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Thursday, June 13, 2013  Property owners along the Connective Corridor can breathe a sigh of relief, at least for now. The Syracuse Common Council voted down a proposed tax fee for businesses on the Connective Corridor at a special meeting on Thursday, 6 to 1.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Two local men are suspected of robbing numerous banks across Central New York and Massachusetts. Court documents indicate the suspects told investigators they would use the money at Turning Stone Casino in Verona.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Police say a pickup truck had left the roadway and traveled down the embankment on the right side, coming to rest against a group of trees.

Monday, December 03, 2012  An internationally known sketch artist will paint Jim Boeheim's portrait onto a three-foot tall golf ball.

Monday, November 19, 2012  The crash happened around 11:50 a.m. on East Genesee Street near Erie Boulevard.

Monday, November 19, 2012  Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central New York officially opened the doors of the new Central New York Ronald McDonald House.

Friday, November 16, 2012  A one car, rollover accident in Syracuse sent the driver to the hospital.

Friday, November 02, 2012  Over a year after construction began on the new Ronald McDonald House on East Genesee Street, the House is nearly complete and expects to open later this month.

Monday, August 13, 2012  The man who was accused of trying to force a Fayetteville woman into the trunk of her own car in March was sentenced in Onondaga County Court on Monday.

Tuesday, July 24, 2012  Representative Anne Marie Buerkle presented a bill to the House of Representatives on June 27 that would change the name of the U.S. Post Office at 26 East Genesee Street in Baldwinsville in honor of Corporal Kyle R. Schneider.

Monday, June 11, 2012  Syracuse Police are on the scene of a shooting on the city's east side that critically injured a man. The first call for help came at 5:48 p.m.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  The man who was accused of trying to force a Fayetteville woman into the trunk of her own car accepted a pre-indictment deal and pleaded guilty Wednesday to attempted sexual abuse.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012  UPDATE: All lanes of Interstate 481 are back open after a crash that left three people hurt.

Wednesday, March 28, 2012  Gregory Gottfried, 22, of Minoa, is charged with first degree sexual abuse, a felony, and forcible touching, a misdemeanor.

Monday, March 19, 2012  $830,000 the high bid, to re-develop the lakeside property