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Monday, May 13, 2013  New York's five-year moratorium on shale gas development promised to be a blessing for many landowners eager to end leases they signed before anyone outside of the oil and gas industry had heard of fracking.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Three Long Island men have been indicted on charges of swindling a lottery winner of nearly $75,000.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  A spokesman says New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie underwent gastric band surgery in February to try to lose weight.

Monday, May 06, 2013  The average U.S. price of a gallon of gasoline has gone up one penny over the past two weeks. It is the first increase after eight straight weeks of decline.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  A mid-level appeals court says New York municipalities can use local zoning laws to ban the use of hydraulic fracturing to drill for natural gas.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Months after the Cuomo administration promised a decision "within weeks" on whether to allow hydraulic fracturing for natural gas, it now says there's "no timetable for a decision."

Monday, April 29, 2013  Subaru is recalling just over 10,000 of its 2014 Forester wagons because the floor mats can interfere with the clutch, brake or gas pedals.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Onondaga County authorities say four people were hurt in a Friday afternoon crash in Lysander.

Friday, April 12, 2013  A Syracuse was is accused of stealing a car and leading police on a chase through Ithaca.

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

Thursday, March 21, 2013  The United States is increasing its oil production faster than ever. And American drivers are guzzling less gas, but gas prices are increasing.

Thursday, March 21, 2013  Environmentalists and the energy industry are asking a court to decide their battle over previous rulings allowing New York towns to ban drilling for natural gas using high-volume hydraulic fracturing.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Clark is a graduate of Syracuse University and worked for the student-run radio station WAER. He got his start in television at WKTV in Utica.

Monday, March 18, 2013  Celebrities belonging to the group Artists Against Fracking are wielding star power to influence New York law, but they may also be running afoul of it.

Friday, March 15, 2013  New York utility regulators have approved new electricity and natural gas delivery rates for National Grid.