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Yesterday at 3:09 PM  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.

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

Monday, June 10, 2013  Three people are injured after a head on collision in the Town of Manlius Monday evening.

Monday, June 03, 2013  The Cortland County community continues to mourn the loss of the people killed in the deadly Truxton crash last week. Now, there is new heartache as we learn that one of the women killed was pregnant.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  The Cortland County community continues to mourn the loss of the seven people killed in a horrific car crash in Truxton Wednesday night.

Thursday, May 30, 2013  UPDATE: Cortland County Sheriff's Department has identified the individuals involved in the crash

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  Senator Chuck Schumer was in Manlius Wednesday, calling upon Customs and Border Protection to collect fees from Chinese furniture companies who he says unfairly compete with U.S. furniture producers and damage businesses such as Manlius's Stickley Audi and Co. and McConnellsville’s Harden Furniture.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  One of the two baby swans in Manlius has died. Ornithologist Michael Bean said the cygnet was struggling to swim at one end of the swan pond and a bystander jumped in to try to save it. Bean says the cygnet died less than an hour later.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  Manlius Police warn of multiple larcenies from cars and garages at night over the last week around the village.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Whether or not you're the parent of a child in school, you have undoubtedly heard about the uproar surrounding the Common Core tests. They are mandatory for every child in public school in New York State.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Two cygnets, both girls, are expected to go into the pond for the first time on Wednesday

Monday, May 06, 2013  Newsweek released its “America’s Best High Schools” list for 2013, which includes nine schools from Onondaga County.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  A former manager at a Syracuse hospital admits she stole at least $800,000 over 11 years from the envelopes of patients buying television and phone service.

Friday, April 26, 2013  A Fayetteville native has died following a car crash on Monday in Northern Virginia.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  A Fayetteville man was indicted by an Onondaga County grand jury on charges of unlawful imprisonment and assault related to an incident that happened in October.