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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  A man is accused of attacking a teen with a machete at a Utica playground Tuesday night.

Monday, May 13, 2013  A federal judge has approved a $40 million class-action settlement between Skechers USA Inc. and consumers who bought toning shoes after ads made unfounded claims that the footwear would help people lose weight and strengthen muscles.

Monday, May 13, 2013  An upstate New York post office is being named in honor of a Marine corporal killed in Afghanistan

Friday, May 10, 2013  A Town of Onondaga man was convicted for the second time in a 10-year-old sexual assault of an elderly Syracuse woman.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Phoenix schools were locked down on Wednesday after a threat against the school was posted on Facebook.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  An Oswego County man who was wrongfully imprisoned for attacking his wife has won a $5.5 million dollar award from the state, according to papers filed April 30 in State Claims Court.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  A report of an unconscious woman being placed into a car by two men has been solved.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Syracuse police are asking the public for tips in finding out what happened to a woman that was apparently placed unconscious into a car by two men.

Friday, April 26, 2013  A Syracuse man convicted of dealing drugs says he has changed his life through shock incarceration.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  It was 5:30 a.m. on Thursday April 18th when, inside a darkened barracks, a loud whistle blew.  As the lights turned on, 16 men yelling at the top of their lungs jump out of their beds and lined up at attention in their underwear. This is part of a daily routine at the Monterey Shock Incarceration Facility in a remote part of Schuyler County, about 15 miles away from the City of Corning.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The New York State prison system is coming under fire for not informing victims or prosecutors when it places a convict into an early release program.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The New York State Court of Appeals said Thursday that it has upheld the Commission on Judicial Conduct’s removal of former Family Court Judge Bryan R. Hedges for allegedly engaging in a sexual encounter with his 5-year old niece, in 1972, before he was a judge.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  Changing an airline ticket is getting more expensive at US Airways and United Airlines.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Taxpayers in the Marcellus School District could see a 2.9 percent property tax levy increase if next year's budget is approved.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  A new procedure is offering significant relief to asthma sufferers. 30 million people in the United States have asthma, but in some cases it is so severe that it can be difficult to control with medications.