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Monday, June 10, 2013  The federal government has told a New York judge it will reverse course and take steps to comply with his order to allow girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without prescriptions

Thursday, June 06, 2013  A New York appeals court has allowed some emergency contraception pills to be sold without a prescription or age restrictions while the government argues the issue in court.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  Governor Andrew Cuomo's Women's Equality Act was eagerly anticipated in the village known as "the birthplace of women's rights."

Monday, May 06, 2013  U.S. health regulators are warning doctors and women of child-bearing age that half-a-dozen medications used to treat migraine headaches can decrease children's intelligence if taken while their mothers are pregnant.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  The Plan B morning-after pill is moving over-the-counter, a decision announced by the Food and Drug Administration just days before a court-imposed deadline.

Sunday, April 07, 2013  Kaylin Peters passed away last December after being diagnosed with Tetralogy of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia. Both of her parents are trying to keep memories of her alive by purchasing a headstone.

Friday, April 05, 2013  A New York federal judge has ruled that the Food and Drug Administration must make emergency contraceptives available to women of all ages within 30 days.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  A local high school student has come up with a unique way to help veterans

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  A  Saratoga Springs woman has celebrated her 110th birthday, making her one of the oldest people in the United States.

Friday, March 08, 2013  Neighbors hope the new "Oz the Great and Powerful" movie will bring more people to the village's annual Oz-Stravaganza.

Wednesday, March 06, 2013  A woman, born in Syracuse and adopted, is searching for her birth parents. Despite years of searching, Skye Brennan has little to go on as she tries to piece together her background.

Monday, February 11, 2013  Uncle Sam statues will begin popping up this spring in the upstate New York city that lays claim to being the birthplace of the iconic symbol for the United States.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  A woman who delivered quintuplets at a Southwest hospital over Christmas is back home in northern New York with the four babies who survived the birth.

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  The feast of St. Marianne Cope is celebrated on what would have been her 175th birthday at the Assumption Church in Syracuse.

Tuesday, January 08, 2013  CNYCentral takes an in-depth look at a local hospital's N-I-C-U, as New York sees a decrease in its premature birth rate