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Thursday, June 13, 2013  Officials are investigating a house explosion in New York's Southern Tier that injured a man who lived there.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Authorities say they've uncovered the third methamphetamine lab in the Elmira area in a week.

Monday, June 03, 2013  Authorities say an 8-year-old boy remains hospitalized after he was pulled from a river in New York's Southern Tier while swimming with others.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Authorities have arrested a man for allegedly threatening New York Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney over her proposed gun control legislation.

Friday, April 12, 2013  A Syracuse was is accused of stealing a car and leading police on a chase through Ithaca.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  An East Syracuse company will add about 50 new jobs as they close it's facility in Horseheads near Elmira.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  A Lebanon Town Justice and Elmira City Court judge have resigned after being served with formal disciplinary charges.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  A 21-year-old upstate New York man who admitted shooting another man to death after a drug-related robbery has been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Officials say they have located escaped sex offender Shane Jacobs in South Dakota. Jacobs' GPS tracking bracelet was found near the Trumansburg School District campus in Tompkins County last week.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  According to a new report by the New York State Labor Department, unemployment is slightly up here in Central New York.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Police and parole officials throughout central New York are on the lookout for escaped sex offender Shane Jacobs.

Sunday, January 20, 2013  Police in Elmira are labeling the death of a man found in a supermarket parking lot as "suspicious."

Friday, November 09, 2012  A 21-year-old Elmira man is chrged with second degree murder after a man's partially clothed body is found in an alley.

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.

Friday, August 17, 2012  In life, Mark Twain liked a good cigar and a sip of whiskey. In death, his fans are supplying the smokes and booze.