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Wednesday, December 12, 2012  An upstate man's collection of G.I. Joes dating back to the 1960s and `70s is featured in a newly opened exhibit at the New York State Military Museum.

Thursday, November 22, 2012  An oxygen tank explodes, adding fuel to a house fire in Phoenix. Fortunately, the woman who was home at the time made it out safely.

Friday, June 08, 2012  The Wegmans on Pond Street in the north side of Syracuse will close next month but the city administration and neighbors are hopeful another chain will be willing to take over the site.

Monday, April 09, 2012  Nationwide sales of smaller, more fuel efficient cars increased 13% last month.

Sunday, February 26, 2012  The Water Conservation Order issued by the Cayuga County Health Department is no longer in effect.

Friday, February 03, 2012  They're hard to miss if you're watching TV.  Anti-smoking ads are featuring the consequences of smoking.  Some of the most visible ads on television right now feature a man without his lower jaw, a woman who has had a tracheotomy, and a man with an oxygen tank.

Thursday, January 05, 2012  Authorities say no propane leaked when several train tank cars derailed at an industrial site in New York's Southern Tier.

Friday, November 11, 2011  The City of Syracuse has opened the Wescott Community Center as a shelter for anyone eveacuated from their home.

Thursday, July 07, 2011  A malfunctioning regulator on an acetylene tank may be the cause of a fire that broke out at a Cortland elementary school Thursday morning.

Friday, March 11, 2011  Deputies say Dustin Butchino and Burton Nolan punctured gas tanks and stole gas out of three vehicles at a business in the Town of Scriba.

Friday, June 04, 2010  Boaters who were watching firefighters battle a house fire nearly became casualties themselves when the fire ignited a 100-pound propane tank, which took off like a flaming rocket and splashed down in Cayuga Lake near the flotilla of onlookers.

Monday, February 09, 2009  75-year-old Richard A. Fuller and 71-year-old Doris E. Fuller of Mattydale died Sunday when their car crossed a double solid line in the Town of Sullivan.