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Friday, December 07, 2012  A Phoenix teen was arrested after police say he “caused alarm and inconvenience” when he sent a prank text message about hiding a body to a friend.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012  An Adams Center woman who has spent time in prison for participating in a shoplifting ring is now accusing Jefferson County Undersheriff Andrew Neff of sexual harassment, according to the Watertown Times.

Wednesday, October 03, 2012  A Cazenovia judge adjourned the case against Craig Benedict, accused of having alcohol available at a party attended by a large group of minors.

Friday, August 31, 2012  This election season, both Mitt Romney and President Obama are accepting donations from text messages.  Former Syracuse University basketball star tweeted Friday afternoon saying that he donated $10 to the President Obama campaign.

Thursday, August 23, 2012  The U.S. attorney in Syracuse says a former volunteer wrestling coach has been sentenced to 18 years in federal prison for enticing a 12-year-old boy to send him sexually explicit pictures and videos.

Monday, August 06, 2012  A Waterloo man was arrested after sending inappropriate messages to a young teen.

Monday, December 05, 2011  New research suggests texting of sexual photos among younger kids is extremely rare but more common among older teens.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011  Cellphone companies pledged Monday to warn subscribers before they go over their monthly limits for calling minutes, text messages and data use.

Wednesday, August 24, 2011  A family physician who also served as part-time medical director for the Syracuse school district has failed to persuade the state to soften its disciplinary action against him for sending sexually suggestive text messages to a teenage boy.

Friday, May 27, 2011  An Oswego man was hospitalized after a motorcycle crash late last week, which police say was caused by a driver distracted by a text message.

Thursday, May 19, 2011  A local doctor convicted of sending explicit text messages to a teenage boy has lost his medical license.

Wednesday, May 11, 2011  Auburn police tell CNY Central that 15-year-old Ashley M. Klop was found unharmed at an apartment in Auburn Wednesday morning.

Tuesday, May 10, 2011  Police in Auburn are asking for the public’s help locating a missing teen.

Monday, April 04, 2011  The fourth and final wave of the Distracted Driving Enforcement Project is underway in Syracuse.

Thursday, March 31, 2011  According to the Better Business Bureau (BBB), HSBC's name was lifted by scam artists in recent days in an attempt to dupe consumers into providing personal financial information.