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Monday, June 03, 2013  The day before candidates can begin their petition drives, the Democratic primary in Syracuse is heating up. On Monday, Syracuse Councilor Pat Hogan announced he will run against Democrat incumbent Stephanie Miner for Mayor of Syracuse.

Monday, June 03, 2013  A divided Supreme Court says police can legally take DNA without a warrant from those arrested in hopes of using it to solve old cases.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  Taxpayers in the North Syracuse Central School District were the only ones who defeated their school budget Tuesday night.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  A woman who had her purse stolen off her arm outside of Coppertop restaurant chased down and cornered the suspect until police arrived.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  The Powerball jackpot has ballooned to $360 million in a matter of weeks, a jump that's propelled it to be the third largest Powerball jackpot and the seventh largest jackpot in history

Monday, May 13, 2013  The ex-boyfriend of a Herkimer County woman who was found dead in her car last week in Maryland, is the prime suspect in her murder. Ryan Matthias, 43, was arrested Saturday in Charlotte, North Carolina, accused of driving 1000 miles round-trip to murder Deborah Castellano.

Monday, May 06, 2013  A woman believed to be formerly from Ilion was found killed in Columbia, Maryland, on Saturday morning.

Friday, April 19, 2013  The uncle of a Boston Marathon bombing suspect is urging his nephew to turn himself in. He says the family is ashamed.

Friday, April 19, 2013  The Syracuse Police says it has arrested a man and a woman for a strong arm robbery that happened on Butternut Street on Thursday morning

Saturday, April 13, 2013  Democrat Alfonso Davis announced on Saturday that he will be running for mayor of Syracuse.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  A 68-year-old Roman Catholic nun with a gambling addiction has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $130,000 from two rural western New York parishes.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  The company, based in Deerfield, Ill., said Thursday that most of its roughly 370 in-store Take Care Clinics now will diagnose, treat and monitor patients with some chronic conditions that are typically handled by doctors.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  A former Syracuse Common Council candidate and three others have admitted their role in a drug trafficking ring.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  A 45-year-old man says that he was robbed at knifepoint and punched in the face several times by an acquaintance

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  It's a little like the Pony Express, but it's the Puppy Express, a second chance for dogs who no one thought would be alive today.