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• Difficult night rescue made to save rangers who found Adirondack hiker's body

  07-03-2016 23:20
  
  Forest rangers who found Hua Davis' body Saturday had to be rescued when one of them fell into chest-deep water.
  
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• NY judge says Ted Cruz can stay on primary ballot, rejects challenge

  07-03-2016 22:42
  
  A petition had been filed to knock Cruz off the presidential primary claiming he isn't "a natural born citizen."
  
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• Brand new Syracuse police officers explain why they want to be cops (video)

  07-03-2016 22:35
  
  Among the recruits is Douglas Bullock, a former member of the Citizen Review Board
  
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• Jamesville-DeWitt High School to reopen Tuesday

  07-03-2016 22:11
  
  The high school was closed Monday due to flooding.
  
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• 15-year-old shot twice in leg on South Salina Street, Syracuse police say

  07-03-2016 22:00
  
  The teen was transported to Upstate University Hospital with what appears to be non-life threatening injuries, police said.
  
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• Police Chief Frank Fowler: 'This is a challenging time in law enforcement'

  07-03-2016 21:29
  
  Fowler cited a centuries-old policing code during his remarks to the department's new officers
  
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• Syracuse schools official to become principal of Bishop Grimes Catholic school

  07-03-2016 20:53
  
  Bishop Grimes announced that Nolan would take over as principal on July 1 after working for the Syracuse City School District for 31 years.
  
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• GoGo squeeZ issues voluntary recall; reports continue of mold in containers

  07-03-2016 20:43
  
  GoGo squeeZ has been wrestling with reports of mold inside containers for months.
  
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• Phones down at Marcellus schools

  07-03-2016 20:33
  
  The district said there is no timetable for when phone service will be restored.
  
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• Left lane on westbound I-690 near Van Buren reopens after crash

  07-03-2016 20:30
  
  The crash has closed the left lane on westbound I-690 at Exit 3.
  
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• Oswego teen found safe near Ithaca after running away

  07-03-2016 20:24
  
  Katrina M. Green and Mitchell Ellingwood were found safe and unharmed.
  
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• Driver recounts catching police chase in Oswego County on camera (Video)

  07-03-2016 20:23
  
  On Friday, as Jason Niederer was driving south on Interstate 81 in Oswego County to visit a friend in Hornell, his dash-cam caught a chase worthy of an episode of "Cops."
  
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• Dash-cam video captures car chase, crash ending on I-81 in Oswego County

  07-03-2016 20:23
  
  On Friday, as Jason Niederer was driving south on Interstate 81 in Oswego County to visit a friend in Hornell, his dash-cam caught a chase worthy of an episode of "Cops."
  
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• CNY village ponders what does it do if no one wants to run for office

  07-03-2016 19:46
  
  The Village of Elbridge hopes to attract candidates by doubling the trustees' salaries.
  
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• Nature-sculpted masterpieces in ice along Lake Ontario shoreline in Mexico

  07-03-2016 19:40
  
  MEXICO, N.Y. -- Ice thorns. Ice gator. Ice worms. Ice parasites. Mother nature had fun with her sculpting tools along the shore of Lake Ontario at Mexico Point Park in Oswego County. Strong winds off the lake twisted ice into...
  
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• Expansion of Central New York brewery to be tax-free for 10 years

  07-03-2016 19:39
  
  The company's relocated and expanded brewery operation is joining Gov. Cuomo's Start-Up NY tax-free zone program.
  
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• Idaho pastor who spoke at Ted Cruz rally shot and wounded

  07-03-2016 19:28
  
  Altar Church pastor Tim Remington was shot as many as six times Sunday.
  
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• Ben Walsh, city's head of business development, parts ways with Miner administration

  07-03-2016 19:21
  
  Walsh will take a position with Mackenzie Hughes law firm after leaving later this month
  
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• Naked woman dancing atop truck cab slows traffic in Houston

  07-03-2016 19:20
  
  Emergency responders used a fire truck ladder to reach the unidentified woman Monday morning and get her to stop the bizarre public display.
  
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• Brother indicted for gang assault in Christmas attack on local radio host and cousin

  07-03-2016 19:18
  
  Nouman Khan, 18, and his brother, Hamza Khan, 20, were both charged in the attack on Joe Grosvent, a local radio host, and his cousin, James McElyea.
  
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• Daylight saving time: Should we end it once and for all? (poll)

  07-03-2016 19:06
  
  Nearly 40,000 people have asked Congress to end daylight saving time
  
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• Cornell University president Elizabeth Garrett dies at 52

  07-03-2016 18:46
  
  Elizabeth Garrett died Sunday night of colon cancer. The university will hold a moment of silence in her memory at 4 p.m. Monday, with a memorial service to be held at a later date.
  
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• Spectator handcuffed, nearly jailed, for outburst during Syracuse murder arraignment

  07-03-2016 18:39
  
  An accused getaway driver was arraigned this morning in the murder of 15-year-old.
  
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• Syracuse police: 3 killed, 1 hurt in Erie Boulevard East crash

  07-03-2016 18:07
  
  Three people were killed in an early-morning crash along Erie Boulevard East, according to Syracuse police.
  
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• Nancy Reagan defended her husband at Syracuse campaign appearance in 1980

  07-03-2016 18:07
  
  Reagan exhibited her devotion for her husband at a campaign appearance in Syracuse.
  
