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• Here's what John Goodman thinks about his 'Roseanne' character coming back

  04-01-2018 23:56 via today.com
  Dan Conner was killed off in the original "Roseanne's" series finale, but John Goodman is reprising the role for the show's upcoming revival.
  
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• 'DWTS' pros Peta and Maksim celebrate son's 1st birthday with sweet messages

  04-01-2018 23:24 via today.com
  Peta Murgatroyd and Maksim Chmerkovskiy took to Instagram to post birthday messages for their son, Shai, who turned 1 on Thursday.
  
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• Oneida County woman charged with stealing $12K from elderly man's bank account

  04-01-2018 22:10
  
  Police said the money was taken over a period of seven months.
  
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• Syracuse's innovation office gets one-year extension from Bloomberg

  04-01-2018 22:00
  
  The office last year reached the end of its 3-year grant, and will be renewed for a year
  
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• Bruno Mars' new video makes us want to live in the '90s forever

  04-01-2018 21:56 via today.com
  Bruno Mars and Cardi B's new music video brings us back to the '90s.
  
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• CNY evening commuters will encounter slick roads, steady snow and strong winds

  04-01-2018 21:31
  Leave early if you can -- and drive slowly
  
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• It's so cold in Florida, iguanas are falling from trees

  04-01-2018 21:22
  
  They're not the only reptiles stunned by this week's cold snap: sea turtles also stiffen up when temperatures fall.
  
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• Judge bans OCC, fired coach from discussing settlement in lawsuit over race in recruitment

  04-01-2018 21:04
  
  Dave Pasiak sued OCC in U.S. District Court after the college fired him for refusing to recruit players based on race, according to the lawsuit.
  
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• Bundle up for 66 straight hours of below-zero wind chill in Central NY

  04-01-2018 19:47
  
  Wind chills could stay below zero until Sunday afternoon.
  
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• Wind chill forecast map for Upstate NY: How cold will it feel where you live?

  04-01-2018 18:57
  
  Interactive map shows the predicted apparent temperature where you live, tonight through Saturday.
  
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• Walsh on I-81 delay: We need to focus on what we can control

  04-01-2018 18:46
  
  Walsh said Cuomo's decision to add the tunnel to a pending study "moves the process forward"
  
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• What Central NY school districts have already decided to close Friday due to cold?

  04-01-2018 18:38
  
  The forecast is prompting administrators to make the decision far in advance.
  
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• Syracuse, other Central NY school districts have already decided to close Friday

  04-01-2018 18:38
  
  Cold weather and brutal wind chill temperatures are leading districts to announce they will close Friday.
  
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• Lights on the Lake extended; extra night to benefit CNY animal shelter

  04-01-2018 18:36
  
  The annual lights display will now run until Jan. 8.
  
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• Syracuse police remind pet owners to protect animals from sub-zero temperatures

  04-01-2018 18:20
  
  If you are cold when outside, then your pet is cold, according to the Syracuse Police Department animal cruelty officer.
  
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• Oswego man accused of groping sleeping woman, photographing second victim

  04-01-2018 17:53
  
  Joshua C. Simmons, 19, was arrested Wednesday evening and charged with two counts of second-degree unlawful surveillance and first-degree sex abuse, both felonies, deputies said.
  
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• Restaurant inspections by the Onondaga County Health Department from Dec. 17 to 23

  04-01-2018 17:36
  
  Restaurant inspections from December 17 to 23
  
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• School closings in Central New York: After-school cancellations, Thursday, Jan. 4

  04-01-2018 17:25
  
  Some districts are beginning to announce after-school cancellations.
  
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• Ice safety: How thick should it be to iceskate? (Video)

  04-01-2018 17:16
  
  According to the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC), there is a minimum safety thickness for your favorite activities on the ice. Do you know them? If it isn't obvious, they vary greatly from walking on the ice by...
  
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• Foggy bathroom mirror? Plug in your hair dryer!

  04-01-2018 16:48 via today.com
  Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager are sharing a hack a day this week, and Thursday's comes from Family Circle magazine, which says that a hair dryer makes a handy solution to a foggy bathroom mirror. TODAY's Donna Farizan, aka Donnadorable, gives it a try.
  
