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  A federal trial date is set for the child pornography charges against the man accused of killing a Liverpool school librarian.

Sunday, April 07, 2013  Kaylin Peters passed away last December after being diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia. Both of her parents are trying to keep memories of her alive by purchasing a headstone.

Friday, April 05, 2013  It's the third plea for help from investigators to find the man who robbed the Community Bank in Cicero nearly six months ago. The Onondaga County Sheriff's Office is releasing surveillance footage in hopes that you'll recognize the suspect.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Less than two weeks after a Syracuse-area man was charged with killing a woman and raping a 10-year-old girl who was with her during a carjacking, the state Senate has voted to increase penalties for carjacking vehicles with a child inside.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Trending on CNY Central is a compilation of the most clicked on stories and most watched videos of the week. We’ve also included a few top stories you may have missed.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Officials have permitted us to release photos of David Renz, 29, on Thursday, giving the public its first look at the man accused of killing a Liverpool school librarian and raping a child in Clay last Friday.