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Tuesday, June 11, 2013  Two Cortlandville business owners are accused of running their driving businesses without securing workers' compensation insurance.

Saturday, February 23, 2013  Syracuse Police arrested a woman after she drove the wrong way on Route 81 North and crashed into a taxi with two passengers plus the driver at about 2:45 am on February 23.

Thursday, December 13, 2012  You could soon be using your smartphone to hail a taxi in New York City.

Monday, September 24, 2012  The city of Oswego unanimously passes a law to prohibit sex offenders and convicted felons from driving taxi cabs.

Monday, September 10, 2012  A taxi company in Oswego has told the Common Council that several drivers would lose their jobs if the new law is passed.

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  Police say a Syracuse man who refused to pay a $12 cab fare was carrying more than $5,000 on him while the taxi drove him around looking for reasonably priced cigarettes.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012  A Utica woman is accused of threatening a taxi cab driver with a box cutter.

Monday, April 02, 2012  Oswego Hospital confirmed to CNY Central that it is investigating an allegation that it may have improperly treated a patient suffering from a stroke.

Friday, December 30, 2011  Syracuse Police will be out in full force, cracking down on drunk drivers during the holiday weekend. Taxi companies will also be out giving people options to get home.

Thursday, November 10, 2011  Is the Obama administration really taxing Christmas trees?

Tuesday, October 04, 2011  For the first time in history, a country has adopted a new tax targeting fatty foods.

Wednesday, July 27, 2011  A man is dead in Utica after his motorcycle crashed into a taxicab.

Monday, March 14, 2011  Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse starts using a new $2.2 million remotely controlled computerized heart catheterization system this week. Upstate is now one of three hospitals in New York, outside of New York City, to use the Stereotaxis Remote Magnetic Navigation System.

Friday, January 14, 2011  Syracuse Police say there has been a taxi fare scam targeting Fort Drum soldiers, and the cab company is doing nothing to stop it.

Monday, September 27, 2010  Police in Utica are on the lookout for a suspect after a cab driver was shot Sunday night.