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Tuesday, April 09, 2013  The Parole Board is rescinding the release of the man convicted of killing Sandra Olrich of Jamesville.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  The family of the victim and the convicted killer fear his upcoming release from prison, claiming he's a danger to society.

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  The family of a Jamesville woman murdered back in 1982 is outraged that the killer is about to be released from prison.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  New York has set tighter restrictions on the popular painkiller hydrocodone, now prohibiting automatic refills.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  The number of babies born addicted to pain killers has been spiking since 2005. A task force on Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome recently met at Florida's Cape Coral Hospital to put potential solutions into action.

Wednesday, November 21, 2012  New York auditors say they uncovered 325,000 errors and inconsistencies in prescriptions for painkillers and other commonly abused drugs in a review of 28.5 million prescriptions dispensed over 15 months.

Thursday, August 23, 2012  New York corrections officials say John Lennon's killer has been denied release from prison in his seventh appearance before a parole board.

Wednesday, June 20, 2012  An underground drug is said to enhance skin color, help to shed pounds, and even boost your libido. What's the catch?

Tuesday, June 12, 2012  New York lawmakers have approved legislation requiring doctors to issue drug prescriptions electronically within three years.

Wednesday, May 23, 2012  Prescription painkiller use hasn't just increased in recent years, it has spiked. In New York alone, painkiller sales went up 519% from 2000 to 2010.  The drugs relieve extreme pain, but they can also be highly addictive.

Wednesday, April 25, 2012  Two Blossvale brothers are accused of forging a prescription to get powerful painkillers.

Tuesday, April 10, 2012  The Cuomo administration, attorney general's office and legislative leaders are negotiating measures to curb the black market in hydrocodone and other addictive painkillers.

Thursday, January 19, 2012  A Geneva woman is accused of selling powerful painkillers and having a semi-automatic pistol.

Sunday, January 08, 2012  Following fatal shootings in two New York pharmacy robberies, a U.S. senator is warning that a new batch of "super painkillers" now under review could force repeats of recent violent robberies that left six people dead.

Wednesday, November 09, 2011  Ralph "Bucky" Phillips will spend more time in a special housing unit and lose his phone privileges for a year after being caught with "escape paraphernalia" in his cell at the northern New York prison where he's serving a life sentence for killing a state trooper.