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Yesterday at 6:50 PM  Some New York lawmakers are pushing to prohibit using cash welfare benefits to pay for tobacco, alcohol, strip clubs and illegal drugs.

Yesterday at 6:27 PM  Police say a collision between a car and a bus in Oneida has sent 15 people to hospitals, most of them with bruises and other minor injuries.

Yesterday at 4:27 PM  An accident in the City of Oneida has closed Route 5 from Upper Lenox Avenue to Seneca Street, near the Oneida Hospital.

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Yesterday at 8:14 AM  State police say they've been able to verify which of two men was driving a car that crashed and caught fire last weekend in central New York, killing both men and injuring a third.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013  New Hartford police arrested a man after he cashed in lottery tickets stolen from the Byrne Dairy in the Village of New Hartford.

Monday, June 17, 2013  Authorities have released the name of the 23-month-old girl who drowned in a creek during a family outing in the Washington Mills Athletic Park.

Monday, June 17, 2013  A Spokane, Washington-area woman says she was forced to quit her job as a hair salon supervisor after her boss told her to cover her shaved head while at work.

Sunday, June 16, 2013  Route 81 South is closed near Adams Street after a multiple-vehicle crash at 6:40pm on Saturday.

Sunday, June 16, 2013  Outreach to help avoid stigmas

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Authorities believe they've found the body of a cancer patient missing since a small plane crashed last month in upstate New York.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Weedsport child born with rare, incurable skin disease has been battling a lung infection.

Monday, June 10, 2013  Three people are injured after a head on collision in the Town of Manlius Monday evening.

Sunday, June 09, 2013  Three people are injured after a crash between a car and horse and buggy in Pulaski, according to Oswego 911 dispatch. Peck Road is closed near Centerville rd. as the crash is still under investigation.

Saturday, June 08, 2013  One man is recovering at Upstate University Hospuital after a hit-and-run accident that happened around 5:30pm on Saturday evening in Syracuse.