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

Monday, January 28, 2013  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the cases have been linked to last week's recall of more than 1,000 pounds of ground beef .

Friday, January 18, 2013  Vegetables across the country are skyrocketing in price. Not only will they be increasing, but they may be vanishing for the time being as well.

Wednesday, January 09, 2013  An Arizona sheriff has launched a plan to have as many as 500 armed volunteers patrol areas just outside schools in an effort to guard against school shootings

Tuesday, January 01, 2013  Hundreds of thousands of workers are set to get a pay raise to start 2013, as 10 states increase their minimum wage.

Thursday, December 20, 2012  56-year-old sex offender Alvin Dan Riddle was arrested in Chadwicks after a brief investigation by the New Hartford Police Department and U.S. Marshalls.

Monday, December 17, 2012  P.F. Chang’s will open in Syracuse at Destiny USA on Monday at 5:00 PM.

Friday, October 26, 2012  An Arizona man is helping make history at Scripps Hospital in La Jolla, California.

Saturday, May 05, 2012  Seneca County Sheriff Deputies say a canoe holding three men capsized on Cayuga Lake this morning around 2:05 am.

Sunday, January 22, 2012  Rep. Gabriel Giffords of Arizona says on her Facebook page she intends to resign from Congress this week to concentrate on recovering from wounds suffered in an assassination attempt a little more than a year ago.

Wednesday, November 23, 2011  Authorities say an aircraft has crashed in the Superstition Mountains east of Phoenix but they don't yet know what kind of plane it is. A Pinal County spokeswoman says 911 calls began coming in around 6:30 p.m.

Wednesday, January 26, 2011  Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords' condition has improved and she'll move to a rehabilitation facility today.

Saturday, January 15, 2011  Authorities say one of the victims of the shooting rampage in Tucson has been arrested after he threatened a tea party leader during a town hall meeting for a television show.

Thursday, January 13, 2011  Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was in the hospital room Wednesday night when Rep. Gabrielle Giffords opened her eyes.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011  Matt's Memo: Matt Mulcahy blogs about two names we've learned in the news this week. An abandoned baby now has the name Isabella.