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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.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Ex-spokesman Tim Bell says that former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died. She was 87.

Saturday, March 09, 2013  A health study cited by leading environmentalist Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as pivotal in helping persuade Gov. Andrew Cuomo to hold off on plans for a limited fracking pilot program is likely years away from conclusions about whether the shale gas-drilling technology is safe.

Saturday, March 02, 2013  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he will continue to await health studies before determining whether to allow natural gas drilling in New York

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Update: Victim identified as 71-year-old Santa Claudio

Friday, February 22, 2013  1,900 women are taking over the Double-Tree Hotel in East Syracuse for Amy's Slumber Party, celebrating its 10th anniversary this year.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  A woman was killed in a fatal car crash in Skaneateles Thursday afternoon.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  A Montana television station's regular programming was interrupted by news of a zombie apocalypse. The network says hackers broke into the Emergency Alert System of Great Falls affiliate KRTV and its CW station Monday.

Monday, February 11, 2013  Most of us know some one affected by Alzheimer’s disease. In California, a number of patients with early onset Alzheimer’s who were all from the same part of Mexico led researchers to discover they all have the same gene mutation.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  A new photo app is creating a lot of buzz and some controversy. It's quickly gaining a reputation for being the new sexting app and many people are learning that, while they think their photos are private, they may not be.

Wednesday, February 06, 2013  The Great Backyard Bird Count, a citizen's science project conducted across North America for four days each February, is expanding globally this year.

Thursday, December 27, 2012  General who led  coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991 has died at 78.

Thursday, December 27, 2012  New York has invested nearly $6 million over the past three years subsidizing the upstate factory that makes legal firearms as well as the semiautomatic rifles like those used to kill 20 children in Connecticut and two firefighters outside Rochester.

Monday, December 17, 2012  The story of Luke Cain has resonated among Syracuse University alumni across the nation, especially among former athletes. Now there’s a way you can help too.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  A child's death at Fort Drum in northern New York is being investigated by military and civilian authorities.