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Yesterday at 9:28 AM  The commander of New York's largest military complex tells state lawmakers that they shouldn't take the post for granted with Pentagon budget cuts looming.

Friday, May 17, 2013  The ground where one of the oldest knife manufacturers in the country burst info flames three months ago will now see new life.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  A 49-year-old Massachusetts man has admitted threatening a student at Skidmore College. Saratoga County District Attorney James A. Murphy III tells local media outlets that Lance Leonard pleaded guilty Monday to a felony charge of first-degree coercion.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Syracuse city councilors voted to add money into the proposed budget to avoid staffing cuts to the fire department, but the Mayor says she'll ignore them.

Friday, May 03, 2013  U.S. employers added 165,000 jobs in April, and hiring was much stronger in the previous two months than first thought. The gains trimmed the unemployment rate to a four-year low of 7.5 percent.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Firefighters from all over New York State came together May 1 at Syracuse City Hall in the latest call to Mayor Stephanie Miner to stop proposed cuts to the fire department.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  The Ithaca man partially convicted of shooting an Ithaca Police Officer is now accused of assaulting a corrections officer while in jail awaiting sentencing.

Monday, April 29, 2013  Syracuse Common Council public budget hearing is dominated by talk of fire department cutbacks.

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.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  With flight delays mounting, the Senate has passed legislation to end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for inconveniencing large numbers of travelers.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  The White House now says it's willing to consider legislation that would give the administration the budget-cutting flexibility to avoid furloughs of air traffic controllers.

Monday, April 22, 2013 

Thursday, April 18, 2013  A Utica man was arrested after he was accused of punching his wife in the head, a violation of an order of protection.

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  Testimony is underway in the trial of a 23-year-old man charged with wounding a central New York police officer last fall.