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Saturday, August 04, 2012  The temperature reached a record high of 97 degrees on Saturday, a thrill for some local business owners, but for others, it made it that much harder to get the job done.

Sunday, July 15, 2012  Steven Centore, 26, of Augusta Solsville Rd in Oriskany Falls was arrested twice in four days, both times displaying behavior consistent with the use of the synthetic drug bath salts.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  Swanson Dry Cleaners opened Saturday on Jefferson Street, right around the corner from the Landmark Theatre.  It comes after a multi-million dollar expansion and renovation at Landmark -- and people who live and work downtown hope it starts a trend of more businesses moving into that area.

Thursday, March 15, 2012  Utica police found glass cleaner in a car during a traffic stop and say the Clarks Mills driver admitted to using it to get high.

Monday, January 30, 2012  An Oswego man is accused of robbing a dry cleaner.

Monday, January 09, 2012  The Clay man who admits he was 'huffing' shortly before a crash that killed a 19-year-old apologized in court Monday morning.

Monday, December 19, 2011  A Clay man admits he was huffing chemical fumes when he hit and killed a Liverpool High School student back in October.

Thursday, July 21, 2011  How would you like to work inside where it's hotter than outside? Some workers were leaving early Thursday, looking for relief.

Wednesday, June 08, 2011  Soaring temperatures were causing problems for students and workers across Central New York.

Wednesday, March 23, 2011  The CPSC reissued a 2008 recall of more than 985,000 drop-side cribs by Delta Enterprise Corp. because of the death of a 7-month-old girl from Colorado Springs.

Thursday, March 03, 2011  Consumers would be able to compare not only the ingredients, but also the potential health dangers of household cleaning products under regulations proposed by New York state regulators.

Tuesday, May 25, 2010  As temperatures soar into the high 80's, we're getting a taste of summer in May.