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• NYS legislator wants NFL to institute mandatory testing for synthetic marijuana

  05-02-2016 23:07
  
  State Sen. Jeff Klein on Friday cited reports of NFL players using synthetic marijuana because existing drug screenings don't test for it.
  
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• Man flees traffic stop with Syracuse cop in car, arrested after dropping handgun

  05-02-2016 23:01
  
  At 10:38 p.m. Monday Sgt. David Metz and Officer Andrew Quinn spotted a Buick SUV that was backing out of a parking spot at 1811 E. Fayette St. in an unsafe manner, police said.
  
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• City will pay $235K to demolish neglected building in downtown Syracuse

  05-02-2016 21:56
  
  The city will attempt to recoup its losses from the building's owner after the demolition
  
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• Police: 3 Oneida County teens missing, last seen in DeWitt

  05-02-2016 21:45
  
  The three teen-agers were reportedly last seen in DeWitt about 10:30 a.m. today.
  
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• DA's office sought to 'clear police officers' in cop shooting probe, lawyer says

  05-02-2016 21:42
  
  The lawyer for a Syracuse man shot during a July 22 incident says prosecutors acted improperly in presenting the case to a grand jury.
  
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• Update: Demolition of downtown building postponed until Saturday morning

  05-02-2016 21:39
  
  331 S. Salina St. will be torn down over the weekend
  
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• Business slow for stores near collapsed Syracuse building (Video)

  05-02-2016 21:32
  
  Store employees first thought there had been a car crash when the building wall collapsed on South Salina Street.
  
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• See 21 of the accused Syracuse gang members charged in anti-violence push

  05-02-2016 21:18
  
  Mugshots were available for 21 of the 27 people arrested during the Truce initiative.
  
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• Sanders may contest Iowa results; GOP voters want race to thin: 2016 Presidential Buzz

  05-02-2016 20:09
  
  Sanders and Clinton are running even in new national polling while Trump, Cruz and Rubio are the clear leaders on the GOP side.
  
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• Dave Mirra's family releases statement on CNY native, BMX star's death

  05-02-2016 20:08
  
  Mirra was an X-Games superstar and former MTV reality star.
  
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• Super Bowl quiz: Which former Syracuse football players appeared in the big game?

  05-02-2016 20:06
  
  How well do you know the NFL careers of former Syracuse University football players?
  
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• Rep. John Katko to deliver weekly Republican radio address

  05-02-2016 19:50
  
  The Syracuse-area congressman will discuss efforts to battle terrorism, reform the visa waiver program.
  
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• Rep. John Katko to deliver national Republican radio address

  05-02-2016 19:50
  
  The Syracuse-area congressman will discuss efforts to battle terrorism, reform the visa waiver program.
  
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• 'Bonnie and Clyde' couple: He's dead, she's wounded after chase, gunfire in Florida

  05-02-2016 19:44
  
  Blake Fitzgerald and Brittany Harper, both 30, have been on the run since two kidnappings and a robbery in Alabama.
  
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• City to demolish partially collapsed building in downtown Syracuse this afternoon

  05-02-2016 19:41
  
  The outer wall of 331 S. Salina St. collapsed Thursday afternoon
  
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• Air Force colonel reassigned after troopers charge him with raping girl in Manlius

  05-02-2016 19:14
  
  Suspect Andrew Green worked as a division chief at the Air Force Research Laboratory in Rome.
  
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• Video: Watch the New York State Fair main entrance being torn down

  05-02-2016 19:03
  
  The new main gate is expected to be complete in time for the 2016 New York State Fair.
  
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• See the New York State Fair main entrance being torn down

  05-02-2016 19:03
  
  The new main gate is expected to be complete in time for the 2016 New York State Fair.
  
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• How DGA Is Hoping to Discover the Next Orson Welles

  05-02-2016 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Directors Guild of America is handing out its inaugural first-time feature director award at Saturday's ceremony: "It is our hope that this award will be part of the start of lengthy and successful careers," says guild president Paris Barclay.read more
  
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• Syracuse Army vet will challenge Sen. Charles Schumer as independent

  05-02-2016 18:44
  
  James LaSpino, 52, says he will run as an independent candidate with conservative leanings.
  
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• Assemblyman Robert Oaks eyeing Nozzolio's NY Senate seat

  05-02-2016 18:28
  
  Sen. Michael Nozzlio announced this week he would no run for re-election this year.
  
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• CNY friend of BMX star Dave Mirra: 'He was an inspiring person, super-humble'

  05-02-2016 18:24
  
  BMX biking legend Dave Mirra died Thursday in Greenville, NC, at age 41.
  
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• Syracuse police unit seized record amount of guns, drugs, cash in 2015

  05-02-2016 18:10
  
  The department's Crime Reduction Team recovered 62 firearms in 2015, 11 percent more than the year before and the most since the unit was formed a decade ago.
  
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• Man charged with sexually assaulting student at Cornell University fraternity

  05-02-2016 18:01
  
  Police say the rape happened early Sunday morning in the Psi Upsilon fraternity house.
  
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• Syracuse native Matt Jordan dating Kenya Moore on 'Real Housewives of Atlanta'

  05-02-2016 17:58
  
  The 2005 Corcoran High School graduate has appeared on the hit Bravo show as Moore's love interest.
  
