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• Child pornography convict sentenced for lying to get a free lawyer

  22-01-2016 23:24
  
  Joseph Jenkins gets 18 months in prison on a perjury conviction.
  
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• Police determine 'suspicious man' near Minoa Elementary School posed no threat

  22-01-2016 23:21
  
  In a letter sent Friday to parents Superintendent Donna DeSiato said that the Manlius police had been notified of the man's presence and were investigating.
  
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• 19 Ways to Kill a Great Tour

  22-01-2016 22:56
  
  (1) Eating lots of fast food.
  You think it’s cheap and easy.  But it’s actually a lot more expensive than a healthy meal from the supermarket, which offers far better energy for demanding treks.  “You can go to a supermarket and feed your entire band for $20,” explained Peter Sotos of Epic Proportions Tour during a recent, ‘Smart Touring’ panel at the NAMM Show in Anaheim, CA.
  (2) Forgetting your merch at home.
  You just lost a ton of money (and you
  
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• Weather outside CNY causes flight cancellations at Syracuse airport

  22-01-2016 22:11
  
  Delta preemptively canceled all LaGuardia and John F. Kennedy International airport flights to and from Syracuse for Saturday, citing the weather.
  
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• Cold-case murder suspect's lawyer nicknamed 'Vanna White' during bizarre drug trial

  22-01-2016 22:05
  
  Cold-case murder suspect Derrick Wilson was convicted of being a drug ringleader.
  
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• Remembering Kevin O'Connell: Former Le Moyne College president 'focused on excellence'

  22-01-2016 21:58
  
  The Rev. Kevin O'Connell, who served as president of Le Moyne College from 1988-1993, died Thursday at age 77.
  
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• Lawyer: Syracuse jail locks us in a room with unstable clients, creates safety issue

  22-01-2016 21:37
  
  A longtime Syracuse defense lawyer expressed concern over being locked in a room with unstable clients.
  
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• ESM warns parents of 'suspicious man' near Minoa Elementary School

  22-01-2016 21:28
  
  The superintendent in the East Syracuse Minoa school district sent a letter home today alerting families of a "suspicious man" near the elementary school.
  
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• Academy's New Voting Rules Raise Questions, Concerns and Anger Among Members

  22-01-2016 21:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  THR speaks with Oscar voters in the wake of the Academy's dramatic— and controversial — announcement about which members can and cannot vote for the Oscars.read more
  
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• 92 sworn in as new citizens on Thursday in Syracuse

  22-01-2016 21:26
  
  92 new citizens in Central New York.
  
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• Syracuse fire officials: Use flashlights, not candles, when the power is out

  22-01-2016 21:25
  
  Candle fires are often among the most catastrophic.
  
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• 'O.J.: Made in America': Sundance Review

  22-01-2016 21:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  Premiering at Sundance, ESPN Films and 30 for 30's first miniseries is a rich and provocative triumph.read more
  
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• Academy Unveils Dramatic Changes to Promote Diversity

  22-01-2016 21:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Three seats, appointed by the president, are being added to the board of governors, and individual members' voting rights will be reviewed every 10 years.read more
  
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• See list of the 10 cheapest gas stations in Syracuse area

  22-01-2016 21:06
  
  All 10 currently have prices below $1.80 a gallon.
  
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• Syracuse gas prices fall to lowest level in 7 years

  22-01-2016 20:45
  
  Prices this low have not been seen in the Syracuse area since 2009.
  
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• Syracuse had 260 days of rain in 2015 - and other fun climate facts

  22-01-2016 20:04
  
  The annual climate report shows a wet year in Syracuse.
  
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• Pregnant women urged to avoid countries where Zika virus is spreading

  22-01-2016 20:03
  
  Mosquito-borne virus linked to birth defects.
  
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• Police identify victim, driver in fatal DeWitt accident

  22-01-2016 19:42
  
  The accident occurred at Best Tile Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Police identify man killed when he was pinned by truck in DeWitt

  22-01-2016 19:42
  
  The accident occurred at Best Tile Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Know someone with no heat in their house? Here's who to contact for help

  22-01-2016 19:40
  
  There are several agencies and programs available to help someone who has no heat.
  
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• Adele Beats PSY as the Fastest Artist to Hit One Billion YouTube Views

  22-01-2016 19:39
  
  Adele’s gone and done it again.  In just 87 days, her hit single Hello has hit a billion views on YouTube, a brand new record.
  Adele’s third album, 25, which was released in November was the most popular of 2015, and it has now smashed PSY’s Gangnam Style record (158 days to hit a billion).
  According to YouTube, there are 17 videos which have hit a billion views. Up until a few years ago, only PSY’s ‘Gangnam Style’ and Justin Bieber&r
  
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• Share your stories of the Blizzard of '66 at 50th anniversary party in Fulton

  22-01-2016 19:33
  
  The party will take place Jan. 31 from 2-5 p.m. at the CNY Arts Center at the Cayuga Community College campus in Fulton.
  
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• Cuomo proposes freezing homeowners' savings from STAR tax relief program

  22-01-2016 19:29
  
  Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to freeze the school tax reductions to keep the state's cost from the popular STAR tax relief program from increasing.
  
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• Father of Syracuse's youngest homicide victim indicted for murder, more violence

  22-01-2016 19:18
  
  Rashaad Walker was arrested in November for the murder of Tony "TJ" Guyton outside the Clinton Plaza Apartments.
  
