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Yesterday at 10:29 AM  President Barack Obama says he is instructing his disaster response team to get tornado victims in Oklahoma everything they need "right away."

Tuesday, March 26, 2013  President Barack Obama has named veteran Secret Service agent Julia Pierson as the agency's first female director.

Sunday, March 17, 2013  A Syracuse pioneer, as we celebrate Women's History Month

Monday, January 28, 2013  Oswego County Sheriff Reuel A. Todd is questioning whether women convicted of crimes are being treated differently by the courts than men convicted of the same crimes.

Sunday, January 13, 2013  Another robbery on the S.U. hill saw a girl assaulted and her purse stolen, according to Syracuse Police.

Monday, December 17, 2012  The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded nearly $20 million to an upstate New York school district to replace an elementary school flooded by Tropical Storm Lee last year.

Friday, December 14, 2012  The Town of Cicero Police Department is looking for any female shoppers who were at the Wal-Mart in Cicero on Wednesday, December 5th

Monday, November 19, 2012  Coming home from war is tough for any soldier, but women in the military can find blending back into society is not easy at all. A non-profit group is helping female veterans adjust back to civilian life.

Friday, October 19, 2012  The Syracuse police is currently investigating two separate robberies that happened on the north side.

Monday, August 20, 2012  For the first time in its 80-year history, Augusta National Golf Club has female members.

Monday, August 20, 2012  Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is distancing himself from a Missouri congressman who says a woman's body "has ways" to prevent pregnancy after rape.

Friday, April 27, 2012  Friday, lawmakers were talking solutions to reduce the risk of flooding hoping FEMA will remove some homes from the new proposed flood zone.

Friday, April 13, 2012  The newest flood plain map put out by the Federal Emergency Management Agency could impact thousands of lives.

Monday, February 06, 2012  Syracuse taxpayers will shell out $375 thousand to settle a harassment suit filed by a female Syracuse Police officer.

Thursday, January 26, 2012  Utica Police Department says they were contacted by the Cooperstown Police Department, regarding an injured elderly female on Wednesday.