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Yesterday at 2:26 PM  Nearly 500 bicyclists hit the road to ride almost 100 miles through the Mohawk Valley for the 17th annual Ride for Missing Children on Friday.

Sunday, May 12, 2013  Graduation day is an emotional one for students filled with smiles, happiness and relief. Thousands of students from both Syracuse University and SUNY ESF received their degrees today in a dual ceremony.

Saturday, April 20, 2013  The annual Syracuse gun show started as a small collectors club 50 years ago. Today at the New York State Fairgrounds gun enthusiasts had something big to prove.

Sunday, April 07, 2013  Kaylin Peters passed away last December after being diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia. Both of her parents are trying to keep memories of her alive by purchasing a headstone.

Sunday, March 24, 2013  More than one hundred current and former postal workers came out today in Syracuse to make their voices heard. They were looking to stop deliveries from being eliminated on Saturdays.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  The Catholic church has chosen a new pope. White smoke is rising over the Vatican City, signaling that a new pope has been elected. Jorge Mario Bergoglio, 76, of Argentina was named as pope. He is the first pontiff from South America.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  The international agency that operates a bridge linking the U.S. and Canada in northern New York plans to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to finish a project aimed at preserving a landmark in the Thousand Islands region on the St. Lawrence River.

Sunday, February 10, 2013  The Auburn community is showing an outpouring of support for baby Easton Friedel. They came together for a fundraiser to help pay for some of his medical bills.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  Tanning salons have joined together to form a group to fight popular myths. The American Suntanning Association has 14,000 salons throughout the country sending out the same message.

Thursday, August 30, 2012  Businesses right down the street from the Republican National Convention are losing money.

Wednesday, August 29, 2012  50,000 additional people have made their way to Tampa. How are they embracing it?

Saturday, March 31, 2012  Thousands attended the American Heart Association's heart walk at Onondaga Community College Saturday.

Friday, March 30, 2012  Nearly 1,000 marched in Syracuse to honor Trayvon Martin, the Florida teen killed last month.

Friday, March 02, 2012  Last summer, Bill Scruton found himself in the middle of a murder for hire plot when a business acquaintance offered him thousands of dollars to be a hitman.

Friday, December 30, 2011  A house in Syracuse built by Habitat for Humanity for a disabled veteran has sustained thousands of dollars in damage from thieves looking for copper pipes.