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Thursday, April 18, 2013  A 39-year-old Syracuse convicted of beating his 18-year-old live-in girlfriend to death has been sentenced to from 25 years to life in prison.

Sunday, February 17, 2013  New York education officials say they've set up a website for reporting tips about cheating or other problems with the state's school testing program.

Wednesday, November 07, 2012  Several local organizations and businesses celebrate National Eating Healthy Day.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  Winter is quickly approaching in Central New York and there are a few ways you can prepare your home for the winter and save money on heating.

Monday, October 01, 2012  National Grid released its home heating forecast and the company says customers will see a drop of as much as 3-percent in their total natural gas bill over the winter heating season.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  Shedding light on her own personal struggles, Katie Couric revealed on her new afternoon talk show Monday that she struggled with bulimia in her 20s.

Monday, September 24, 2012  Vulgar words spray-painted on a Utica Ukranian Catholic Church disturb parishoners and a neighborhood. Utica Police are asking for your help to find out who is responsible.

Monday, September 17, 2012  A 64-year-old postal worker went home from the hospital without his heart. The world's only totally artificial heart is now keeping him alive.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012  A 37-year-old upstate New York man has been sentenced to 10 years in state prison for fatally beating another man to death with a frying pan three years ago.

Sunday, August 26, 2012  A celebrity in the world of competitive eating, Takeru Kobayashi, stepped on the Chevy Court stage at the State Fair with a world record on his mind Sunday evening.

Monday, August 13, 2012  Michelle Obama is turning online editor for a week.

Thursday, July 19, 2012  Japanese eating sensation Takeru Kobayashi announced today that he will be a business partner and brand ambassador for locally owned Hofmann Hot Dogs.

Monday, July 02, 2012  Police responded to three bizarre "bath salts" incidents over the weekend involving a woman screaming while running naked through traffic, a man who thought he was having a heart attack, and a man on a roof.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012  This is just the start of the summer heat, so how do we keep our homes cool without driving up our electric bills?

Monday, June 25, 2012  A synthetic drug known as "bath salts" is being blamed for three incidents of bizarre behavior over the weekend in Utica.