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Today at 8:09 AM  A Republican county official who once called a central New York congressman a "chicken" for skipping a televised debate is buying the Democratic lawmaker's suburban Syracuse home.

Yesterday at 10:37 PM  New Hartford police arrested a man after he cashed in lottery tickets stolen from the Byrne Dairy in the Village of New Hartford.

Monday, June 17, 2013  Mike Wolfe and Danielle Colby-Cushman will greet fans and sign autographs at the event in July.

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  A Spokane, Washington-area woman says she was forced to quit her job as a hair salon supervisor after her boss told her to cover her shaved head while at work.

Saturday, June 15, 2013  Whether you call it Freedom Day, Emancipation day, or Juneteenth, it was clear today that people were celebrating freedom today in Syracuse's Clinton Square for Juneteenth. The holiday commemorates the freeing of slaves in Texas who remained enslaved until 1865.

Saturday, June 15, 2013  Fires on Ackerman Ave. and Rich Street early Saturday morning

Friday, June 14, 2013  Manlius Police say a man reportedly displayed a gun during a dispute in the Village of Fayetteville.

Friday, June 14, 2013  A woman convicted of poisoning her husband and attempting to murder her daughter was back in Onondaga County Court on Friday.

Friday, June 14, 2013  As promised, the IMAX and RPX theaters at Destiny USA opened in time for the summer blockbusters. The first movie to be shown on the IMAX screen was "Superman: Man of Steel." The fist showing rolled at midnight, Friday morning.

Friday, June 14, 2013  Eastman Kodak Co. says it's ending in-house production of one of the key components of camera film and cutting 61 jobs.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Top prosecutors in San Francisco and New York announced the formation of a nationwide initiative and coalition of police, prosecutors and other officials in an attempt to stop a surge in smartphone thefts.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  Police say a woman has died after being hit by a car while bicycling in upstate New York

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  A new AAA study says using voice commands to send text messages and emails from behind the wheel, which is marketed as a safer alternative for drivers, actually is more distracting and dangerous than simply using a cellphone.