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Brown & Brown boosts dividend by 6 percent
Brown & Brown, Inc. (NYSE:BRO), the Florida–based parent of Syracuse–based Brown & Brown Empire State, on Thursday announced that its board of directors has increased

Former Auburn business owner pleads guilty to tax fraud
AUBURN, N.Y. — A former Auburn business owner pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Syracuse to filing a false tax return, the U.S. Department

Moravia man arrested for forging checks
HOMER, N.Y. — New York State Police in Homer say this week they arrested a Moravia man for presenting forged checks in exchange for cash.

Appel Osborne to open a Buffalo office
SYRACUSE — Appel Osborne Landscape Architecture, a Syracuse–based firm, is opening a new office in Buffalo on Oct. 21. The new 1,290-square-foot, leased office, located

Cicero man arrested for robbing Bank of America branch in Salina
SALINA, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office announced that on Wednesday afternoon it arrested a suspect in Monday’s Bank of America robbery in the

Finger Lakes man charged with stealing boat in St. Lawrence County
HAMMOND, N.Y. — New York State Police announced that on Monday they arrested a Finger Lakes man for stealing a boat from the Chippewa Yacht

Ithaca house cleaner charged with grand larceny
ITHACA, N.Y. — The New York State Police announced they recently arrested an Ithaca woman for stealing jewelry worth more than $1,000 from a home

What channel is the Syracuse football game on? (vs. Holy Cross)
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Orange football team (2-2) looks for a second straight win when it hosts the Holy Cross Crusaders (1-2) from the

BAE Systems wins $7.5 million contract add-on from U.S. military
This modification provides support for the Defense Weapons Systems Field of Fire non-recurring engineering effort and procures spares and mission kits for the MV-22 and

Fulton man arrested after robbery spree in Syracuse area
NORTH SYRACUSE, N.Y. — New York State Police in North Syracuse announced they arrested a Fulton man on Saturday for robbing three separate Syracuse–area stores