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Yesterday at 7:55 AM  Federal authorities have fired and demoted U.S. probation officers in the monitoring of a man charged with killing Liverpool librarian Lori Bresnahan raping a 10-year-old girl during a carjacking at Great Northern Mall in Clay.

Monday, June 17, 2013  A New York man who says he caught four boys vandalizing his father-in-law's home has been charged with child endangerment after corralling them in a closet until police arrived.

Thursday, June 13, 2013  For the first time, we are hearing from the mother of 9-month-old missing infant Levon Wameling, as the search for him continues in Utica. Police have an urgent plea to neighbors around Jay Street; If you see anything suspicious, contact police.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013  The state's highest court has reached a decision over the fate of Erin Maxwell's killer after the Oswego County District Attorney appealed the ruling from the an appellate court.

Monday, June 10, 2013  Following the arrest last week of four nurses involved in an apparent prescription drug scandal, administrators at Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown are sending out assurances that they "will not tolerate this type of behavior."

Monday, June 10, 2013  The man responsible for leaking to the press information about sweeping U.S. surveillance programs has revealed his own identity.

Monday, June 10, 2013  "I just simply got in his way," recalls the survivor. "And he needed to kill me. That was it."

Saturday, June 08, 2013  "We saw a woman get shot in the head," a witness said. "I haven't been able to stop shaking."

Thursday, June 06, 2013  Roger Springfield was sentenced in Onondaga County Court Thursday morning to five years probation for unlawfully videotaping Syracuse University athletes in the men’s locker room at the Carrier Dome.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Onondaga County is bracing itself for the expense of a major expansion at the Onondaga County Justice Center jail.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  Update: Rome Police have released the identities of the victims killed in Rome Tuesday morning.