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Saturday, March 02, 2013  Maggie Wilcox lost her life to eastern equine encephalitis. Better known as triple E, this drove together the Oswego community today. Her family is battling to bring awareness to Triple-E by hosting a benefit today in Maggie's honor.

Sunday, February 24, 2013  Maggie Wilcox family wants to push for a human vaccine

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Authorities say a 14-year-old boy is hospitalized with serious injuries after the car he was riding in collided with a county snowplow in central New York.

Tuesday, December 11, 2012  A federal appeals court has upheld the convictions of three men sentenced in connection with the death of a New Hartford police officer back in 2006.

Monday, August 27, 2012  Police arrested a man for attempted murder after he shot at three people from a sleeping bag on his property at 11641 Webster Hill Road in the Town of Ave.

Thursday, August 02, 2012  Police arrested three people in connected to a burglary at a Syracuse smoke shop and an attempted burglary at another.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012  A sale of television station WSYR Channel 9 could be announced by the end of this week: Wall Street Journal Report.

Tuesday, July 10, 2012  Five Central New York counties provide a new tool to help fight the spread of the mosquito borne illness, EEE virus. The news comes as two cases of West Nile Virus are confirmed in Oswego County.

Monday, June 18, 2012  Clean up crews are beginning work on a property in the town of New Haven that was declared a "public health nuisance" by the Oswego County Board of Health last week.

Monday, June 11, 2012  The Oswego County Board of Health, in an extraordinary special session Monday morning, declared a property in the town of New Haven a "public health nuisance."

Friday, June 08, 2012  Full scale mosquito surveillance is underway in Oswego County with good results so far.

Thursday, June 07, 2012  Oswego County may declare a New Haven property a, "public health nuisance." Its located near the home where a 4 year old contracted the mosquito borne EEE virus and died.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  An ordinance being proposed by an Oswego lawmaker would regulate abandoned and uncared for pools.

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  The New York State Health Department is joining Central New York health agencies to help fight against a deadly disease.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  Oswego County is taking a novel new approach to fighting the deadly Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus.