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Saturday, June 15, 2013  The third-annual Poker Run raises money for the Air 1 Foundation.

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.

Friday, May 31, 2013  The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a mother and child were killed as tornadoes moved through Oklahoma City.

Friday, May 31, 2013  The National Weather Service has issued a tornado emergency for the Oklahoma City metropolitan area.

Monday, May 13, 2013  The government has filed a last-second appeal that will delay the sale of the morning-after contraceptive pill to girls of any age without a prescription.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  The Justice Department is appealing a judge's decision lifting all age limits on the Plan B morning-after birth control pill and a cheaper generic.

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.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  New York officials have unveiled a new system that will allow cellphone users across the state to receive free, automatic Amber Alert notifications.

Sunday, April 14, 2013  Windstream customers in the Cazenovia area of Madison County are currently experiencing problems with the E911 system.

Friday, April 12, 2013  The National Weather Service had issued a flood warning for the Tioughnioga River south of Cortland. On Friday afternoon the water was running high but appeared to be several feet away from a flood stage.

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.

Friday, March 29, 2013  During your travels this Easter weekend, don't forget to slow down and move over for emergency vehicles along the side of the road. New York State Police will pump up patrols from April 1st through April 7th, on the lookout for speed and those who do not "Move Over" for emergency or hazard vehicles.

Friday, March 22, 2013  New York's new state budget provides funding for a stockpile of emergency generators so gasoline stations can keep pumping and avoid the shortages and long lines that plagued many downstate areas in the days after Superstorm Sandy

Sunday, March 17, 2013  A Canastota man is dead after his vehicle drove off the road and hit several trees before rolling over on Route 31 in the Town of Verona at 10:25 am on Friday, March 15, according to State Police.