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Saturday, March 09, 2013  Cortland County 911 says the Walmart on Route 13 in Cortlandville has been evacuated.

Friday, February 01, 2013  Neighbors in Sylvan Beach who were forced to leave their homes because of flooding are now being allowed to return.

Friday, August 31, 2012  Fulton residents are back in their homes after an ammonia leak at the former Bird's Eye plant Thursday evening.

Tuesday, January 17, 2012  UPDATE: A bomb threat over the weekend prompted the evacuation of C.W. Baker High School Tuesday morning.

Monday, November 14, 2011  Two investigators from the Federal Railroad Administration are in Syracuse looking into what caused Friday afternoon's derailment along East Colvin St. near the Syracuse University campus.

Friday, November 11, 2011  The Syracuse Police Department has released information for drivers that need to travel to the Syracuse University hill area tonight

Monday, October 10, 2011  A news conference held Monday morning with Mercy Flight focused attention on the growing controversy over funding for the Onondaga County Sheriff Department's helicopter, Air-1.

Friday, September 09, 2011  Torrential flooding prompts President Obama to declare a state of emergency in New York.

Thursday, September 08, 2011  The rain-swollen Susquehanna River overflowed retaining walls in downtown Binghamton on Thursday, sending water coursing down city streets and leaving officials scrambling to evacuate holdouts who didn't heed earlier warnings to leave.

Thursday, September 08, 2011  The village of Sherburne is advising some residents to evacuate due to flooding.

Thursday, September 08, 2011  Flooding along the Susquehanna River could force 100,000 people out of their homes for up to 72 hours.  Entire communities are being evacuated after the Lee rainstorm.

Tuesday, September 06, 2011  A group of Cicero residents were asked to evacuate their homes Tuesday morning after a report of a gas leak in their neighborhood.

Monday, August 29, 2011  People who live in the Oneida County village of Chadwicks are busy cleaning up after heavy rain caused flooding in the area.

Thursday, August 25, 2011  Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday urged New York City residents living in low-lying areas to line up a place to stay on high ground ahead of a possible evacuation this weekend due to Hurricane Irene.

Thursday, July 07, 2011  The sound of train traffic is nothing new for businesses located on Court Street Road in East Syracuse.  Employees who work in that industrial neighborhood say they almost forget that trains pass through constantly because they've become so accustomed to it.  But seemingly everyone in that neighborhood heard the sound of a train rear-ending another around lunchtime Wednesday.