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Yesterday at 2:06 PM  Shonda Page, a school bus driver for the Syracuse School District, was driving her bus on Wolf Street last March when an oncoming car crossed over directly into her path without warning.

Friday, May 17, 2013  The West Genesee Central School District has launched a mobile app for Apple and Android devices.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  An upstate New York high school changing its sports nickname from Redskins to Hawkeyes is getting help from the Oneida Indians to buy new jerseys

Thursday, May 02, 2013  The man accused of shooting two men in a Newfield trailer park on Tuesday is wanted by the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office. They say he should be considered armed and dangerous.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Phoenix schools were locked down on Wednesday after a threat against the school was posted on Facebook.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Schools in the Newfield School District were briefly on lockdown Tuesday afternoon after a report of a shooting in Newfield.

Monday, April 29, 2013  State Senator John DeFrancisco, R-Syracuse, has proposed legislation that would allow for Family Court Clerks to provide juvenile records to prosecutors when a defendant is charged with a sex offense. Currently, those records are automatically sealed.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  The Syracuse City School District has proposed establishing the first selective enrollment school in the city.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Taxpayers in the Marcellus School District could see a 2.9 percent property tax levy increase if next year's budget is approved.

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  Across the country, parents are making a statement, telling their kids to refuse to take the state's common core exam.

Friday, April 12, 2013  The case of accused murderer and child rapist David Renz may result in a significant change in the way sealed juvenile records of sex offenses are handled.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  A federal trial date is set for the child pornography charges against the man accused of killing a Liverpool school librarian.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Board of Education adopts $76,410,610 budget proposal for 2013-14 that increases spending 2.46 percent.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Less than two weeks after a Syracuse-area man was charged with killing a woman and raping a 10-year-old girl who was with her during a carjacking, the state Senate has voted to increase penalties for carjacking vehicles with a child inside.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  The superintendent in the Liverpool School District will undergo a heart transplant. Dr. Richard Johns issued an open letter to parents, students, teachers and staff members in the district Wednesday, saying he is working with a medical team at Strong Hospital to 'explore receiving a new heart.'