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• Syracuse Common Council no longer gets a say in tax deals for developers

  21-06-2016 23:39
  
  The city's Industrial Development Agency changes its policy of giving city lawmakers veto power over tax deals for development projects.
  
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• Emmys: How 'Game of Thrones' Hopes to Get Voters' Attention For Its Late-Arriving Episodes (Analysis)

  21-06-2016 23:01 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  HBO's biggest hit didn't unveil its most acclaimed episode of the season until June 19, six days after Emmy voting began, but it's still staking a claim for consideration.read more
  
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• Granby man accused of threatening family members with knife during party

  21-06-2016 22:39
  
  Daryl L. Chetney, 34, of 159 Senior Ave., Granby, was charged with second-degree menacing and fourth-degree criminal possess of a weapon. Both are misdemeanors.
  
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• Syracuse shooting: NY attorney general probing whether cop killed unarmed man

  21-06-2016 22:28
  
  The state Attorney General's Office has purview over cases in which police are involved in an unarmed civilian's death.
  
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• Cleveland Plain Dealer overwhelmed by demand for Cavs' victory reprints

  21-06-2016 22:25
  
  Newspaper officials said Tuesday that the normal press run for a Monday is around 36,000 copies, but the newspaper printed 180,000 copies to mark one of the biggest sporting events in city history.
  
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• National Grid to Camillus neighbors: Sorry, we didn't know your power was out

  21-06-2016 22:00
  
  National Grid is trying to figure out why a power outage in Fairmount went undetected.
  
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• Nearly $6 million in tax breaks OK'd for City Center project in Syracuse

  21-06-2016 21:54
  
  The tax deal will benefit a project that promises to bring hundreds of jobs to downtown Syracuse.
  
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• WNY men arrested under NY Safe Act after sales of 100-plus illegal assault weapons

  21-06-2016 21:39
  
  The arrests follow a two-year investigation involving illegal assault weapons sales near Rochester, N.Y.
  
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• Syracuse libraries forgive overdue fines for kids, so they can still borrow books

  21-06-2016 21:21
  
  The policy mirrors one adopted by some suburban libraries last year.
  
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• 3 injured in Cortland County crash involving deputies

  21-06-2016 21:04
  
  The injuries were considered minor, deputies said.
  
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• Two CNY beaches slated to close due to algae concerns are now open

  21-06-2016 20:50
  
  The beaches are open for the season.
  
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• Syracuse area unemployment rate drops slightly in May

  21-06-2016 20:39
  
  The Syracuse area's unemployment rate was 4.7 percent in May.
  
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• Syracuse cops win ruling worth $3 million in back overtime pay for Hancock Airport gig

  21-06-2016 20:19
  
  The police union had filed a grievance over the hiring of a private security company at the airport
  
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• SU Sheraton to be converted to student housing to make way for boutique hotel

  21-06-2016 20:06
  
  The move is part of a bigger plan to shift housing to the university's Main Campus.
  
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• Report bashes NYC jail's response to ongoing sex abuse

  21-06-2016 20:03
  
  The report, conducted last year by an outside consultant, revealed that guards dangerously underestimated the problem.
  
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• Police find multiple rifles, handguns in van stopped at Holland Tunnel

  21-06-2016 19:51
  
  Three people in the van were taken into custody.
  
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• Watch: Video captures brawl in downtown Syracuse

  21-06-2016 19:30
  
  The fight happened just after 11 a.m.
  
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• SU's new veterans complex will be designed by architect behind Brooklyn's Barclays Center

  21-06-2016 19:18
  
  Conceptual drawings show an open, transparent facade that would serve as a "front door" to the campus.
  
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• Details emerge about arrests made near scene of Near West Side shooting

  21-06-2016 17:37
  
  None of the men who were arrested have been linked to Sunday's shooting, police said.
  
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• Al Crawford on leadership: Build a cohesive team, create clarity, communicate it clearly

  21-06-2016 16:54
  
  You have to upset the status quo to grow. Really good leaders find different ways to do it.
  
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• Lawyer turning century-old Syracuse building into stores, huge apartment (photos)

  21-06-2016 16:49
  
  Tom Cerio has scrapped plans to demolish the former WFBL building and instead is redeveloping it.
  
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• Oneida Indian Nation fuels $580,000 campaign in GOP primary for Congress

  21-06-2016 16:48
  
  PAC backed by casino interests spends big against Claudia Tenney in NY's 22nd Congressional District.
  
