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2 hours, 20 minutes ago  Westhill High School History Teacher, Jerry Conti, sits down with CNYCentral's Dora Scheidell for an exclusive interview after his retirement letter went viral and sparked an international conversation about the state of education in America.

Yesterday at 4:35 PM  Whether or not you're the parent of a child in school, you have undoubtedly heard about the uproar surrounding the Common Core tests. They are mandatory for every child in public school in New York State.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Tonight more than one hundred family and friends gathered for a funeral at the Auburn United Methodist Church. In his second tour of duty Staff Sgt. Francis Phillips was killed in Afghanistan when an IED bomb exploded on May 4th killing him and four others.

Monday, May 13, 2013  The public will have a chance to pay their respects to a local soldier killed in Afghanistan.

Monday, May 13, 2013  Gannon’s Isle officially opened its new location in downtown Syracuse on Monday morning. Gannon’s Isle third shop is located in Dey’s Plaza near the intersection of South Salina Street and East Jefferson Street.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will speak at Hamilton College this fall.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Frank Phillips Jr. is proud of his grandson, Staff Sgt. Francis Phillips IV, who died in Afghanistan over the weekend.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Newsweek released its “America’s Best High Schools” list for 2013, which includes nine schools from Onondaga County.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A Clay man is accused of breaking into a home and stealing several items including two lawn mowers.

Sunday, April 28, 2013  A preview of bird festivals, the next two weekends in CNY

Friday, April 26, 2013  The weather today will be very similar to yesterday

Thursday, April 25, 2013  After some early cloud cover, clearing skies will move in and it will get sunnier as we move throughout the day in Central New York

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  A Chittenango man was killed in a motorcycle-car crash in Verona on Tuesday night when a driver allegedly failed to yield, according to police.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  It will be a day of variable weather in Central New York

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Next season will be Syracuse's debut in the ACC. Today, Syracuse learned who they will be facing at home and on the road this year.