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Yesterday at 10:29 AM  President Barack Obama says he is instructing his disaster response team to get tornado victims in Oklahoma everything they need "right away."

Thursday, May 09, 2013  Investigators with the New York State Health Department are looking into allegations against Rural Metro Medical Services in Syracuse.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Colgate University will host a special mixed-doubles tennis tournament on the J.W. Abrahamson Memorial Courts on Thursday, May 2 at 4pm in honor of Martin Richard, the 8–year-old boy that died in the Boston Marathon bombing.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  Next season will be Syracuse's debut in the ACC. Today, Syracuse learned who they will be facing at home and on the road this year.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  It's 77.7 miles around Seneca Lake. At the Seneca seven race, seven members from each team complete the course together. A team from Baldwinsville was running with a specific purpose in honor of their fallen hero, Corporal Kyle Schneider.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  Authorities say nine members of a college crew team have been rescued after their boat took on water while they were rowing on a western New York lake.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Lt. Col. Joseph Biehler, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has taken command of the New York Army National Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade Team.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013  Police have surrounded a house in northern New York while searching for a person believed to have opened fire on two others, possibly in retribution for a botched kidnapping.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Officials say local, state and federal law enforcement agencies were involved in the investigation into meth production at the home in the Tioga County town of Newark Valley, 10 miles northwest of Binghamton.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Four days before they play, the SU Georgetown game at the Carrier Dome is sold out, shattering the record attendence number.

Thursday, February 07, 2013  A veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will be the next commander of the New York Army National Guard's Syracuse-based 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

Monday, February 04, 2013  In January Scott Shafer was introduced as the Head Coach of the Syracuse Football Team, taking the reigns from Doug Marrone who was tapped to lead the Buffalo Bills.

Friday, January 25, 2013  National Guard officials say about 80 members of the Syracuse-based 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are expected to arrive Friday morning at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  Support and prayers for Coach Tom Dotterer, the Christian Brothers Academy Baseball Coach who was shot in an armed robbery at his store Wednesday night continues to pour in. It comes not only from Christian Brothers Academy, but from the community Dotterer has touched.

Sunday, January 13, 2013  Donations, volunteers welcome