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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.

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.

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.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  There's a fresh effort to make the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn a National Historical Park.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  Wegman's is recalling a brownie mix because of allergic reactions.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  A 19-year-old cancer survivor developed a steadfast ritual that paid off in a short period of time with a $250,000 prize from Mega Millions.

Friday, July 20, 2012  The Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University says the first half of 2012 was abnormally dry for the Northeast, except for Maine.

Thursday, May 03, 2012  A 19-year-old Maryland girl has been indicted in a sex abuse case locally.

Tuesday, April 24, 2012  Police in Maryland are searching for a missing man from Tompkins County.

Tuesday, April 03, 2012  Authorities have charged three 18-year-olds from Maryland with trying to take an upstate New York teenage girl back home with them after one of the men met her online.

Wednesday, January 25, 2012  A Maryland man has pleaded guilty in a turtle trafficking case in New York.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  You put them on your ears not your eyes, but a new study shows wearing headphones while walking might actually increase your chances of getting hit by a car or train.

Friday, December 23, 2011  Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin Walsh reports that 18-year-old Priscilla Bittner of Aberdeen, Maryland has been accused of sexually abusing two young children.