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• NY values? Ted Cruz closes Capitol Hill office before blizzard, Schumer stays open

  22-01-2016 19:16
  
  Schumer: "Hard work is a New York value. Of course we are open."
  
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• Police: Car strikes SUV of Camillus officer investigating crash

  22-01-2016 19:09
  
  The Camillus police officer suffered minor injuries.
  
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• Contrary to village vote, Whitesboro decides to change controversial seal

  22-01-2016 18:55
  
  The decision was officially announced today.
  
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• Syracuse elementary school to dismiss early because of water main break

  22-01-2016 18:31
  
  A school official said the elementary school would let out at 1 p.m.
  
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• Onondaga County indictments: 21 people indicted on felonies so far this year

  22-01-2016 18:20
  
  Indictments released Jan. 13 and 19.
  
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• Deputies ticket driver who fell asleep at wheel in Clay

  22-01-2016 17:56
  
  The Mattydale man's car swerved off of West Taft Road and struck a pole, downing wires.
  
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• Former Le Moyne College president dies

  22-01-2016 17:51
  
  Kevin J. O'Connell served as Le Moyne College president from 1987 to 1993.
  
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• Oswego nurse accused of taking painkillers from hospital fined $500

  22-01-2016 17:49
  
  Drugs were taken from Oswego Hospital.
  
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• Are The Oscars Racist? 40 White Nominees, 0 Black in Two Years…

  22-01-2016 17:33
  
  Since the Oscars award nominations were announced on January 14th, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been under serious fire.  For the second consecutive year, all twenty nominees in the major acting categories were white.This observation was widely recognized and sparked the revival of the infamous twitter hash tag #OscarsSoWhite from last year.  But the backlash seems to be much bigger this year, and things got interesting when Jada Pinkett Smith stepped in an
  
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• Fulton woman seeks donations to remove '420' forehead tattoo, turn her life around

  22-01-2016 17:28
  
  Tabitha Renea West said the youthful decision drove her to depression and ruined her life.
  
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• Firefighters rescue teen from base of Cornell dam

  22-01-2016 17:23
  
  Temperatures were about 10 degrees during the rescue.
  
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• Today's obits: Fire victim Heather M. Taylor had earned an associate's degree

  22-01-2016 17:11
  
  Taylor, 31, was a resident of Syracuse. Services will be Sunday in North Syracuse.
  
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• Box Office: Winter Storm Jonas Forces New York City, East Coast Theater Closures

  22-01-2016 17:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Weekend box-office grosses will likely take a sizeable hit because of the massive storm.read more
  
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• Central NY weather: Lake effect snow could return next week

  22-01-2016 16:52
  
  Conditions will be right for snow, but where it will fall is unknown yet
  
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• Do you know these would-be thieves? (video)

  22-01-2016 16:50
  
  The video shows why it's critical to lock your car.
  
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• As Blizzard of 2016 roars up coast, Washington, D.C. begins massive shutdown

  22-01-2016 16:48
  
  Blizzard of 2016 expected to dump 30 inches of snow on Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
  
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• Albany schools superintendent resigns under pressure from school board

  22-01-2016 16:13
  
  Albany schools Superintendent Marguerite Vanden Wyngaard is the second large Upstate school district chief to step down in recent months.
  
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• Man falls asleep at wheel in Clay, crashes car into pole

  22-01-2016 14:33
  
  Electrical wires are splayed across West Taft Road near Wegmans.
  
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• Whitesboro has decided to change 'racist' village seal, 'The Daily Show' says

  22-01-2016 14:19
  
  "We solved racism!" host Trevor Noah said.
  
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• Whitesboro has decided to change 'racist' village seal, 'The Daily Show' claims

  22-01-2016 14:19
  
  "We solved racism!" host Trevor Noah said.
  
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• New study: Syracuse area won't recover from recession for at least 5 years (See rankings across U.S.)

  22-01-2016 13:13
  
  U.S. Conference of Mayors lists Syracuse 10th from bottom
  
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• Today's obits: Mary Louise E. Smith was a teacher in the Fulton City School District

  22-01-2016 12:43
  
  Smith, 90, taught kindergarten and reading at two of the district's schools.
  
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• Lynn Steenberg on leadership: Embrace everyone's different talents as a strength

  22-01-2016 11:38
  
  "The only bad mistake is one we don't learn from and make again."
  
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• For the First Time Ever, Older Albums Are Out-Selling Newer Albums

  22-01-2016 08:20
  
  If albums are still worth billions of dollars, then a majority of those billions are now going to older releases.  According to US-based data just released by Nielsen Music, older, ‘catalog’ albums outsold newly-released albums in 2015, the first time that has ever happened.
    
  Nielsen categorizes an album as ‘catalog’ when its release date is more than 18 months ago.  In almost all cases, an album has exhausted its new-release sales energy after that
  
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• House of the Week: One of the oldest homes in Oswego County sits near Oneida Lake

  22-01-2016 08:00
  
  The home, built in 1794, has prime access to Oneida Lake and a large network of snowmobile trails.
  
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• Heroin's reach wider, users younger and more desperate, cops tell West Genny forum

  22-01-2016 05:12
  
  More than 1,000 people pack a forum on substance abuse at West Genesee High School, and the focus is on opioid epidemic.
  
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