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• Local judge fires back at higher court, which blamed him for botching murder trial

  21-06-2016 16:20
  
  County Court Judge Anthony Aloi didn't go quietly when told by an appeals court that he had erred in a big murder trial.
  
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• Actor Bronson Pinchot to lead restoration of historic Syracuse home

  21-06-2016 16:19
  
  The actor, a lifelong Oz fan, will be the lead contractor and designer.
  
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• Camillus neighborhood frustrated, without power for more than 16 hours

  21-06-2016 16:05
  
  After power was restored to 3,300 customers, an island of three streets in Fairmount Hills was left in the dark for hours.
  
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• Aldi's imported Vietnamese fish fillets recalled

  21-06-2016 14:50
  
  Fish not tested by USDA.
  
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• Live Q&A today with Colleen Deacon on Democratic primary for Congress

  21-06-2016 14:21
  
  Deacon will answer your questions in a live online discussion from noon to 1 p.m.
  
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• Live Q&A today with Claudia Tenney on GOP primary for Congress

  21-06-2016 13:48
  
  Tenney will answer your questions in a live online discussion from 11 a.m. to noon.
  
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• Neighbor: Father's Day party in Syracuse's Skiddy Park caused issues last year

  21-06-2016 08:37
  
  Sunday night a police officer responded to Otisco Street for a noise complaint and reports of a "person down" in the street. The officer saw a crowd in the hundreds in the area of Tully, Otisco and Tioga streets, near Skiddy Park.
  
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• Syracuse shooting: Victim, pregnant fiancee hit by bullets; family seeks answers

  21-06-2016 07:17
  
  Gary Porter, also known as Terry Maddox, was shot and killed at a Father's Day party.
  
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• Hillary Clinton's VP search intensifies on pared-down pool of candidates

  21-06-2016 07:02
  
  Hillary Clinton's search for a running mate is moving into a more intense phase, according to several Democrats, as aides contact a pared-down pool of candidates to ask for reams of personal information and set up interviews with the presumptive Democratic nominee's vetting team.
  
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• Crowd protests outside Syracuse police HQ after Near West Side shooting

  21-06-2016 05:58
  
  Just after 11 p.m. Sunday a Syracuse police officer responded to the 300 block of Otisco Street for a loud noise complaint and reports of a "person down" in the street.
  
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• Weather: Severe thunderstorm watch in effect for Central New York

  21-06-2016 02:50
  
  Thunderstorms and damaging winds are possible throughout Upstate New York.
  
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• Democrats running for Congress agree on most issues in Syracuse TV debate

  21-06-2016 02:42
  
  Candidates try to emphasize their differences on the issue of money in politics and campaign finance reform.
  
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• St. Joseph's names Syracuse training center in honor of Sarah and Richard Pietrafesa

  21-06-2016 02:21
  
  Richard Pietrafesa Sr. was a long-time Northside resident and president of his family'sclothing business.
  
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• Black bear mauls New Mexico marathon runner during race

  21-06-2016 02:17
  
  A New Mexico marathon runner was less than 3 miles from the finish line of an organized mountain race when she climbed over a hilltop and saw a black bear charging at her.
  
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• Family of 15-year-old Syracuse girl injured in Near West Side shooting wants answers

  21-06-2016 01:34
  
  Niquera Jackson has a broken bone in her neck, a bruise that covers almost her entire left thigh and a gash in her head that required four staples.
  
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• Baylor University a 'hunting ground for sexual predators,' lawsuit alleges

  21-06-2016 01:14
  
  The lawsuit, brought by a former Baylor student, is the third in recent months to claim the school was indifferent to or ignored claims of sexual assault and didn't enforce federal general discrimination protections.
  
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• Syracuse police take several men into custody near Father's Day shooting scene (video)

  21-06-2016 01:13
  
  A crowd gathered as police handcuffed several men in a courtyard near Fabius and Tully streets on Syracuse's Near West Side, one day after a deadly shooting.
  
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• Near West Side shooting: Police gunfire, neighbor hostility, unanswered questions

  21-06-2016 01:13
  
  Syracuse Police Chief Frank Fowler said detectives recovered bullet casings from four guns, meaning not just the police officer fired, and that the officer said she heard gunfire erupt before the shooting.
  
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