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Wednesday, June 12, 2013  A Tompkins County man with a history of driving drunk was convicted Wednesday of drinking and driving again.

Sunday, May 19, 2013  The State Fairgrounds were filled Sunday with hundreds of people out paying tribute to a man they remember as a local hero. He was remembered for saving his neighbors from a Liverpool fire three years ago.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Crews are working to demolish part of the former Nestle chocolate plant in Fulton to make way for redevelopments.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  A North Dakota news anchor whose profanity-laced television debut got him fired after one broadcast is already getting job offers.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Authorities say a police bomb unit found nothing dangerous inside a car with Massachusetts plates that was pulled over in the city of Niagara Falls.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Police say six people were arrested after a large riot broke out in Utica on Sunday, which they say was possibly gang related.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  NBC has officially announced that Jimmy Fallon will take over as host of “The Tonight Show” in the spring of 2014.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Lindt is celebrating its grand reopening Friday and Saturday by giving away free chocolate.

Friday, March 29, 2013  With three days to spare, New York has adopted its third straight on-time budget, something that hasn't been done in 30 years.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Good-government groups are slamming New York's legislature for what one senator called "vampire" voting because much of the new $135 billion budget is built on reviving taxes and the bills are being voted on in the dead of night.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Environmentalists and the energy industry are asking a court to decide their battle over previous rulings allowing New York towns to ban drilling for natural gas using high-volume hydraulic fracturing.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  As Jay Leno lobs potshots at ratings-challenged NBC in his "Tonight Show" monologues, speculation is swirling the network is taking steps to replace the host with Jimmy Fallon next year and move the show from Burbank to New York.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  Reaction to the new Pope continues to pour in across the world and right here in Central New York.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  Valentine's Day is one of the busiest days of the year at Hercules Candy Company in East Syracuse. The small family run business has been making homemade chocolate for more than 100 years.

Monday, February 04, 2013  The Speach Family Candy Shoppe is open again after flood damage. In early January over 16 inches of snow started to melt from their roof and into the basement.