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Sunday, December 16, 2012  UPDATE:  Organizers of a Syracuse vigil have postponed the ceremony while more time is given to arrange logistics.

Monday, October 08, 2012  Bee Man Candle Company, a Canastota beeswax candle company, won Martha Stewart's American Made small business awards.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  A candle company from Canastota is leading a national small business competition sponsored by Martha Stewart.

Tuesday, June 19, 2012  The New York State Fair announced that the Rockstar Energy Drink UPROAR Festival will play as part of the 2012 Grandstand series.

Thursday, June 07, 2012  A candlelight vigil brought out about 400 friends and family Wednesday night, to honor 3 young men killed in a car crash.

Thursday, May 24, 2012  An old facility is coming back to life in Salina.

Monday, April 09, 2012  One of the last remnants of a once-thriving candle industry in Syracuse is getting a $3 million makeover into apartments and commercial space.

Wednesday, December 28, 2011  The holidays may be a time for fun, but they are also a time when homes have many fire hazards.

Sunday, December 18, 2011  Decorating, lighting and heating help to keep you safe

Tuesday, November 29, 2011  New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered flags in his state lowered for a 20-year-old soldier from northern Michigan who was killed in Afghanistan.

Friday, November 18, 2011  The NCAA has told Penn State it will examine how school officials handled a child sex abuse scandal that has shocked the campus and cost the school's former president and coach Joe Paterno their jobs.

Tuesday, November 15, 2011  In a telephone interview Monday night on NBC News' "Rock Center," Bob Costas asked former Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky if he's a pedophile and Sandusky responded, "no."

Friday, July 01, 2011  Some fireworks could soon be legal if the Governor signs a bill recently passed by the State Senate and Assembly.

Wednesday, June 22, 2011  Family and friends gathered on Stoney Creek Road in Verona to honor two crash victims in a special candlelight vigil.  Sunday, Ellie Dombrowski and Carlton Reames slammed into a closed bridge's barricades.

Tuesday, April 26, 2011  James McCandless has experienced flooding at his Grumbach Ave. home before.