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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Gun owners have until Wednesday to file an exemption if they want to keep their information private.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  Onondaga County will alert the media when a request is made for the names and addresses of pistol permit holders.

Wednesday, March 13, 2013  The wait is about 14 months from applying for a pistol permit until the processing begins.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente and Oneida County Court Judge Michael Dwyer announced the county’s position on pistol permit records at a press conference Thursday morning.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  U.S. builders started construction on more homes in August, driven by the fastest pace of single-family home construction in more than two years.

Thursday, March 08, 2012  Federal agents say a green card mill operating out of a Lewis County farmhouse provided fake documentation to dozens of illegal immigrants.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011  Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he will sign into law a new measure requiring large industrial water users to get state permits for water withdrawals in New York.

Monday, August 15, 2011  Hunters in Cortland, Wyoming and portions of Chautauqua counties will be able to use rifles as well as shotguns when hunting for deer or bear this fall. That's the word from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010  The state Department of Environmental Conservation says about 5,000 Deer Management Permits will be issued to hunters who were previously denied permits during the initial application period earlier this fall.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010  Do you have a right to know who's packing heat? New York State's pistol permit database has been published on the internet.