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• Syracuse sends Flint, Michigan enough water for 127 showers

  05-02-2016 17:56
  
  Syracuse schools collected 2,000 cases of water: 22 pallets were already sent to Michigan, and 25 are on their way out today.
  
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• Buffalo rejects move to end 4 am last call at bars

  05-02-2016 17:47
  
  See the bar closing times in cities throughout New York state.
  
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• Judge strikes down millions in NY fees paid by commercial truckers

  05-02-2016 17:35
  
  A judge struck down a $19 registration and decal fee for commercial truckers in New York State.
  
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• Number of homeless drops in Onondaga County during annual count

  05-02-2016 17:04
  
  Volunteers count the number of homeless people in emergency shelters and those living outside each January.
  
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• Police: Oneida County man used stolen credit card number to order pizza

  05-02-2016 16:51
  
  The stolen credit card number was used five times.
  
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• It took 11 days to discover dead man after Syracuse gunfight; no murder charges

  05-02-2016 16:16
  
  Jocqwell Johnson and Shafadeen Moore were charged with gun possession after the June 13 shooting death of Jarvis Shields.
  
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• Firefighters investigate fume smell at Cicero-North Syracuse High School

  05-02-2016 16:04
  
  Firefighters responded at 8:50 a.m.
  
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• Classes resume at Cicero-North Syracuse High School after gas smell investigated

  05-02-2016 16:04
  
  Firefighters responded at 8:50 a.m.
  
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• Part of South Salina Street in Syracuse still closed as workers examine collapsed building

  05-02-2016 15:41
  
  Part of a vacant building in the 300 block of South Salina Street collapsed Thursday afternoon.
  
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• Old Syracuse factory being transformed into apartments

  05-02-2016 15:16
  
  Workers have begun turning an historic former knitting mill on the city's Westside into 40 apartments.
  
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• Police: Air Force colonel based in Rome charged with rape

  05-02-2016 15:02
  
  State police say a U.S. Air Force officer based at a military research facility in central New York has been charged with rape.
  
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• Military achievements by local residents week of Feb. 1 to 5

  05-02-2016 14:36
  
  Military achievements from February 1 to 5
  
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• Joanie Mahoney: Syracuse and Onondaga County need a new metro government

  05-02-2016 14:28
  
  After that, fixing the water pipes will be easy, county executive says.
  
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• Today's obits: Robert C. Biswanger was known as 'Mr. Biz' by his students at C-NS High School

  05-02-2016 12:40
  
  Biswanger, 72, taught math at the school and was also an adjunct professor at Columbia College.
  
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• Greg Evans on leadership: Put your focus on serving employees and customers

  05-02-2016 11:51
  
  The Indium Corp. president ends his advice for new leaders with this: The Golden Rule is an important part of leadership.
  
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• Downtown Syracuse building collapse causes problems for motorists, pedestrians

  05-02-2016 08:23
  
  Police and firefighters responded to the 300 block of South Salina Street at 3:23 p.m. A large section of the wall of a brick building collapsed, leaving a two-story hole.
  
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• House of the Week: Made-to-order homes in a new Auburn community

  05-02-2016 08:00
  
  The houses can be custom built within four months.
  
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• Tony Hawk, Carey Hart and others remember Dave Mirra after BMX, MTV star found dead

  05-02-2016 05:58
  
  Mirra was a beloved figure in the world of extreme sports, and his name headlined several BMX video games.
  
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• Archives: When CNY native, X Games superstar Dave Mirra soared into mainstream

  05-02-2016 05:21
  
  The 41-year-old Chittenango native was an accomplished BMX rider and one of the most decorated athletes in X Games history.
  
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• Democratic presidential debate: Fireworks fly as Clinton, Sanders go head-to-head in New Hampshire

  05-02-2016 05:09
  
  Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders argued over ideas, over tactics and over who has the liberal credentials to deliver on an agenda of better access to health care, more affordable college, dealing with income inequality and more.
  
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• Poll: Who won Thursday's Democratic 2016 presidential debate?

  05-02-2016 05:03
  
  Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders make closing arguments in final debate before New Hampshire primary.
  
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• Leslie Moonves Addresses CBS Promotion During Super Bowl 50 Interview

  05-02-2016 03:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  "I'm very pleased that Sumner Redstone handed the reins to me," said the new chairman, who called the appointment a great "honor" and "privilege."read more
  
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• State legislature considers giving raises to NY's judges

  05-02-2016 03:46
  
  A state commission recommended increasing the salary of state Supreme Court Justices from $174,000 to nearly $193,000.
  
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• Box Office: 'Hail, Caesar!' Fumbles With $11.4M; 'Pride and Zombies' Lifeless

  05-02-2016 03:39 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Holdover 'Kung Fu Panda 3' easily stays No. 1 in its second weekend as the three films daring to open over Super Bowl weekend, including Nicholas Sparks' film adaptation 'The Choice,' drop the ball; 'The Revenant,' No. 1 overseas, crosses $300 million mark globally.read more
  
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• Cops: Salina woman stabbed ex-boyfriend multiple times over computer repair

  05-02-2016 03:31
  
  Trina Mattiaccio, 47, of 102 Green Acres Drive, was charged with second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal possession of a weapon.
  
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