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Yesterday at 8:53 PM  Public safety officials in Connecticut say about 50 people have been hurt after two commuter trains collided outside New York City. Four of those injuries were deemed serious.

Yesterday at 3:56 PM  It was a perfect day out for the 72-mile bike ride to raise awareness and funds for kids with cancer.

Yesterday at 3:16 PM  State Police have identified the human remains found earlier this month in Little Falls.

Yesterday at 2:26 PM  Nearly 500 bicyclists hit the road to ride almost 100 miles through the Mohawk Valley for the 17th annual Ride for Missing Children on Friday.

Yesterday at 2:04 PM  Normally removing plywood from boarded up windows would not be considered too important, but to downtown developers in Syracuse, it's a big deal.

Yesterday at 1:09 PM  The ground where one of the oldest knife manufacturers in the country burst info flames three months ago will now see new life.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The Oneida County legislature reacts to agreement between New York State and Oneida Indian Nation

Thursday, May 16, 2013  The Syracuse police department is investigating a crash involving two vehicles on the 2200 block of East Genessee Street.

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  The Oneida Indian Nation has agreed to effectively end its decides-long land claim in Oneida and Madison counties in exchange for exclusive rights to operate a casino in Central New York.

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.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  State police say a 75-year-old man has been killed in an all-terrain vehicle accident in northern New York.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  32-year-old Shane C. Nolan was arrested and charged with manufacturing methamphetamine and disposing of methamphetamine laboratory material, according to the City of Oswego Police

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  President Barack Obama says the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Steven Miller, has submitted his resignation in the aftermath of an investigation that found the agency improperly targeted conservative groups.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  A month-long investigation into a home burglary leads to the arrest of two Rome men.