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Thursday, May 02, 2013  A mid-level appeals court says New York municipalities can use local zoning laws to ban the use of hydraulic fracturing to drill for natural gas.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  A former CSEA union leader is accused of stealing more than $17,000 in union money.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders say they have an agreement on a state budget that would include raising the minimum wage to $9 an hour over three years.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The tax rebates would go to families with a household income of $40,000 to $300,000, with one or more children.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Clary Middle School is closed Friday due to a partially collapsed sewer line.

Friday, February 08, 2013  When Mexico High School English teacher Shannon Bigelow saw girls under pressure to live up to an unrealistic ideal of beauty, she decided to do something about it - that's how  "True Beauty" day started. It's a day where students and staff come to school without makeup to make a statement about the real source of beauty.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  With 11 Democrats voting for the City University of New York professor, three Republican senators on the committee voted to forward her nomination without recommendation.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Eight grade students at Pine Grove Middle School, in the East Syracuse Minoa School District, demonstrated their Mars Rover project live on "Today in Central New York" on Monday.

Monday, February 04, 2013  Chittenango is closing Lake Street Elementary as a result of decreased enrollment and financial issues.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  *Update*--An investigation showed Schumacher didn't notice train crossing arms across roadway

Thursday, January 31, 2013  The North Syracuse Central School district says it will be sending students and staff home from Gillette Road Middle School at 9:45 a.m. Thursday due to concerns of high winds.

Thursday, January 31, 2013  A woman was pulled from a car by hydraulic cutting equipment after a crash in New Hartford.

Wednesday, January 16, 2013  A second case of whooping cough, or pertussis, has been confirmed in the Marcellus School District.

Monday, January 14, 2013  The Fayetteville-Manlius School District is taking a closer look at its safety and security procedures in the wake of the Newtown, Connecticut shooting.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Using his everyday experiences, 13-year-old Sam Doyle writes with a passion, emotion and perspective that far outreach his years. Doyle says writing about being bullied, and sharing those writings on Facebook, is a "weight off his shoulders."