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Monday, April 08, 2013  Private researchers who have analyzed federal data on airline performance say passengers are getting grumpier, and it's little wonder.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Airline passengers will be allowed to carry small knives, souvenir baseball bats, golf clubs and other sports equipment on planes beginning next month.

Tuesday, June 05, 2012  State Police in Central New York say their seatbelt enforcement campaign has resulted in more than 1,200 tickets for drivers and passengers failing to strap into their vehicles.

Monday, May 21, 2012  State police will be running a two-week crackdown on seatbelts starting Monday and running through June 3.

Wednesday, May 09, 2012  A teenage driver's risk of dying in an accident increases dramatically when there are other teens in the car, and plummets when there's an adult looking on, according to a study by AAA's safety foundation.

Tuesday, March 20, 2012  A Pennellville man is charged with drunk driving in a crash that left four people hurt.

Tuesday, December 13, 2011 

Friday, December 09, 2011  Investigators were at the scene of a train derailment near Utica Friday.

Wednesday, September 07, 2011  After years of turning flying into more of a science, government officials say travelers can expect that snail pace of security to speed up in the future.

Friday, September 02, 2011  Forty passengers on an amusement park ride were stuck upside down for two minutes when a safety system caused the ride to shut itself off at the New York State Fair.

Tuesday, December 28, 2010  Air travel in the nation's busiest airspace nearly shut down, and thousands of stranded passengers turned terminals into open-air hotels while they waited for planes to take off and land on plowed runways.

Friday, November 12, 2010  A gas main break left passengers waiting in line at Hancock Airport in Syracuse.

Friday, October 29, 2010  The U.S. government said Friday it is taking additional security measures after seizing two explosive packages packed aboard cargo jets, which could mean more hassle for travelers this weekend.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010  According to the FAA, there are close to 300 so called air rage incidents a year and the vast majority of those are alcohol related.

Monday, April 12, 2010  Passengers complained less about airlines last year, but there were also fewer people flying, than the peak year of 2007.