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Monday, April 29, 2013  A group of Utica residents wants the state and county to stop giving out housing vouchers that allow out-of-town sex offenders to live at motels near the Thruway.

Sunday, April 14, 2013  A fire burned through a home on Hawley Avenue in Syracuse on Sunday, displacing those who lived there.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Creekside walk from Genesee Street north to Franklin Square affected until October

Thursday, February 28, 2013  The Syracuse Football Club, a group of former SU football players, is telling alumni to stop sending in donations toward Cain’s cause.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  The Rescue Mission Alliance of Syracuse opened a new bottle and can redemption center business on Tuesday. It’s called Mission Returns and a portion of proceeds will be donated to the Rescue Mission to help end hunger and homelessness.

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 15, 2013  Listen to great music and help the homeless population in Syracuse at the same time this weekend. An event called "A Capella for the Fellas" will be held this Saturday, February 16, at Hendricks Chapel at Syracuse University. The show starts at 7pm.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  On the coldest night of the year, members of the Housing and Homeless Coalition of Central New York searched for and counted homeless people in Syracuse Wednesday night.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  Tonight, outreach workers will scour the Syracuse area looking for homeless people under bridges in hospital emergency rooms and in other locations.

Monday, December 31, 2012  A South Carolina man was arrested in Utica for allegedly entering a ladies’ bathroom and forcing an 18-year-old woman into a stall.

Friday, December 28, 2012  A stabbing that occured at a homeless shelter on 201 Oxford Street at 5:25 PM on Thursday is being investigated by the Syracuse Police.

Tuesday, December 25, 2012  Over 2,000 people from Syracuse are able to get a Christmas dinnner with the hlep of the rescue mission.

Monday, December 17, 2012  The story of Luke Cain has resonated among Syracuse University alumni across the nation, especially among former athletes. Now there’s a way you can help too.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  When Luke Cain was a senior, Derrell Smith was just a freshman. Smith would go on to be a captain at Syracuse University, guiding the Orange to a Pinstripe Bowl victory as a senior in 2010. But Smith says it all started with Luke Cain.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  Former Syracuse University football players from across the nation are banding together to help a former linebacker who was reduced to panhandling on the streets of Syracuse.