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Yesterday at 9:28 AM  The commander of New York's largest military complex tells state lawmakers that they shouldn't take the post for granted with Pentagon budget cuts looming.

Saturday, May 11, 2013  Syracuse Police are investigating a shooting that happened on May 11 at about 12:20am at East Division and Gebhardt Streets.

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.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  A former manager at a Syracuse hospital admits she stole at least $800,000 over 11 years from the envelopes of patients buying television and phone service.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Syracuse Police responded to a robbery call on the 600 block of East Division Street at about 9:40pm April 25.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  An Oswego County man has been identified as the driver in a fatal hit-and-run accident that killed 4-year-old Carolee Ashby on Halloween night 1968.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Authorities say a 3-year-old upstate New York girl has died from injuries suffered when a television fell on her.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Environmentalists and the energy industry are asking a court to decide their battle over previous rulings allowing New York towns to ban drilling for natural gas using high-volume hydraulic fracturing.

Tuesday, March 19, 2013  A study of Fort Drum's economic impact on a three-county area of northern New York finds the Army post pumped more than $1.4 billion into the region during the last fiscal year that ended Sept. 30.

Monday, March 11, 2013  A wreath-laying ceremony is being held at Fort Drum 10 years to the day after 11 eleven soldiers were killed when their helicopter crashed on the northern New York military post.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  A World War II-era American flag that has flown at U.S. military posts from Texas to Afghanistan will be raised at Fort Drum in northern New York.

Friday, February 22, 2013  Skidmore President Philip Glotzbach says the college's campus security office conducted an investigation and has turned the results over to Saratoga Springs police and the Saratoga County District Attorney's Office.

Monday, February 18, 2013  A new study has found teaching parents to switch channels from violent shows to educational TV can improve preschoolers' behavior, even without getting them to watch less.

Tuesday, February 12, 2013  A Montana television station's regular programming was interrupted by news of a zombie apocalypse. The network says hackers broke into the Emergency Alert System of Great Falls affiliate KRTV and its CW station Monday.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  Khalid Bey, Syracuse City Councilor and Chairman of the Committee for Economic Development, offered his interpretation of the proposed legislation that would remove the question on criminal background on a job application.