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Friday, May 17, 2013  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.

Friday, May 17, 2013  A state senator and several local business owners are pushing for residents to take part in the debate over the future of Interstate 81 in Syracuse, and are warning the public that changing traffic patterns could have a negative impact on local businesses.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Normally removing plywood from boarded up windows would not be considered too important, but to downtown developers in Syracuse, it's a big deal.

Friday, May 17, 2013  The authors of a report on the attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, are telling a House Republican that they will testify in public -- but they won't submit first to private interviews with investigators for a House oversight panel.

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  Tickets for stand-up comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham go on sale Friday morning.

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  Ultimate Fighting Championship chairman Lorenzo Fertitta was joined by UFC fighters Uriah Hall and Ryan LaFlare at a press conference at the Oncenter War Memorial Wednesday morning to push for New York State to legalize professional mixed martial arts events.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Gun owners have until Wednesday to file an exemption if they want to keep their information private.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended lowering the DWI blood alcohol count level from .08 to .05.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The Downtown Living Tour, featuring eight stops in historic downtown buildings, is this Saturday from 12pm to 6pm. This is the 7th year the Downtown Committee of Syracuse has hosted the event.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  New York Senate Republicans say Monday's murder conviction of a Philadelphia abortion doctor bolsters their opposition in Albany to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's abortion proposal.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Federal accident investigators recommended Tuesday that states cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half, matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  A man and woman from Oswego County were arrested at the Oswego County Jail following an investigation into a separate incident.

Monday, May 13, 2013  The New York pension fund for state and local government workers has topped $160 billion after reporting a 10.4 percent return on investment for its last fiscal year