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Thursday, May 16, 2013  New Jersey authorities have issued a murder warrant for a homeless hitchhiker who gained Internet and television celebrity after using a hatchet to attack a man who ran over a California utility worker.

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

Friday, February 15, 2013  Jessob Reisbeck’s interview with ‘Kai the Hatchet guy’ has gone viral. If you haven't seen it already, Reisbeck interviewed a homeless man who says he rescued a real-life damsel in distress.

Friday, February 01, 2013  Such an invasion is known as an irruption.

Thursday, November 29, 2012  Authorities say three sheriff's deputies are recovering from injuries suffered when they disarmed a man swinging a hatchet at motorists on a central New York road. The man had been arrested two weeks ago after police found 32 pounds of marijuana, among other things, in his home.

Thursday, August 09, 2012  Police say officers chased a suspect after a domestic dispute, who ended up breaking his ankle running into a cruiser.

Wednesday, June 27, 2012  The village of Manlius is celebrating the birth of Faye and Manny's four new female cygnets and learning more about the birds. Biologist Michael Bean, who brought the swans to Manlius last year, spoke about them on Wednesday night at the Manlius Public Library.

Wednesday, May 30, 2012  Jonathan Onn, 23, is accused of confronting officers with a gun and causing a standoff in Madison County.

Thursday, April 12, 2012  There are a few new additions to the Rosamond Gifford Zoo.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012  The City of Syracuse is looking at ways to improve the way it handles dangerous vacant buildings.

Monday, January 16, 2012  A St. Lawrence County woman was arrested over the weekend after police say she used another person’s online account to make threatening statements.

Thursday, November 10, 2011  One person is dead after a motorcycle accident in Eaton Wednesday morning.

Monday, September 26, 2011  One of the New York's biggest trout hatcheries is back in operation after a full renovation.

Thursday, August 26, 2010  Toyota is recalling more than a million Corolla sedans and Matrix hatchbacks with engines that may stall.

Friday, July 16, 2010  Sen. Charles Schumer is pushing to extend for six months a tax credit that rewards employers for hiring the long-term unemployed.