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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  President Barack Obama says the acting commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service, Steven Miller, has submitted his resignation in the aftermath of an investigation that found the agency improperly targeted conservative groups.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  Eight grade students at Pine Grove Middle School, in the East Syracuse Minoa School District, demonstrated their Mars Rover project live on "Today in Central New York" on Monday.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  Town of Onondaga council members unanimously voted to ban hydrofracking.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012  Farmers in both New York and Pennsylvania remain strongly divided on the issue of hydrofracking, a controversial process of drilling for natural gas.

Monday, October 22, 2012  Cyclists in Central New York discussed Lance Armstrong's legacy after he was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles.

Monday, October 15, 2012  Nearly 50 people came out to Onondaga Town Hall on Monday night to express concerns about possibly allowing hydrofracking within the community.

Monday, August 06, 2012  Kelly Lux, from Syracuse University's iSchool, and two teachers in the East Syracuse School District, Jason Fahy and Tim Patterson, were at NASA''s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, CA.

Friday, July 27, 2012  NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena tested model rovers Wednesday in preparation for the landing of the Curiosity rover, which is schedule for touchdown early next month.

Thursday, July 05, 2012  Syracuse University is looking to build a new complex on University Avenue to house a bookstore, fitness center, and retail space. The school is first asking Syracuse's Common Council to approve a controversial 30-year tax exemption on the bookstore and fitness center.

Monday, June 25, 2012  Syracuse Police are investigating a hit and run crash that left a man seriously injured. It happened Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in the 200 block of Robinson Street on the city's north east side.

Monday, June 18, 2012  A Groton Elementary School student came to school on Friday with a non-functioning firearm in his backpack. School administrators believe the boy took the gun from a relative. All parents were notified of the incident via email after one of the boy's family members reported the incident to the school principal.

Wednesday, April 04, 2012  The chairman of a public housing agency in upstate New York has been ousted after months of controversy over an executive's salary and bedbug infestations at an apartment building.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011  As the Skaneateles Central School District continues its court battle over its controversial football season, district leaders have released 16 pages of documents related to the investigation into the alleged illegal recruiting scandal.

Wednesday, November 09, 2011  A town clerk in the Finger Lakes who refuses to personally issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples because of her religious beliefs has won her re-election race.

Monday, November 07, 2011  Turn out is expected to be historically low Tuesday. Onondaga County Election Commissioners predict only 30 percent of registered voters will head to the polls.