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• Syracuse Police Department adds 25 new officers to its ranks

  07-03-2016 17:53
  
  Police Chief Frank Fowler swore in a class of new recruits at Fowler High School this morning
  
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• Court battle looms over NY crackdown on energy marketers

  07-03-2016 17:50
  
  Energy service companies sued to prevent new rules from being imposed.
  
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• Police find Auburn teen who ran away, twice

  07-03-2016 17:33
  
  Paige S. Sharp, 15, was found Monday in Cortland County.
  
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• Syracuse man who lost baby to gunfire gets 2nd lawyer in his own murder case

  07-03-2016 17:02
  
  Rashaad Walker is facing 25 years to life in prison for the alleged shooting of Tony "TJ" Guyton.
  
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• Upstate NY drone protester released from jail pending appeal

  07-03-2016 16:50
  
  Mary Anne Grady Flores, 59, began what was supposed to be a six-month sentence in January.
  
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• New York fines timeshare telemarketing company $250,500

  07-03-2016 16:38
  
  Hilton Grand Vacations Co. made 334 marketing calls to 133 New York consumers registered on the National Do Not Call Registry.
  
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• Gillibrand takes first step to make Fort Ontario in Oswego a national park

  07-03-2016 16:20
  
  New York senator's bill authorizes National Park Service study of 260-year-old fort and refugee shelter for Holocaust survivors.
  
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• Video: Kids try Jell-O mold salad for the first time; their reactions are priceless

  07-03-2016 16:15
  
  Grade-schoolers react to ham and egg Jell-O salad.
  
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• Misspelled 'Coumo tax' charged at Upstate NY restaurant to protest $15 min. wage

  07-03-2016 16:00
  
  The Back Nine Grill in Pittsford is joining other restaurants trying to offset the costs of a minimum wage increase.
  
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• Watch 2,767 runners start the 2016 Syracuse Shamrock Run (drone video)

  07-03-2016 14:33
  
  Tipp Hill race starts at Burnet Park
  
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• CNY 6-year-old with aggressive cancer beating odds with 'superhero' treatment

  07-03-2016 14:11
  
  A year ago, doctors said 'Casi' Hazeltine might only have six months to live. He's currently attending kindergarten every day.
  
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• Perdue recalls chicken nuggets that may contain plastic

  07-03-2016 13:53
  
  Nuggets were produced for Applegate Farms.
  
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• Erie Boulevard reopens after serious injury crash

  07-03-2016 13:34
  
  The crash occurred at 2:30 a.m.
  
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• Syracuse kids get free tuition through plan to spur economy using fines on banks

  07-03-2016 13:00
  
  The endowment is the first of the kind in New York state.
  
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• Student Lens: What do students want from their teachers?

  07-03-2016 13:00
  
  A group of students from Henninger High School discussed a variety of topics at a round table discussion at Syracuse.com.
  
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• Legalize mixed martial arts? Where state legislators from CNY stand

  07-03-2016 13:00
  
  Syracuse.com asked 14 New York state legislators from Central New York whether they support legalizing professional mixed martial arts.
  
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• A taste of Spring in Central New York this week

  07-03-2016 12:43
  
  The weather in Central New York will settle into a Spring-like pattern this week, with well above normal temperatures and no mention of snow in the forecast.
  
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• School closings in the Syracuse area: Jamesville-DeWitt High School closed due to flooding

  07-03-2016 11:33
  
  The rest of the J-D district will be open.
  
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• Poll: Trump, Clinton hold commanding leads among New York voters

  07-03-2016 11:30
  
  A Siena College poll of New York voters shows Donald Trump ahead of all Republican presidential rivals, Hillary Clinton beating Bernie Sanders in the Democratic primary.
  
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• North Korea warns it might nuke Washington, Seoul in 'pre-emptive' strike

  07-03-2016 07:05
  
  North Korea on Monday issued its latest belligerent threat, warning of an indiscriminate "pre-emptive nuclear strike of justice" on Washington and Seoul.
  
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• Nancy Reagan's death draws tearful mourners to closed doors of presidential library

  07-03-2016 05:59
  
  Mrs. Reagan, her husband's closest adviser and fierce protector, died Sunday morning at her home in the Bel-Air section of Los Angeles of congestive heart failure. She was 94.
  
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• Syracuse Police Department sends 26 new recruits to police academy

  07-03-2016 05:10
  
  The swearing in ceremony will happen at 9:30 a.m. Monday at the Public Service Leadership Academy at Fowler High School.
  
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• Fire at Jamesville pallet company put out, takes dozens of fire departments

  07-03-2016 04:41
  
  At 9:41 p.m. Jamesville firefighters responded to the B&B Lumber Pallet Company at4800 Solvay Road Extension in the town of DeWitt.
  
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• Democratic presidential debate: Clinton, Sanders tangle aggressively in Flint, Michigan

  07-03-2016 04:08
  
  The Democratic presidential candidates square off in Flint, Michigan, amid that city's water crisis.
  
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• Democratic caucuses: Sanders wins Maine, but Clinton adds delegates, too

  07-03-2016 02:59
  
  Bernie Sanders won the Democratic presidential caucuses in Maine on Sunday, adding an 8th state to his total in the 2016 race for president.
  
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