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• Watch Syracuse PD storm nightclub shooters in simulation (video)

  27-09-2017 23:55
  
  Oriskany, N.Y.-- Syracuse Police bomb squad and Westchester County PD tactical units stormed a fake nightclub to train in nightmare scenarios they fear could one day happen during the third annual Excelsior Challenge tactical and bomb training Wednesday at the State...
  
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• Sheriff's office confiscates hundreds of abused disabled parking permits

  27-09-2017 23:43
  
  The permits -- plastic blue decals with wheelchair symbols on them -- were seized if the person who was issued the permit was not present
  
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• Onondaga County seeks proposals for $30 million regional anti-poverty push

  27-09-2017 22:32
  
  The effort is part of a $500 million economic development plan.
  
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• DeFrancisco to Syracuse mayoral voters: 'What does anybody have to lose?'

  27-09-2017 22:24
  
  The state senator joined Laura Lavine at a press conference Wednesday morning
  
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• See Finger Lakes school bus burn moments after girls' soccer team escaped (video)

  27-09-2017 21:52
  
  A Trumansburg school bus full of student-athletes went up in flames Monday on its way to a soccer game.
  
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• Girls' soccer team gets off Finger Lakes school bus just before it bursts into flames

  27-09-2017 21:52
  
  A Trumansburg school bus full of student-athletes went up in flames Monday on its way to a soccer game.
  
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• After primary, pricetag on Syracuse mayoral race ticks toward $700K

  27-09-2017 21:06
  
  Ben Walsh has a huge financial advantage heading into the general election
  
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• Which Whitesboro village seal do you prefer? (poll)

  27-09-2017 20:55
  
  The old seal, which dates back to 1883, showed a white settler with his hands apparently choking a Native American man, or grabbing him on the shoulders. The village has replaced that seal.
  
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• Syracuse has an official heat wave -- and it's the latest one ever recorded

  27-09-2017 20:41
  
  Temperatures hit 90 for the third day in a row.
  
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• Syracuse police identify two men killed in apparent double shooting

  27-09-2017 20:15
  
  Police aren't sure how the men knew each other.
  
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• Oswego cat shot in eye with BB, blinded; reward offered to find shooter

  27-09-2017 19:45
  
  The Oswego County Humane Society's board of directors has contributed their own funds to offer a reward.
  
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• Neulander's last chance? Appeal in wife's murder to be argued in mid-October

  27-09-2017 19:24
  
  Robert Neulander's appeal will make it to the appellate court for oral arguments on Oct. 18.
  
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• SU defends Obama-era crackdown on campus sex assault, rebukes expelled student

  27-09-2017 18:40
  
  The university defends its protocols for investigating sexual assaults, rolled out at the urging of the Obama administration and under New York's 2015 "Enough is Enough" law.
  
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• Police: Man confessed cold-case Syracuse murder to 'on and off again ex-girlfriend'

  27-09-2017 18:32
  
  Detectives provide outline of what led them to arrest Alfred Thomas Jr. in the 2007 murder of Silas Collier.
  
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• Upstate NY heat records already being shattered today

  27-09-2017 18:31
  
  One Upstate city broke the record by noon
  
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• Sonic data breach: Millions of credit, debit card numbers possibly stolen

  27-09-2017 18:21
  
  The company said it is still investigating the incident.
  
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• Whitesboro village changes controversial seal

  27-09-2017 17:39
  
  The old seal, which dates back to 1883, showed a white settler with his hands apparently choking a Native American man or grabbing him on the shoulders.
  
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• Police search for theft suspect who escaped custody in Tompkins County

  27-09-2017 17:26
  
  Andrew Jacobsen, a former Trumansburg Police Department employee, ran from police on Tuesday.
  
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• Central NY's unprecedented late September hot spell, by the numbers

  27-09-2017 17:24
  
  Late September has never been this consistently warm
  
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• Trump tax plan slams NY, ends state and local tax deduction

  27-09-2017 17:18
  
  New York's GOP House members split with party, oppose cutting the state's most popular tax deduction for individuals and families.
  
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• Syracuse man charged with dumping powder on TV reporter Farah Jadran during live shot

  27-09-2017 17:18
  
  A Syracuse man was charged with a felony for the Butternut Street incident in June.
  
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• The highest-paid actress on TV is…

  27-09-2017 16:47 via today.com
  Forbes' list of the highest-paid actresses on TV is out and Mariska Hargitay of "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" is No. 5. Also on the list: Mindy Kaling, Ellen Pompeo, Kaley Cuoco and, in first place: Sofia Vergara of "Modern Family."
  
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• Cicero man with knife charged after road rage incident on Thruway, troopers say

  27-09-2017 16:47
  
  Steven C. Walker, 45, of Cicero was taken into custody and charged with second-degree criminal mischief, a felony, and other charges, state police said.
  
