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Cooler with showers & a breeze
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Syracuse Police investigating armed robbery of a car in University area
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) – Police in Syracuse are looking for two suspects in the armed robbery of a car in the city’s University area just after midnight Friday. Police say the victim was moving out of his apartment on Harvard Place and was standing in front of the building near his car when he was approached by two suspects. The first
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Jury deliberating in Trenton Town Supervisor’s sex abuse trial
Utica (WUTR-TV/WSYR-TV) - The fate of the Trenton Town Supervisor is in the hands of an Oneida County jury, which is continuing deliberations Friday. Mark Scheidelman, 53, who has held the elected position for over twenty years, is accused of sexually abusing a boy last year. He is on trial for a charge of first-degree sexual abuse. On Thursday, the
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3 injured after bridge collapse in Washington sends cars into frigid water
Updated: 10:15 a.m. Fri., May 24 Mount Vernon, Wash. (WSYR-TV) - Drivers and their cars were hurled into freezing water after a portion of an interstate bridge collapsed Thursday evening in Washington State. Just before 7p.m., a 150 yard long chunk of I-5, the main freeway on the west coast, suddenly dropped 120 feet into the Skagit River. It happened
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4 bank robberies and 1 attempted robbery with no arrests: Cops looking for the public’s help
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) - There have been four bank robberies and one attempted robbery in the Metro Syracuse area in the past month that have failed to yield an arrest. On Tuesday, Geddes Police began looking for a suspect after the robbery of a Bank of America location on Onondaga Boulevard, releasing surveillance video two days later. On Monday, a man
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GM recalls more than 27k SUVs over concerns wheels could fall off
Syracuse (WSYR-TV0 - General Motors is recalling more than 27,000 Cadillac SUVs because of loose wheels that could fall off. GM says the recall affects the 2013 Cadillac SRX with 18-inch wheels. Safety regulators say the wheel nuts may not have been tightened enough at the factory. GM says the problem has not caused any crashes or injuries and no
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Two arrested after flight from Pakistan to UK diverted with fighter jets
London (WSYR-TV) – Two men aboard a flight from Pakistan to the United Kingdom have been arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft, after the plane was diverted and escorted by fighter jets. CNN reports that it does not appear the incident was terror-related. Police arrested the two men and removed them from the plane at Stansted airport outside London.
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Vietnam memorial wall stops in CNY
New Haven (WSYR-TV) – The Vietnam War “Moving Wall” stopped in Central New York on Thursday. The half-sized replica of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, lists the names of those who lost their lives serving in that war. One of the founders of The Moving Wall saw the original in the nation’s capital and wanted to share the
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Family trying to raise awareness about special disorder
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) – Families from as far away as Italy are flying into Syracuse to meet specialists for a common genetic disorder that many people have never heard of. Upstate Medical University and Syracuse University are now partners in a budding research center for 22q Deletion Syndrome. After years of watching her daughter, Ashlyn, struggle in school, Karyn Ratliff of
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Fire knocked down after seven departments respond to Granby blaze
Images from the fire Granby (WSYR-TV) – Multiple crews responded to a fire in the town of Granby on Thursday afternoon. The fire on County Route 8 near Cedarwood Drive was reported around 5 p.m., according to Oswego County 911. According to Granby Volunteer Fire Department Chief Donald LaBarge, a passerby called 911 when they saw smoke issuing from the
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Two arrested after flight from Pakistan to UK diverted with fighter jets
London (WSYR-TV) – Two men aboard a flight from Pakistan to the United Kingdom have been arrested on suspicion of endangering an aircraft, after the plane was diverted and escorted by fighter jets. CNN reports that it does not appear the incident was terror-related. Police arrested the two men and removed them from the plane at Stansted airport outside London.
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Boy Scouts to allow openly gay members
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) – The Boy Scouts of America will allow for gay members, the national organization determined on Thursday. More than 60 percent of the organization’s 1,400-member national council approved the measure, according to CNN . The ban will remain in effect for Scouts’ leaders, however. For a complete report, visit CNN’s website .