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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Researchers are set to launch a pair of robot submarines to check the health of Lake Ontario.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Investigators with the New York State Health Department are looking into allegations against Rural Metro Medical Services in Syracuse.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Data released by the government on Wednesday is shedding light on the mystery of just how high a hospital bill might go - and whether it's cheaper to get that care across town. There are vast disparities in cost among hospitals in the same area, including Central New York.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Lawyers for an upstate New York water park where hundreds of visitors were sickened during a viral outbreak in 2008 have agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  A New Hartford man is recovering after he was reportedly bitten by a fox. It happened around 5 p.m. Monday on Pheasant Lane.

Monday, May 06, 2013  New York's Nassau County is no longer using condoms as evidence in prostitution cases.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  A former manager at a Syracuse hospital admits she stole at least $800,000 over 11 years from the envelopes of patients buying television and phone service.

Monday, April 29, 2013  The Healthy Pet Clinic opens its doors Sunday, May 5th to pets that have owners with financial limitations who live in Syracuse.

Monday, April 29, 2013  The family of a dying man at Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse say they consented to removing life support under the apparent mistaken impression he was brain dead.

Wednesday, April 24, 2013  This is a reissue of a conservation request that had been in place.

Friday, April 12, 2013  The boil water advisory for Sandy Creek and Lacona has been lifted. Residents no longer need to boil their drinking water.

Thursday, April 11, 2013  A young girl from Rome is recovering after she and her family pet were attacked by an animal suspected of having rabies.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  Oswego County Health Department advises residents of Sandy Creek and Lacona to boil all drinking and cooking water.

Monday, April 08, 2013  When you're navigating grocery store isles, you might never imagine that there are foods with the same ingredients used to make floors shine.

Friday, March 29, 2013  After nearly vanishing for the season, the flu has made a comeback. Influenza has peaked again for the second time in Onondaga County.