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

Thursday, May 02, 2013  New York Sen. Charles Schumer is proposing legislation targeting thieves who strip and sell copper and other metal from homes and businesses.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Police are looking for a man who allegedly robbed the First Niagara Bank on East Adams Street near the Syracuse University campus.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Authorities say a police bomb unit found nothing dangerous inside a car with Massachusetts plates that was pulled over in the city of Niagara Falls.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  A 34-year-old Syracuse man has been sentenced to more than four years in prison for a series of bank robberies in central and western New York.

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.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  Thousands of dead fish are washing up on the Lake Erie shoreline in the Buffalo area, but state Department of Environmental Conservation officials say it's nothing to be alarmed about.

Friday, March 08, 2013  Federal authorities have released a list of New York airports where control towers may be closed or lose overnight operations because of automatic federal budget cuts.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  A first-of-its-kind survey estimates more than 2.2 million cyclists and pedestrians are using 14 of New York state's most popular trails each year.

Sunday, February 03, 2013  Gov. Andrew Cuomo is reported to be planning to propose a new casino in Niagara Falls, where the state has a long-standing dispute with the Seneca Nation over revenue sharing.

Friday, January 25, 2013  National Guard officials say about 80 members of the Syracuse-based 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are expected to arrive Friday morning at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  New York Farm Bureau delegates have re-elected Dean Norton to a third two-year term as president of the organization.

Thursday, December 06, 2012  A police officer has been charged with assaulting another woman during a country music concert at a western New York venue last summer.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  Gov. Andrew Cuomo has confirmed that a deal has been struck to keep the iconic Maid of the Mist scenic tour boats running from the New York side at Niagara Falls.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  Federal agriculture statistics show the number of apple trees in New York grew by 22 percent from 2006 to 2011 but cultivation dropped by two percent.