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Yesterday at 6:00 PM  A state senator and several local business owners are pushing for residents to take part in the debate over the future of Interstate 81 in Syracuse, and are warning the public that changing traffic patterns could have a negative impact on local businesses.

Yesterday at 12:00 AM  Tonight more than one hundred family and friends gathered for a funeral at the Auburn United Methodist Church. In his second tour of duty Staff Sgt. Francis Phillips was killed in Afghanistan when an IED bomb exploded on May 4th killing him and four others.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Tickets for stand-up comedian and ventriloquist Jeff Dunham go on sale Friday morning.

Monday, May 13, 2013  The public will have a chance to pay their respects to a local soldier killed in Afghanistan.

Monday, May 13, 2013  A federal judge has approved a $40 million class-action settlement between Skechers USA Inc. and consumers who bought toning shoes after ads made unfounded claims that the footwear would help people lose weight and strengthen muscles.

Monday, May 13, 2013  An upstate New York post office is being named in honor of a Marine corporal killed in Afghanistan

Friday, May 10, 2013  Tickets for pop star Carly Rae Jepsen and country icon Reba go on sale Saturday morning at 9 a.m.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Investigators with the New York State Health Department are looking into allegations against Rural Metro Medical Services in Syracuse.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  The New York State Fair made its first, and highly anticipated, Grandstand concert announcements for the 2013 State Fair

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Frank Phillips Jr. is proud of his grandson, Staff Sgt. Francis Phillips IV, who died in Afghanistan over the weekend.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  For Onondaga County Chief Assistant District Attorney Rick Trunfio, the news from Cleveland about three missing women found in a house was a reminder of a case from Dewitt 10 years ago.

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, May 07, 2013  The brother of a New York native killed in Afghanistan says his sibling and another Marine were slain by an Afghan soldier they were training.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Military officials say five Fort Bliss soldiers have died in a roadside bomb blast in southern Afghanistan.

Monday, May 06, 2013  Even as the economy continues to improve, more people are using SNAP benefits with a 105% increase in Onondaga County since 2000.