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Wednesday, June 05, 2013  A Rhode Island TV station says a woman threw a rock, waved a baseball bat and urged her dogs to attack a news crew reporting on a kindergarten graduation party shooting.

Sunday, April 28, 2013  If you looked around you at Sunday's Chiefs game at NBT Bank Stadium, you might think that we were already into the dog days of summer.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Authorities say nine members of a college crew team have been rescued after their boat took on water while they were rowing on a western New York lake.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  A dead pit bull was found in a garbage bag on Onondaga Creek Boulevard across from Syracuse's Southside Academy Charter School on Wednesday

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Fire crews are right now at the scene of a fire at 384 North Midler Avenue.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Seven Utica firefighters and one Utica Police officer were honored on Wednesday night for rescuing a four-year-old girl from a burning building on February 22nd.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  The Parks and Recreation Committee of the Common Council is meeting tonight in Syracuse to talk about how to keep an eye on dogs in the city.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  Three neglected pit bulls were brought in the Dewitt Animal Hospital Tuesday, February 5th, according to a news release by local pit bull advocacy group Cuse Pit Crew.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  BREAKING NEWS:  I-81 through Syracuse tied up after a car collided with a light pole.

Monday, October 22, 2012  A prayer service in honor of Audrey Gleason was held Monday night at the Church of the Holy Family.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012  After an abused pit bull was euthanized last weekend, Cuse Pit Crew quickly began a petition calling on Senator Valesky to help them strengthen animal abuse laws.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  Animal activists are speaking out after a Syracuse pit bull was found so badly treated and malnourished she had to be euthanized.

Sunday, October 07, 2012  Animal advocates are lobbying for stricter penalties against animal abuse after a Syracuse pitbull was humanely euthanized after suffering severe abuse and malnourishment.

Monday, June 18, 2012  New York's Air National Guard, Naval Militia and the U.S. Coast Guard are holding search-and-rescue and security training exercises on Lake Ontario involving unmanned Reaper drones and small boat crews.

Saturday, June 02, 2012  Over 20 departments responded to a fire on Vann Road in Plainville late Friday evening.