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Friday, May 17, 2013  A state senator and several local business owners are pushing for residents to take part in the debate over the future of Interstate 81 in Syracuse, and are warning the public that changing traffic patterns could have a negative impact on local businesses.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  The new central passenger screening checkpoint at Syracuse Hancock International Airport opened to the public on Wendesday morning, but not without a few glitches.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  A realistic replica grenade was located by security officials at the Syracuse Hancock International Airport on Tuesday morning.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner announced Tuesday that the new central passenger screening checkpoint at Syracuse Hancock International Airport will to open to the public on Wednesday. The renovations began in August of 2011.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board recommended lowering the DWI blood alcohol count level from .08 to .05.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Federal accident investigators recommended Tuesday that states cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half, matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries.

Sunday, May 12, 2013  Syracuse Marine Parents offer two monthly group meetins for Central NY

Friday, May 10, 2013  The daughter of Howard Marnell has confirmed that the convicted murderer will be released from prison.

Friday, May 10, 2013  The man accused of killing a New Hartford native was back in court on Rochester this morning.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  8-month-old baby Easton Friedel has been hospitalized with a deadly serious lung infection for 60 days.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Rep. Dan Maffei (D-NY) and Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner announced Wednesday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will not eliminate midnight shifts at Syracuse Hancock International Airport’s air traffic control tower in the 2013 fiscal year.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Onondaga County lawmakers approved a resolution Tuesday rejecting the idea of cutting off route 81 through the city and rerouting traffic onto 481.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  A judge granted William Seward III’s heir, his great-great-grandson Ray Messenger, letters which allow him to be an executor of William Seward III’s estate.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  The chairman of a Senate committee says the sexual battery arrest of the Air Force officer who led the branch's Sexual Assault Prevention and Response unit underscores how far the Defense Department has to go in addressing the plague of sexual crimes in the military.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Local coffee chain will have four locations in Syracuse.