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Sunday, January 13, 2013  Medical translators, after school programs the emphasis

Friday, October 26, 2012  Two young children were fatally stabbed Thursday afternoon on the Upper West Side.

Friday, September 07, 2012  The oldest literacy organization in the country now has a new home right in the heart of the Syracuse's Near West Side. Proliteracy, which operates across the United States and in 34 countries, is setting up its worldwide headquarters in a 100-year- old warehouse and former factory, that before its renovation, sat empty for years.

Monday, June 18, 2012  A Syracuse resident has been hospitalized after his house caught fire early this morning.

Friday, April 27, 2012  Friday, lawmakers were talking solutions to reduce the risk of flooding hoping FEMA will remove some homes from the new proposed flood zone.

Friday, April 27, 2012  $25 million in funds has been made available to employers in low income areas if they hire local unemployed teens.

Wednesday, March 21, 2012  Wednesday night, an expert from the National Gang Center offered strategies on how to deal with gangs.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011  SIDA approves grant for Tops, Jubilee Supermarket left out of Regional Development proposal

Tuesday, October 25, 2011  The Syracuse Common Council voted Monday to expand the Syracuse Police Departments video surveillance program.

Thursday, October 13, 2011  WCNY is receiving a $6.6 million grant to help operate nine pbs affiliates across New York State.

Friday, September 09, 2011  Four months after the Syracuse Police Department installed surviellance cameras on the Near West Side, neighbors are still debating if the cameras are stopping crime or invading their privacy.

Thursday, August 18, 2011 

Tuesday, August 09, 2011  Crews are working to fix a large sinkhole in Syracuse.

Friday, July 29, 2011  What is now an abandoned warehouse on Syracuse's near west side will soon be transformed into a state of the art building that will be the new home for WCNY's television and production studios.

Saturday, July 16, 2011  There's a new initiative called Pride in Syracuse. It's an effort that is bringing businesses and neighbors together to clean up the streets of Syracuse.