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Monday, April 22, 2013  Two area schools are teaming up again, but this time to offer a new doctoral program in leadership in Central New York.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  Large turnout for a job fair at the State Fairgrounds, sponsored by the New York State Department of Labor.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Officials say about a dozen people have been wounded in a stabbing attack at Houston-area college campus.

Monday, April 01, 2013  The McMahon/Ryan Advocacy Center is planting pinwheel gardens to remind neighbors about the ways we can prevent child abuse. The Center says spreading the message can be as simple as knowing what’s going on in your neighborhood. The pinwheel is the national symbol of child abuse prevention and awareness.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  The K-9 dog killed in a standoff in Herkimer earlier this month was wearing a ballistic vest, police say.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  An autopsy shows that the man suspected of killing four in a rampage in Herkimer and Mohawk last week died of gunshot wounds.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  Dr. Casey Crabill was unanimously selected by the OCC Board of Trustees and will become the school's 8th President

Monday, March 18, 2013  New York State Police honored "Ape" the German Shepard who was shot to death by gunman Kurt Myers last week.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  Michael Renshaw and Michael Ransear were killed in the shootings in Herkimer and Mohawk on Wendesday. They had both served as Corrections Officers.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  An FBI tactical K-9 dog named Ape was killed in the line of duty during a standoff in Herkimer on Thursday.

Thursday, March 14, 2013  A man suspected of killing four in a rampage in Herkimer and Mohawk on Wednesday was killed in a police shootout, ending a standoff that lasted more than 18 hours.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Police have surrounded an abandoned building in the Village of Herkimer where a shooting suspect is believed to be hiding. Kurt R. Myers, 64, of Mohawk, is suspected of killing four people and injuring two others in shootings at two different locations Wednesday morning.

Monday, March 11, 2013  Two Syracuse Orange football players, along with two other SU students, were in Syracuse City Court Monday morning for a hearing on charges they burglarized a neighbor’s home last month.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Two Syracuse University football players are among four students charged in connection with three burglaries. Markus Pierce-Brewster and Davon Walls are accused of stealing electronics from a South Campus apartment. Coach Scott Shafer has issued a statement on the arrests.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Bob Burns is a friendly face around St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse where he volunteers a few days a week. Burns has always been active and energetic, but when he was 52, his doctor sent him to a cardiologist and he was diagnosed with aortic stenosis – a condition where the aortic valve does not fully open.