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Thursday, May 16, 2013  Lawmakers are responding to our series of exclusive interviews this week with the man who was first on the scene the night of the Clay horrors.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Based on what he knows right now, Congressman Dan Maffei (D - Syracuse) says it appears someone or some people at the New York Northern Probation Office in Syracuse should be fired following the murder, rape and carjacking tragedy in Clay.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  In part three of Michael Benny’s exclusive interview with Bill Cregg, the man who was first on the scene of the Clay carjacking, rape, and murder says he is taking action.

Monday, April 22, 2013  An East Syracuse woman is charged with driving the wrong way on a one way street following a two car crash that occurred on the West Street exit ramp from Route 690 Westbound just before 10:00 p.m. Sunday night.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  A U.S. Senator is outraged that the Federal Probation Office apparently ignored dozens of alerts set off by David Renz's GPS monitoring bracelet, indicating it had been tampered with.

Friday, March 22, 2013  Trending on CNY Central is a compilation of the most clicked on stories and most watched videos of the week. We’ve also included a few top stories you may have missed.

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.

Sunday, March 17, 2013  Convicted sex offender Shane Jacobs is still at large, and Trumansburg Police told CNY Central that they believe he is still in their area.

Friday, March 15, 2013  "Trending on CNY Central" is a compilation of the most clicked on stories and most watched videos of the week. We’ve also included a few top stories you may have missed.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  After the escape of a level 2 sex offender, are electronic monitoring devises worth the risk?

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

Monday, March 11, 2013  New York Sen. Charles Schumer says new rules are planned to prevent trucks and buses from striking low bridge underpasses.

Tuesday, September 25, 2012  After the megabus disaster on Onondaga Lake Parkway two years ago, Senator Chuck Schumer is calling on the federal government to investigate the rising number of overpass collisions due to GPS devices.

Monday, February 27, 2012  Utica police are investigating a rash of car break-ins.

Tuesday, February 21, 2012  The rocket arcing up into the northern lights above Alaska was on its way to measure the effects of the celestial phenomenon's effects on global positioning systems.