Good evening, Central New York. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.
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A few showers will move in later tonight with mild lows mostly in the 50s. Saturday will be mostly to partly cloudy and a bit breezy with scattered showers. Highs will be in the 60s to near 70. Rain will pick up in coverage into and through Sunday with highs only in the 50s. Pleasant weather will return to the forecast heading into early next week.
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Today's Big Stories
1. Group urges Syracuse University to 'restore safety to your campus'
The organization End Antisemitism Now says more than 650 Syracuse University students and parents signed a letter sent to the university chancellor saying a growing pro-Palestinian encampment on campus represented "a significant threat to the safety and well-being of all students." They also urge the school to remove non-students and signs they say call for the destruction of Israel.
Members of New York State Police and the Ulster County Sheriff's Office forcibly removed protesters on the SUNY New Paltz campus. Several people were arrested, including a Spectrum News 1 reporter who was working to cover the situation.
3. Push grows to expand New York's liquor shipment, container laws
State lawmakers want to expand the types of alcoholic beverages that can be directly shipped to New York consumers and how restaurants buy alcohol in the state before legislative session ends in about five weeks.
4. 'I Love My Park' day is Saturday as New York state parks celebrate their centennial
This weekend, state parks want to celebrate their centennial year with you. Parks and Trails New York hosts "I Love My Park" day on Saturday. They want people to get out and enjoy an area park or even volunteer to help spruce things up before the summer park season.
5. New York utility companies issue warning about aggressive scam tactics
Officials say these alleged scammers are taking photos of bills, asking for a payment with a pre-paid debit card or offering a discount. According to NYSEG and RG&E, they will never send someone to a home to do any of these things. Scammers are also using fake phone numbers to call and text people.
6. Live Updates: Trump's hush money trial enters 11th day
Hope Hicks, who served as Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign press secretary and went on to hold various roles in his White House, took the witness stand in his New York hush money case on Friday. Her testimony on the trial’s 11th day was the latest in a frenzied second week of witness testimony and followed that of forensic analyst Douglas Daus and paralegal Georgia Longstreet.
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NFL player is fundraising to build a community center in his hometown of Nedrow, honoring his late best friend
Latavius Murray most recently played for the Buffalo Bills, and he’s been fundraising to create a community center where he grew up. Eventually, he plans to build the Jon Diaz Community Center. It’s work that has deep meaning for Murray as he builds a future for his hometown, empowering people to succeed, while honoring his childhood best friend.