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Saturday, June 15, 2013  They prefer less fragrant plants, so plant accordingly!

Friday, June 14, 2013  The Greek yogurt boom in New York is being harnessed to make electricity.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013  Authorities believe they've found the body of a cancer patient missing since a small plane crashed last month in upstate New York.

Monday, June 10, 2013  The federal government has told a New York judge it will reverse course and take steps to comply with his order to allow girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without prescriptions

Monday, June 10, 2013  The FBI says a "telephonic bomb threat" against a Southwest Airlines flight from Los Angeles to Texas led to the plane being diverted to Phoenix on Monday afternoon.

Monday, June 10, 2013  Federal prosecutors don't oppose adding a death penalty expert to the defense team for a man charged with raping a 10-year-old girl and killing Lori Bresnahan in Clay but say it may be premature.

Friday, June 07, 2013  New York's new gun-control law may have little effect at the state's nuclear power plants.

Thursday, June 06, 2013  A New York appeals court has allowed some emergency contraception pills to be sold without a prescription or age restrictions while the government argues the issue in court.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013  The owner of the former Nestle Plant admits he engaged in illegal asbestos removal.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013  59-4 vote would allow prosecutors quicker access to sealed juvenile court records in sex crime cases.

Monday, June 03, 2013  The latest player in upstate New York's yogurt boom is set to officially open. PepsiCo Chief Executive Indra Nooyi is scheduled to cut the ribbon on the new Muller Quaker Dairy Facility in Batavia on Monday, joined by Sen. Charles Schumer and others.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  The search for a brain cancer patient on board the volunteer medical flight that crashed in the woods in central New York has stretched into a third day.

Sunday, May 26, 2013  Officials now know the identities of the three people killed in a plane crash in Ephrata on Friday night.

Saturday, May 25, 2013  Two confirmed dead, as plane reportedly exploded in air over Fulton County

Wednesday, May 22, 2013  A second yogurt plant is about to open in a Genesee County business park.