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22 minutes ago  Friends, family and strangers gathered Wednesday evening at Onondaga Lake Park

Today at 3:07 PM  CNY Central announced Wednesday it will once again be the home to Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) football and basketball in Central New York, giving CNY Central exclusive broadcast rights to a select number of Syracuse Orange men’s football and basketball games.

Today at 12:45 PM  Four Georgia men are accused of forging and cashing counterfeit checks from Central New York businesses, stealing upwards of tens of thousands of dollars.

Today at 8:32 AM  Authorities say one of two men who eluded police after a chase and shooting in Geneva has been captured in New York City.

Today at 8:27 AM  A senior Cuomo administration official says Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders struck a late night deal to authorize four upstate casinos and to allow votes on 10 separate women's rights bills including an abortion proposal that appeared to have been blocked in the Senate.

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Yesterday at 6:27 PM  Neighbors unhappy that bridge will be one way, most of the time from B'ville area toward John Glenn Blvd

Yesterday at 4:06 PM  The Madison County Sheriff’s Office says two deputies are being hailed as heroes for saving the life of a suicidal woman who had threatened to jump off the gorge at the Chittenango Falls State Park in Cazenovia.

Yesterday at 11:01 AM  Two Syracuse teens were charged after allegedly burglarizing a home and running from police Monday night.

Monday, June 17, 2013  Criminals caught in one pocket of northeast Ohio are likely headed for public embarrassment at the hands of a small-town police chief and his many Facebook fans.

Monday, June 17, 2013  Officials say New York state's high school graduation rate held steady at 74 percent. Syracuse City School District had a rate of 48.4 percent. Other Central New York graduation rates ranged  mostly upwards of 80 percent.

Monday, June 17, 2013  The body of one of three New Yorkers killed in an attack in Afghanistan is scheduled to arrive in his upstate hometown while the funeral of a second victim is being held in the Hudson Valley.

Friday, June 14, 2013  United States Secretary of Veteran’s Affairs Eric Shinseki was in Syracuse today to officially unveil the new $90 million spinal cord injury treatment facility at the V.A. Medical Center.

Friday, June 14, 2013  A Syracuse man was indicted by an Onondaga County Grand Jury related to the stabbing death of Germain Haywood, 32, on May 3.

Friday, June 14, 2013  An Oswego County inmate was arrested Thursday for allegedly sending sexually explicit letters to children from jail, and additionally for an arrest warrant for allegedly having sexual contact with a child in Florida.