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Monday, May 20, 2013  Consumer watchdog group warns that most sunscreens meet FDA standards, but questionable SPF ratings persist

Friday, May 17, 2013  There is a rabies alert in the town of Marcellus. The Onondaga County Health department says a raccoon tested positive for rabies.

Thursday, May 16, 2013  Area Special Olympics athletes came together Thursday at Cicero-North Syracuse High School to compete in a track and field event.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Ultimate Fighting Championship chairman Lorenzo Fertitta was joined by UFC fighters Uriah Hall and Ryan LaFlare at a press conference at the Oncenter War Memorial Wednesday morning to push for New York State to legalize professional mixed martial arts events.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  A Camillus woman with a family history of breast cancer discusses her decision to get a preventative double mastectomy.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Once the girl with the Billy Bob tattoo, Jolie now inspires with mastectomy revelation

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  New York Senate Republicans say Monday's murder conviction of a Philadelphia abortion doctor bolsters their opposition in Albany to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's abortion proposal.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  Idaho spud giant bets on biotech potatoes 12 years after similar Monsanto push failed

Monday, May 13, 2013  The government has filed a last-second appeal that will delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Governor Cuomo announced an expanded ban on smoking in state parks, like Green Lakes and Chittenango Falls, among others.

Friday, May 10, 2013  Why does one hospital charge 40 times more than another? New data underscore cost mysteries

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Vernon Downs has announced that they will be resuming racing this weekend.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  While the funeral this morning at Oswego High School was imaginary, the message it sent to students about the dangers of drinking and driving was very real.

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.