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Friday, May 10, 2013  We are getting our first look at the man accused of stabbing a woman to death in Syracuse.

Friday, May 10, 2013  A Syracuse man has been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a stabbing on Gertrude Street in Syracuse’s Hawley Green neighborhood Thursday afternoon.

Friday, July 20, 2012  Military officials say two soldiers serving with the New York-based 10th Mountain Division have been killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan.

Friday, May 18, 2012  Over fifty bicyclists began a two-day, 70-mile ride along the Old Erie Canal Trail marking the start of the 4th annual Erie Canal Ride.

Monday, May 14, 2012  Several hundred National Guard members from the Northeast and Caribbean will be in central New York for disaster preparedness training.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  Eleven face federal racketeering, drug and violence charges

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  Anxious farmers across fruit-growing regions in the Great Lakes and Northeast are keeping misters, smudge pots and even helicopters in their arsenals as a cold front approaches from Canada.

Wednesday, December 07, 2011  A Utica man is accused of neglecting an elderly woman in his care.

Thursday, June 09, 2011  A symbol of the Special Olympics made its way through Central New York Thursday afternoon.

Thursday, May 12, 2011  The man prosecutors say shot and killed a toddler could face the death penalty.

Thursday, April 28, 2011  Matt's Memo: Matt Mulcahy blogs about the capture and prosecution of members of the Bricktown gang in Syracuse.

Friday, March 04, 2011  NY State Police arrested decorated federal prosecutor Gregory West for drunk driving and traveling the wrong direction on an Interstate highway.

Friday, January 14, 2011  Did your Zodiac sign change because the earth's alignment changed?

Monday, March 22, 2010  As part of tsunami awareness week, NOAA’s National Weather Service will host open houses at its tsunami warning centers in Alaska and Hawaii, and many coastal states will host community tsunami awareness activities.  California will launch a statewide tsunami awareness campaign including a new classroom lesson plan, two municipalities in Puerto Rico will complete requirements to become National Weather Service-designated TsunamiReady™ communities and Hawaii’s Lt. Governor, Duke Aiona, will host a tsunami awareness event at a school within a tsunami inundation zone on Oahu.   Warning Signs of a Tsunami A strong earthquake, or one that persists for 20 seconds or longer The ocean withdraws, exposing the sea floor A loud, roaring sound (like an airplane or a train) coming from the ocean Tsunami warnings broadcast over television and radio, by beach lifeguards, community sirens, text message alerts, National Weather Service tsunami warning center Web sites and on NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards   What You Should Do if You See These Signs Remain calm Move inland to higher ground Continue to monitor media sources for information Stay away from the beach until officials issue an “all clear" — Remember that a tsunami may be a series of waves over a period of several hours

Monday, March 30, 2009  Common Council President, Bea Gonzalez, has pulled out of the mayor's race.