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Thursday, January 03, 2013  A neighbor suffered smoke inhalation while trying to alert homeowners to a fire at their house.

Friday, October 12, 2012  On Thursday night, at about 9:30 PM, the Oswego County Sheriff's Office responded to a fatal one car accident.

Wednesday, September 19, 2012  A new study shows low-income smokers in New York spend 25 percent of their income on cigarettes.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012  As US teens head back to school, you may be surprised at how many are carrying a little something extra in their backpacks; drugs and alcohol.

Thursday, August 16, 2012  Police discovered synthetic drugs at three head shops in Oswego in a sweep of local head shops.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  Funeral arrangements are set for Saturday for pioneering Syracuse journalist.

Thursday, August 02, 2012  Police arrested three people in connected to a burglary at a Syracuse smoke shop and an attempted burglary at another.

Friday, July 27, 2012  Officials responded to a report of an incident on an airplane at Syracuse Hancock International Airport just before 8:00 a.m. Friday.

Wednesday, July 11, 2012  An appeals court says New York City cannot try to scare smokers by requiring grotesque images of diseased lungs and decaying gums at stores that sell cigarettes.

Friday, July 06, 2012  Fire crews battled a commercial garage fire in Lakeland late Thursday night.

Tuesday, July 03, 2012  A group advocating smokers' rights has sued the New York Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation to remove outdoor no-smoking signs from state parks, beaches, pools and historic sites, saying they subject smokers to hostile confrontations.

Friday, June 22, 2012  Syracuse investigators are asking for your help as they try to track down whoever may be responsible for setting as many as seven fires in the Tipperary Hill section of the city since May 4th. Have you seen any suspicious activity recently?

Tuesday, May 29, 2012  The Cuomo administration is suspending its restrictions on smoking in parks, pools, beaches and historic sites after a smokers' rights groups objected.

Tuesday, May 22, 2012  Broome County Sheriff David Harder says a 61-year-old man tied up his wife and made her watch from a car outside before he shot his 3-year-old daughter, set his house on fire, and shot himself.

Saturday, May 19, 2012  An Elbridge man escapes a house fire thanks to working smoke detectors. The fire broke out around 1:15 pm Saturday on Fikes Road.