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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, March 27, 2013  More newspaper websites are putting up a paywall, charging for access to online news content.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  DeWitt is the first police agency in New York State to use the AlertID system. It can be used to send notifications or allow neighbors to see crime maps.

Sunday, February 17, 2013  New York education officials say they've set up a website for reporting tips about cheating or other problems with the state's school testing program.

Monday, January 21, 2013  New York State launched a new website with information about the new state gun law signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo last week. A new phone hotline was also launched Monday to answer questions about the law.

Friday, January 18, 2013  The Cuomo administration is launching a website to answer questions about the state's new gun control measure signed into law this week.

Thursday, January 17, 2013  Young, high-tech company, where the average employee age is 28, is growing in Downtown Syracuse.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  If you want to challenge your taxes by comparing your tax assessment to your neighbor's properties, Onondaga County has just made it more difficult for you.

Monday, November 26, 2012  Cyber Monday is expected to be the biggest online shopping day of the year.

Thursday, November 22, 2012  The father and uncle of a teen convicted of shooting his classmate are charged with harassing the victim's family through a website.

Friday, October 19, 2012  A fradulent company is attempting to scam seniors.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  There's a new online source available for boaters interested in doing some recreational port hopping along the Great Lakes Seaway Trail National Scenic Byway.

Tuesday, February 28, 2012  Weeks after it was hacked and taken offline, the Syracuse police department's website is back online.The site was back online as international investigators announced the arrest of 25 members of the group that took credit for knocking it offline earlier this month.

Thursday, February 16, 2012  Authorities in Charlton, Massachusetts are looking into how pictures of 17 girls, some as young as 14, ended up on a porn website.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012  The group that hacked into the Syracuse Police department website has struck again, this time out west in California.