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Saturday, June 01, 2013  The New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association honored the work of CNYCentral tonight at an awards dinner in Saratoga Springs.

Monday, May 20, 2013  Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1 billion as CEO Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an Internet icon that had fallen behind the times.

Monday, May 06, 2013  The New York State Associated Press Broadcasters Association has announced the finalists for the 2012 television and radio news awards. CNY Central is a finalist in two award categories: Best News Special/Documentary and Best Website.

Monday, April 22, 2013  The village of Canastota is the first official "Trail Town" along New York's stretch of the North Country Trail

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  More newspaper websites are putting up a paywall, charging for access to online news content.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  YouTube says more than 1 billion people are now visiting its online video site each month to watch everything from zany clips of cute kittens to sobering scenes of social unrest around the world.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  DeWitt is the first police agency in New York State to use the AlertID system. It can be used to send notifications or allow neighbors to see crime maps.

Thursday, February 21, 2013  Imagine looking up toward the sky one day and realizing that many of the aircraft flying overhead would be unmanned, meaning no pilot.

Sunday, February 17, 2013  New York education officials say they've set up a website for reporting tips about cheating or other problems with the state's school testing program.

Monday, January 21, 2013  New York State launched a new website with information about the new state gun law signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo last week. A new phone hotline was also launched Monday to answer questions about the law.

Friday, January 18, 2013  The Cuomo administration is launching a website to answer questions about the state's new gun control measure signed into law this week.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Young, high-tech company, where the average employee age is 28, is growing in Downtown Syracuse.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  If you want to challenge your taxes by comparing your tax assessment to your neighbor's properties, Onondaga County has just made it more difficult for you.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  Popular photo sharing site Instagram is the target of a storm of outrage on Twitter and other sites. A change in its user agreement hints that it might use shared photos in ads.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  An Ithaca woman is charged with helping the man who allegedly shot Ithaca Police Officer Anthony Augustine during a police chase last month.