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For Beth Boshart and Greg Lowe it has been a long streak of bad luck. Greg is a local artist who specializes in wood carvings. Every sculpture he does is by hand, and in many cases has sentimental value. One latest streak of bad luck came in the form of theft. Three of his carvings were stolen from the front yard of his North Utica home.

The youngest rookie in the Ithaca Police Department is Officer Colin Toland. He is the brave 9-year-old boy who has been battling cancer most of his life. He was sworn in earlier in the month. He reported for duty for the first time on Wednesday at the Ithaca Police Department...

On September 12, 2016 at 11:30 am 9 year-old Colin Toland was sworn-in as the newest police officer for the Ithaca Police Department. Officer Toland took the oath of office in front of 150 fellow police officers, firefighters, and EMS workers. Officer Toland was joined by approximately 300 people from the greater Ithaca community as well as his entire 4th grade class at Northeast Elementary School

Update: Adrianne is still alive, but is not doing well. She continues to fight this battle as she always has. To the mistake made on my part...I greatly apologize. It was a misinterpretation of the latest update and I am truly sorry. It was never the intention of the station or the author to disturb, hurt, or offend the family or anyone. Deepest apologies to the family and to Adrianne especially.

Family, friends, and co-workers were disappointed to find out that the Marcy Mom, Amy Morrissey, was no longer in remission from her recent Leukemia diagnosis. She is a mother of four and also a grandmother. She is also a hard working bartender from the North Utica Applebee's. Despite this setback she is determined to fight this disease.

Sad news for those who grew up watching Grizzly Adams. Actor Dan Haggerty passes away from cancer at the age of 74.

Lexi Brown is a 12-year-old girl who is battling a sarcoma, which is a cancer that has spread to her lungs. During her time at Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA in California she made friends with an unlikely group. From her room she could see the fraternity house of UCLA's Sigma Alpha Epsilon. After one pizza delivery, the guys were hooked and Lexi had a new support group.

Shortly after joining the WUTR Eyewitness News team in March of 2015, anchor Mike Hoey was diagnosed with testicular cancer. Since then he has been battling the disease with extreme courage and now his treatment is almost complete. He has received so many great messages of support from viewers and even one from a very familiar face!

Kevin James in an episode of King of Queens once said "If eating hotdogs is wrong, I don't want to be right." Well, according to the World Health Organization eating hotdogs, bacon, and other processed meats may not just be wrong, it may be deadly. A recent study warns that eating these foods could be as damaging as smoking cigarettes.

Doug Haman is a grandfather who would do anything for anyone. He would give you the shirt off his back if he could. After a fall broke his right arm, it was discovered that he had Stage 4 Cancer throughout his entire body. To show how much he is cared for and loved, his grandchildren are putting together a benefit for him to help with medical expenses.

One of the worst things for a bride on her wedding day is not having her father there to walk her down the aisle. For Alexandra Merante of Camillus this was an unfortunate possibility. She and her now-husband and Marine, Philip Wall, were set to be married in July of 2016. However, her father Paul was recently diagnosed with a terminal brain tumor. That's when they decided to move the wedding up.

There is nothing better than when a school community comes together to help support one of their own. In this case, it was the famous PS22 Chorus. Each year the Chorus leader sings a song with the group after the final rehearsal and this year, they decided to include Mrs. Adriana Lopez who had inspired them with her fight against cancer.