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Thursday, June 13, 2013  Erie Canal locks E-6 (Waterford) through E-25 (Mays Point) on the Erie Canal and Locks O-1 (Phoenix) through O-8 (Oswego) on the Oswego Canal are closed due to high water levels.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  A 93-mile stretch of the Erie Canal from the Albany area to central New York has been closed because of high water levels on the Mohawk River.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  A 23-year-old northern New York man has been sentenced to a year in federal prison for trying to smuggle marijuana across the border with Canada.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  A convicted killer is now out of prison after serving 30 years for murdering his sister-in-law.

Friday, May 17, 2013  Nearly 500 bicyclists hit the road to ride almost 100 miles through the Mohawk Valley for the 17th annual Ride for Missing Children on Friday.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  An architecture website has named the Niagara Mohawk Building in downtown Syracuse one of the best examples of Art Deco

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  Three weeks after Kirk Myers opened fire at his Mohawk barbershop, killing three, John Seymour speaks about his recovery and terrifying encounter with the shooter.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  The family of a Jamesville woman murdered back in 1982 is outraged that the killer is about to be released from prison.

Monday, April 01, 2013  The McMahon/Ryan Advocacy Center is planting pinwheel gardens to remind neighbors about the ways we can prevent child abuse. The Center says spreading the message can be as simple as knowing what’s going on in your neighborhood. The pinwheel is the national symbol of child abuse prevention and awareness.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Police say an argument between two children playing basketball in a Mohawk Valley city leads to two adults being stabbed and hospitalized.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  A Waterville pair are accused of stealing teeth whitening strips from Hannaford's on Mohawk Street.

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  The K-9 dog killed in a standoff in Herkimer earlier this month was wearing a ballistic vest, police say.

Monday, March 25, 2013  Neighbors and businesses in the Village of Mohawk are hanging up purple ribbons to show support to the victims of the shootings in Herkimer County.

Friday, March 22, 2013  A week after an FBI dog was killed by a gunman in the Mohawk Valley, some state senators are hoping to make injuring or killing police animals a felony.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  An autopsy shows that the man suspected of killing four in a rampage in Herkimer and Mohawk last week died of gunshot wounds.