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• New casual restaurant opens in Fayetteville

  04-01-2018 16:47
  
  The restaurant opened earlier this week.
  
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• Gov. proposes eliminating toll booths from New York State Thruway by 2020

  04-01-2018 16:47
  
  Under the proposal, drivers wouldn't have to stop at a single toll booth from New York City to Buffalo along the 496-mile "superhighway."
  
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• Snow day! Jenna Bush Hager's Mila and Poppy are enthralled

  04-01-2018 16:38 via today.com
  As a massive winter storm hits the Northeast, Jenna Bush Hager shares an adorable photo of her young daughters, Mila and Poppy, in their pajamas, staring out in wonder at the snow. No playdates today - nobody wants to leave their home!
  
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• NY taxpayers built $90M factory in DeWitt for firm that walked away, didn't create a job

  04-01-2018 16:30
  
  Economic development officials say new tenant for state-built factory in DeWitt will face financial penalties if it fails to meet job commitments.
  
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• From true crime to self-help, here are the 5 best podcasts to listen to now

  04-01-2018 16:16 via today.com
  Hear's what you need to listen to this year.
  
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• Syracuse police arrest 15-year-old with gun after traffic stop; 3 others charged

  04-01-2018 16:14
  
  Syracuse police arrested a 15-year-old for having a handgun and three others during a traffic stop Tuesday afternoon.
  
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• Fourth teenager charged in deadly Syracuse shooting, burglary

  04-01-2018 16:09
  
  Police declined to release the 15-year-old defendant's name, citing his age.
  
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• Former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra launches GOP bid for NY governor

  04-01-2018 15:37
  
  Giambra joins State Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb in the race for the Republican nomination in 2018.
  
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• Andy Grammer takes daughter to his mother's grave: 'It's a mystical relationship'

  04-01-2018 15:35 via today.com
  This week marked nine years since Andy Grammer lost his mother, Kathy, and the singer found the perfect way to honor the woman who still means so much to him.
  
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• See what happens when CNY village's tractor falls through ice (video, photos)

  04-01-2018 15:14
  Fayetteville Department of Public Works employeesseveral hours last week pulling a Toro PolarTrac tractor out of Beard Pond after it fell through the ice.
  
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• Dangerous cold and lake effect snow in Central New York this weekend

  04-01-2018 14:36
  
  Wind chills as low as -30 degrees and lake effect snow will make Saturday especially hazardous.
  
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• How to protect yourself from heart-stopping cold, snow

  04-01-2018 14:24
  
  Frigid temperatures, snow can set the stage for heart attack and sudden cardiac deaths.
  
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• Be ready for CNY school closings Friday morning as wind chills plummet

  04-01-2018 14:13
  
  Superintendents often use 20 below zero as a tipping point
  
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• 50 most expensive home sales in Onondaga County in 2017

  04-01-2018 13:49
  Two Syracuse University coaches and a NYS senator bought and sold top homes
  
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• Upstate NY museum seeks to identify WWII soldiers in former SU student's sketches

  04-01-2018 13:47
  
  "These people need to be remembered," a veteran who found the 17 drawings said.
  
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• Warnings issued for 'dangerously low' wind chills in Upstate NY

  04-01-2018 12:09
  "Significant risk" of frostbite, weather service says
  
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• Woman transported to hospital after house fire in North Syracuse

  04-01-2018 07:05
  
  Flames forced fire crews to knock down a fire from outside a North Syracuse house and appeared to gut most of the house.
  
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• Powerball numbers: Did you win Wednesday's $460 million lottery jackpot?

  04-01-2018 05:03
  
  Here are the winning numbers in Wednesday's Powerball lottery drawing.
  
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• Ben Walsh's first trip as mayor: He meets Cuomo, NYC mayor and the Mets

  04-01-2018 02:23
  
  Syracuse mayor spends his day in Albany building bridges for his new administration.
  
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• Frigid temperatures freeze pipes at two downtown Syracuse buildings

  04-01-2018 01:35
  
  Even colder air is on its way to Central New York.
  
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• Decision on future of I-81 won't be made until sometime in 2019

  04-01-2018 01:34
  
  The addition of the tunnel option to a final report has further delayed the process
  
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