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Yesterday at 7:06 PM  Several children have been pulled out of the rubble alive at a school in an Oklahoma City suburb.

Yesterday at 5:13 PM  Neighborhoods are flattened and buildings are on fire after a mile-wide tornado moved through the Oklahoma City area.

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Ultimate Fighting Championship chairman Lorenzo Fertitta was joined by UFC fighters Uriah Hall and Ryan LaFlare at a press conference at the Oncenter War Memorial Wednesday morning to push for New York State to legalize professional mixed martial arts events.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Lawyers for an upstate New York water park where hundreds of visitors were sickened during a viral outbreak in 2008 have agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit.

Monday, May 06, 2013  A fire broke out at a home on the 300 block of Arnold Avenue in Syracuse Monday night.

Sunday, April 14, 2013  A fire burned through a home on Hawley Avenue in Syracuse on Sunday, displacing those who lived there.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  The Atlanta-based company confirmed Monday that it would introduce a line of fruit-flavored seltzer waters called "Fruitwater" starting April 1.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  A World War II-era American flag that has flown at U.S. military posts from Texas to Afghanistan will be raised at Fort Drum in northern New York.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  After a determination is made by insurance adjusters, the owners of the site where a Burger King has been located for 23 years, hope to rebuild or restore it as the fast food restaurant.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  The Burger King fire in Tully lit up the night sky on Wednesday night.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013  A north Florida woman is paying an armed deputy to patrol her child's elementary school due to safety concerns following the shooting that killed 20 children in Newtown, Conn.

Saturday, December 29, 2012  Viewed by several at Destiny USA, both on the commons level and in the balconies above, the Native American Round Dance flash mob was a part of the international Idle No More movement, which supports the rights of Indigenous people.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  Hasbro says it will soon reveal a gender-neutral Easy-Bake Oven after meeting with a New Jersey girl who started a campaign calling on the toy maker to make one that appeals to all kids.

Thursday, November 22, 2012  An oxygen tank explodes, adding fuel to a house fire in Phoenix. Fortunately, the woman who was home at the time made it out safely.

Thursday, November 15, 2012  The former New Process Gear site has sold for $2.45 million.