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Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Onondaga County lawmakers approved a resolution Tuesday rejecting the idea of cutting off route 81 through the city and rerouting traffic onto 481.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Reconstruction of elevated highway in Syracuse will have ripple economic effect

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  Authorities are investigating the death of a woman whose burned body was found in the driveway of a suburban Rochester home.

Friday, January 04, 2013  General Motors is recalling nearly 55,000 pickup trucks, SUVs and vans because they can roll away unexpectedly.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012  Residents of a suburban Rochester neighborhood gutted by a fire set by a man who gunned down four volunteer firefighters have been allowed to return to their homes.

Thursday, October 11, 2012  Dredging to remove pollutants from Onondaga Lake is expected to resume three weeks after complaints of foul odors shut down the project.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  Authorities say one person has been killed and another injured when their single-engine airplane crashed in an Albany suburb.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  Authorities say a second student has died following a high school shooting in suburban Cleveland.

Thursday, December 08, 2011  A 15-year-old boy poured gasoline throughout his home and set it ablaze early Wednesday, killing his adoptive father and two brothers, police said.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011  An out-of-control minivan, its driver's foot apparently stuck on the gas pedal, drove onto a sidewalk and killed three women before crashing into a church Wednesday morning, police said.

Thursday, October 14, 2010  Many homeowners in Onondaga County should brace for significant increases in property taxes as a result of the Onondaga County budget passed by the legislature on Tuesday.

Friday, September 10, 2010  While going over some old newsletters I received, about everything from weather to climate to the general environment and nature, I came across what I thought were some interesting facts.