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Friday, April 26, 2013  A flash of pink spread dashed across the lacrosse field at Holland Stadium in Auburn on Friday night, as the Auburn High School lacrosse team honored Cheryl Schoonmaker, who has been diagnosed with Stage IV cancer.

Friday, April 12, 2013  The Price is Right Live! stage show is coming to the Landmark Theatre in June.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Authorities say a gunman holding four firefighters in suburban Atlanta has been shot dead by SWAT members and that all the hostages are slightly injured but should be OK.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  Authorities in northwest Georgia say a barricaded man is holding five firefighters hostage.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  Authorities say a pregnant New York fugitive who escaped custody by jumping out a window at a Pennsylvania hospital has been charged with kidnapping a mother and baby during her getaway.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Congress reauthorized, after more than a year delay, the Violence Against Women Act passed on Thursday. The act provides funding to services that benefit victims of domestic and sexual violence at Vera House in Syracuse.

Friday, February 15, 2013  A Syracuse woman who was stabbed 37 times by her estranged husband is now speaking out about the horrific attack that nearly claimed her life.

Tuesday, February 05, 2013  The FBI says the Alabama man who held a 5-year-old boy captive in an underground bunker for nearly a week engaged in a "firefight" with SWAT agents before he was killed during a rescue operation.

Monday, February 04, 2013  Officials say they stormed a bunker in Alabama to rescue a 5-year-old child being held hostage there after his abductor was seen with a gun.

Friday, August 31, 2012  Having the same birthday as The Boss paid off for an 8-year-old Central New York boy.

Friday, August 17, 2012  Syracuse Stage is gearing up for its 40th anniversary with a yard sale on Saturday selling past productions' costumes, props and furniture.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012  A proposal to name the New York State Fair Grandstand stage after former marketing director Joe LaGuardia is gaining support.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  The Syracuse-based Dinosaur Bar-B-Que chain has selected a site for its Buffalo restaurant and plans to open the eatery next summer.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  Water shortage leads to state of emergency in Village of Deferiet.

Wednesday, February 15, 2012