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Thursday, January 10, 2013  An ex-convict is back in jail after authorities say he spray-painted obscenities on three police cars belonging to a northern New York department.

Monday, March 26, 2012  A 178-year-old lighthouse in northern New York is ready to guide maritime traffic on the St. Lawrence Seaway now that the shipping season has started.

Friday, February 24, 2012  A re-enactment of a War of 1812 battle will be staged this weekend on the actual ground where British and American troops squared off nearly a century ago this week.

Friday, January 06, 2012  Authorities say a two-year-old has died after a piece of furniture fell on him at his family's northern New York home.

Wednesday, December 07, 2011  A state Supreme Court judge has awarded $2.3 million in damages to the victim of a savage knife attack and genital mutilation.

Wednesday, June 08, 2011  Police in northern New York say an engagement ring given by acclaimed American artist Frederic Remington to his fiancee more than a century ago has gone missing from a museum.

Friday, September 18, 2009  Nine people, including three from Syracuse, have been indicted by the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of New York in connection with a major crack cocaine and oxycodone distribution organization

Thursday, May 21, 2009  A school board election in northern New York ended in a tie after an absentee ballot from one candidate's dead brother-in-law was ruled invalid.