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Thursday, May 09, 2013  Vernon Downs has announced that they will be resuming racing this weekend.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  A central New York racetrack is set to resume limited racing after being put under quarantine because of horses found to be infected with what can be a deadly virus.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  An upstate New York woman has been convicted of conspiring with two men to kill the father of her daughter last year.

Sunday, May 05, 2013  An outbreak of horse herpes has shut down racing temporarily at Vernon Downs in central New York.

Thursday, April 18, 2013  The Baker High School marching band has been selected to march in the 2014 Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade

Wednesday, April 17, 2013  The Seneca Falls Police have arrested 29-year-old Jonathan A. Preston and charged him with two counts of rape in the second degree

Tuesday, April 02, 2013  A New Berlin man is accused of making threats against staff at the Unadilla Valley Central School.

Wednesday, March 20, 2013  New research from the Harvard School of Public Health links 180,000 deaths worldwide each year to sugary drinks.

Monday, March 11, 2013  New York City's groundbreaking limit on the size of sugar-laden drinks has been struck down by a judge shortly before it was set to take effect.

Monday, March 11, 2013  New York City officials say new statistics underscore a correlation between sugary drinks and obesity. They were issued a day before the city starts enforcing a unique cap on the size of such beverages.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  A missing man from Oneida County has been found in Concord, North Carolina according to the Oneida County Sheriff's Office.

Thursday, March 07, 2013  The Oneida County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in locating a missing man.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  You've heard of cancer, AIDS and heart disease, but today is World Rare Disease Day. This day is focusing on the diseases that are not typically in the limelight.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  The Chenango County Sheriff's Office says it has recovered an unidentified female body off of Center Road in the Town of Pharsalia.

Monday, February 25, 2013  New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has spearheaded a first-of-its-kind crackdown on supersized, sugary drinks - and now he'd like the whole state to do likewise.