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In one of the weirdest incidents you’ll ever hear in New York, a man’s death in 1986 may have been the result of the phenomenon known as “spontaneous human combustion.”

Certain beers can be aged. This isn't one of them.

Central New Yorkers know there are a lot of places where the term "Podunk" may apply. But there is an actual Podunk, New York.

This year marks the 34th anniversary of one of the most bizarre injury stories you’ll ever hear: a woman was once injured at a Syracuse restaurant by an exploding snail. Escargot, to be exact. Karen J. Prouty was out for a birthday meal with friends and family on February 26th, 1988, when her fancy hors d'oeuvre spontaneously exploded, burning her eye with piping hot garlic butter and temporarily

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This TikTok account creates videos by going on Google Maps and zooming in on a random house in New York State in hopes of finding the owners.

This smarty-pants thought nobody "saw" him stick the sharp tool down his trousers at a Fulton County store, but the suspect was caught on a security camera.

It was a crazy Tuesday night in Liverpool as New York State Police and Onondaga County Sheriffs worked to gather a number of cows on the loose.

We could start seeing emojis on license plates in the near future. A state rep in Vermont wants to let residents bring their favorite graphics to the streets.

This is big news for those with a large family!

Excuse me, what?! This lady called 911 an average of 100 times a day since June. Apparently she truly has nothing better to do than waste people's time.

This mystery person may have lost a raffle at Tully's, but it seems like they may have won a friend instead. Check out this Craigslist Missed Connection from Syracuse.