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Friday, May 17, 2013  The authors of a report on the attack on the U.S. diplomatic post in Benghazi, Libya, are telling a House Republican that they will testify in public -- but they won't submit first to private interviews with investigators for a House oversight panel.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Rescue crews were called to a house fire on South State Street near the Martin Luther King Street intersection in Syracuse just after 4:30 AM on Thursday

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Attorney General Eric Holder is defending the Justice Department's secret examination of Associated Press phone records, while at the same time declaring he had played no role in it.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  The Justice Department has secretly obtained two months of telephone records of journalists for The Associated Press in what AP's top executive says is an "unprecedented intrusion" into newsgathering.

Saturday, May 11, 2013  Damage extensive at 215 Duer St. home

Friday, May 10, 2013  Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will speak at Hamilton College this fall.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Syracuse University is preparing for this weekend’s graduation ceremonies, including extra security measures.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Former Syracuse University head football coach Doug Marrone's house is on the market for $1.39 million. The 6200 square foot home is located at 6100 Waitsfield Drive South in the Applecross Woods neighborhood in Jamesville.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Shipwreck hunters say they've found the sunken houseboat of a northern New York businessman who disappeared during a trip on Lake Ontario 40 years ago.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  A judge granted William Seward III’s heir, his great-great-grandson Ray Messenger, letters which allow him to be an executor of William Seward III’s estate.

Monday, May 06, 2013  The Lewis County Village of Harrisville is a quiet community, quiet that is for most everyone except Joel and Sandy Chambers who say the saw mill next door is causing their house to vibrate.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Plans are underway to turn the office building across the street from National Grid's downtown Syracuse headquarters into student housing.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Ring presented to girlfriend Farah Jadran at the end of Ronald McDonald fashion show fundraiser.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  An incident on the Colgate University campus, on April 20, raises alarm over the problem of teenage binge drinking.

Monday, April 29, 2013  The great, great grandson of William Henry Seward is going to court to fight a plan to sell a painting for $20 million.