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Monday, June 17, 2013  "Gateway" empty, abandoned properties an especial concern

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  An upstate New York high school changing its sports nickname from Redskins to Hawkeyes is getting help from the Oneida Indians to buy new jerseys

Monday, May 13, 2013  Update: Oneida Nation to present check on Wednesday, to help offset costs

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Athletes in James Fenimore Cooper's upstate New York hometown will take the field as the Hawkeyes after dropping the long-standing nickname Redskins

Thursday, April 18, 2013  The next time you look up, something may be watching you. More security cameras will soon pop up throughout Syracuse.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  The top vote-getters for a new nickname include Deerslayers, Hawkeyes and Pathfinders.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  Macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in people over 55. For those with end stage disease, there has been virtually no chance of seeing what is directly in front of them again. But a new device, an implantable telescope, is changing that.

Monday, August 06, 2012  A team of researchers from UC Berkeley are one step closer to finding a cure for the blind.  It's the first breakthrough in treating blindness in mice and a big jump in curing blind humans in the future.

Friday, July 20, 2012  The New York Jets arrive in Cortland, NY for training camp on Thursday, and this year, in addition to the mystique of an NFL team practicing in Central New York, superstar Tim Tebow will be with the team.

Friday, July 20, 2012  Military officials say two soldiers serving with the New York-based 10th Mountain Division have been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.

Thursday, June 28, 2012  A little taste of Louisiana has come to Destiny USA, courtesy of a fast food chain that is growing nationwide.

Friday, March 23, 2012  Syracuse University men's basketball face Ohio State in the Elite Eight in Boston Saturday.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011  The Mayor of Syracuse has issued a veto rejecting the common council's plan to change the city charter to accommodate new development in Eastwood.

Tuesday, October 25, 2011  Eye doctors across New York state are asking consumers to be careful when they're designing their Halloween costumes. They say decorative contact lenses can be dangerous to use if they're not properly fitted.

Monday, October 10, 2011  A majority of Syracuse Common Councilors will come together Tuesday afternoon to push forward a way they believe they can get movement going on a stalled development project along James Street in Eastwood.