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Tuesday, April 16, 2013  One of the emergency sirens at the nuclear power plants in Oswego County accidentally sounded Tuesday morning around 8:45 a.m.

Monday, April 15, 2013  In response to the Boston Marathon explosions, the nuclear power plants at Nine Mile in Scriba in Oswego County have been put on a status called heightened alert.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  Employees of CVS Caremark who use company health insurance must report their weight, body fat and other medical information or pay higher insurance premiums.

Monday, January 28, 2013  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the cases have been linked to last week's recall of more than 1,000 pounds of ground beef .

Wednesday, January 23, 2013  A drone might be coming to your front yard. Due to a federal law which was passed last year, drones can now be flown in the frist 400 feet of federal airspace.

Thursday, November 22, 2012  The remains of a roller coaster submerged by Superstorm Sandy in New Jersey might stay where they are and become a tourist attraction.

Thursday, September 27, 2012  Expect to see a large scale deer kill in and around the City of Ithaca this fall.

Monday, August 27, 2012  A dozen people who say an upstate New York village's plan to thin the local deer herd is too violent will drop their court challenge.

Monday, January 09, 2012  The Village of Cayuga Heights has approved a controversial plan to cull the deer herd. The two square mile village is home to an estimated 200 deer.

Friday, January 06, 2012  Opponents of a controversial plan to control the deer population in a small Tompkins County village say they've won a major victory.

Wednesday, December 21, 2011  Dozens of people spoke Wednesday morning at public hearing on a controversial plan to control the deer population in Cayuga Heights.

Tuesday, September 27, 2011  A multi-billion dollar state investment is being touted as a huge job creator throughout New York, including here in Central New York.

Friday, September 16, 2011  A State Supreme Court judge has cleared the way for the Village of Cayuga Heights to move forward with a plan to control the large deer herd in the village.

Monday, July 11, 2011  An investigation is continuing into the death of an Iraq war veteran and double amputee who fell from a 208-foot-tall roller coaster in upstate New York.

Thursday, May 26, 2011  A dozen residents of the Tompkins County community near Ithaca have filed a lawsuit in hopes of blocking the village from the slaughter of a number of deer that have taken up residence within the village limits.