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• Scott Wolf on possible 'Party of Five' reboot: 'I'm in!'

  27-09-2017 16:45 via today.com
  "The Night Shift" star Scott Wolf is Hoda Kotb's guest co-host Wednesday and looks back on a clip from his 1990s series "Party of Five." In response to a Hollywood Reporter story about a potential "Party of Five" reboot, he says, "I'm in!"
  
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• Jane Fonda on Megyn Kelly TODAY: I'm 'blessed' to co-star with Robert Redford again

  27-09-2017 16:22 via today.com
  Nearly four decades since the last time they starred together, Robert Redford and Jane Fonda are reuniting for the Netflix film "Our Souls at Night," about a late-in-life romance. On Megyn Kelly TODAY, Fonda jokes that Redford "was smart enough to ask me to be in it." Redford says he likes the message that "just when you think love is behind you, it finds you again."
  
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• Jimmy Fallon's 'This Is Us' skit is filled with tears — because of course

  27-09-2017 16:06 via today.com
  Jimmy Fallon knows how emotional an episode of "This Is Us" can be for fans, but on Tuesday, he proved it's even harder on the crew.
  
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• Enter here for a chance to win the 'Who Knew?' prize!

  27-09-2017 16:00 via today.com
  Fans at 30 Rock get a chance every week to win a prize by answering a question on the show for our "Who Knew?" segment. But now, you get a shot at a prize, too!
  
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• More record-breaking heat likely today in Upstate NY as warm spell winds down

  27-09-2017 15:59
  
  A cold front moves in Thursday
  
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• Are bald men sexier? Larry David says it's 'a crock of s---'

  27-09-2017 15:55 via today.com
  During his appearance on TODAY Wednesday, the crabby 'Curb Your Enthusiasm' star took issue with a study saying women think bald men are more attractive than men with hair.
  
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• Destiny USA steps up 'noseprint cleaning' for 40-foot toothpick Golden Gate Bridge

  27-09-2017 15:37
  
  Stan Munro, the "Toothpick Man," needed a place to display his 40-foot-long toothpick replica of the Golden Gate Bridge. Destiny USA gave him a storefront.
  
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• No gun on West Genesee school bus after student talks about weapon, district says

  27-09-2017 15:11
  West Genesee Superintendent Chris Brown said no threats were made.
  
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• 'This Is Us' reveals major clue about Jack's death — but expect more surprises

  27-09-2017 15:07 via today.com
  "I'm not nervous at all that people will lose interest when they learn how Jack died," Ventimiglia told TODAY at the "This Is Us" premiere screening Tuesday.
  
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• Syracuse 14-year-old sues city cops claiming school officer put him in chokehold

  27-09-2017 15:04
  
  The NYCLU says the boy lost consciousness during the lethal use of force outside Corcoran High School a year ago.
  
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• Fort Drum investigates soldier for tweets supporting Kaepernick, communism

  27-09-2017 15:04
  
  Second Lt. Spenser Rapone's message under cap of his dress uniform: "Communism will win."
  
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• 'Modern Family' star Eric Stonestreet gets his revenge on 'Ellen' prankster

  27-09-2017 14:50 via today.com
  The "Modern Family" star has jumped, screamed and cursed his way through many visits to Ellen's show — but not again!
  
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• Lyle Menendez speaks out on his parents' 1989 murder: I regret it every day

  27-09-2017 14:36 via today.com
  Nearly 30 years after killing his parents, Lyle Menendez spoke with TODAY's Megyn Kelly about his motives, his parents' abuse and life behind bars.
  
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• Syracuse.com to host live Syracuse mayoral debate

  27-09-2017 14:20
  
  Four candidates for City Hall's top job will debate at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 18. Event will be live-streamed.
  
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• Here are the top 5 tearful moments from the 'This Is Us' Season 2 premiere

  27-09-2017 13:40 via today.com
  Thanks, "This Is Us," for another tear-jerking episode.
  
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• Sen. Chuck Schumer's favorite things: See what's behind his office door

  27-09-2017 13:00
  The U.S. Senate Democratic leader holds onto team jerseys, NY memorabilia collected during nearly 40 years in the House and Senate.
  
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• Case of SU student expelled after drunken sexual encounter echoes national debate

  27-09-2017 13:00
  
  A former Syracuse University student's lawsuit captures points made in a debate raging nationwide.
  
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• AP source: Wade to sign with Cavaliers, reunite with LeBron

  27-09-2017 01:15
  
  Wade, a 12-time All-Star, is expected to clear waivers on Wednesday and then join the Cavs.
  
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• John Stamos shares pic of the 1 time he met Miley Cyrus (a long, long time ago)

  27-09-2017 00:21 via today.com
  Sure, Miley is one of today's biggest stars, but 25 years ago she was just a tiny tot excited — or not — to meet the "Full House" actor.
  
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