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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Two-time Olympian explains the importance of dialing before digging
"Did I ever think I would ever go to the Olympic Games? No. It kind of came about going through such an adversity. I was very...
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New York Youth Works Program Growing
GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES MORE THAN 120 BUSINESSES JOIN NY YOUTH WORKS PROGRAM, CREATING JOBS FOR 2,900 AT-RISK YOUTH
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Tebow Snag Resolved: Jets Acquire Tebow
Get ready New York -- It's Tebow Time! Or is it? The unsure atmosphere stemmed today amid controversy of the acquirement of Tim Tebow. But at...
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Honoring Prominent New York Women
GOVERNOR CUOMO ANNOUNCES OPENING OF CAPITOL EXHIBIT HONORING PROMINENT NEW YORK WOMEN. Exhibition Includes Suffragist Wagon and Parade Banner, Rosie the Riveter Poster From 1942, and Women's Suffrage...
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Local Election Results for Oneida County
Local Election Results are in! Here's a quick look at the results according to the Oneida County Board of Elections: Whitesboro: In the race between Anthony J Camerota...
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Boilermaker's 5k Sells Out: Only 3 Mile Walk Left
With the 15k Boilermaker Road Race selling out spots a week and a half ago, its 5k little brother is now officially filled up as well....
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Tuesday, March 20, 2012

The Medical Advocate 19 March 2012
The Medical Advocate, Dr. Steven Kussin, talks to us about seeing beyond the statistics when it comes to the numbers regarding your health and well-being.
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Utica Council passes budget with 24 cuts in public safety and 9.9% tax increase
A vote was made Tuesday night to finalize Utica's budget.The Common Council passed a budget that included a 9.9% tax increase, which is less than...
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Mayor Palmieri works out tentative agreement with UFD
Utica Mayor Robert Palmieri told Eyewitness News Tuesday before the Common Council meeting that a tentative agreement has been made with the Utica Fire Department.Palmieri...
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Boilermaker Continuing the Tradition
Of the original 800 or so that ran in the original boilermaker road race, there are only a handful left that can say they've run it every...
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Monday, March 19, 2012

Monday Morning Quarterback: Sports Medicine
It's the part of sports that athletes and coaches don't usually discuss, injuries. The fact remains it's a part of sports and it's up to athletic trainers...
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Retired State Trooper found not guilty in dog shooting
The Retired State Trooper is found not guilty on both counts of intentionally killing the German Shepard "Shadow."On August 24th, Bernard Sperfeld said the Former...
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Police: Woman takes baseball bat to tow truck
Utica Police say around 8:00 Sunday night, they responded to Lenox Ave. regarding a complaint of criminal mischief. The officer spoke with a tow truck operator, who...
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Oneida Nation Addresses Meth Issue
Oneida Nation Police say the illegal manufacture and use of methamphetamine drugs has become a national epidemic. ONP is teaming with Homeland Securityto help a number of rural...
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Friday, March 16, 2012

Council votes for deeper cuts in public safety
The Utica Common Council has voted for even deeper cuts in Mayor Robert Palmieri's 2012 proposed budget.According to Robert Wenner, the fire union president, there...
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Veteran unemployment rate down from this time last year
The current unemployment rate for Iraw and Afghanistan veterans is down 5-percentage points from last year at 7.6%. And with the national jobless rate higher than 8%,...
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Mild Winter, Mild Production
Just a few miles down Otsego Street in the Village of Ilion sits one of the oldest farms in New York. The clap saddle farm has changed...
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Local Ilion Man Who Kidnapped Daughter Found in Bangkok by FBI.
Jeffrey Shipman was a local Ilion Resident who back in 2007, kidnapped his daughter and fled the country. The FBI has now confirmed the 51-year old...
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Thursday, March 15, 2012

Cuse' Fans cheer on their team at local restaurants
Syracuse Fans headed out to "The Cage" in Utica Thursday afternoon to cheer on the Orange.Fans say they were hopeful for a win even without...
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Boilermaker announces Transfer Program
For the first time in 35 years, Boilermaker staff are introducing the "Official Transfer Program" for runners.This program allows people to transfer their numbers to...
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Meet the Eyewitness News Team

Jeff Matthews
The only thing Jeff ever wanted to do more than be an on-camera Meteorologist was play left field for the Yankees. By the age of 7, he was already posting...
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Elsa Gillis
Elsa is thrilled to be part of our team as an Anchor and Producer for WUTR & WFXV Eyewitness News. Coming from Newtown, Connecticut, she graduated from Cornell University with a...
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Stephen Bond
Born and raised in the Central New York area, Stephen is excited to launch his career at home as a multimedia journalist at WUTR. He earned a bachelor's degree from...
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Rachel Polansky
Rachel is excited to join the Eyewitness News team as a Multimedia Journalist. Rachel is a 2012 Penn State graduate with a B.A. in Broadcast Journalism. While there, she was...
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Michael Spellman
A true hometown talent, Michael was born and raised in Central New York. His first taste of journalism came as a Sports Reporter for his high school newspaper...
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Mary Wilson
Mary Wilson is native of southern Vermont. She has lived and studies in Central New York, and has a Broadcast Journalism degree from Syracuse University's Newhouse School...
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