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2 hours, 48 minutes ago  CNY Central is partnering with the American Red Cross for a telethon to support the victims of the Oklahoma tornado.

Today 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, February 28, 2013  Central New York is hoping for the best, but it wants to make sure it's ready to respond to the worst. Organizations in the preparedness business are working together to put neighbors at ease and make sure Onondaga County is equipped to handle the unexpected.

Monday, December 10, 2012  A new store in Fayetteville is preparing central New York for a pending apocalypse.  Many believe the end of the world will come on December 21, 2012, which is based on the end of the Mayan calendar.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  Residents in Orange, Putnam, Sullivan and Ullster counties are now eligible for possible aid due to damages from Superstorm Sandy.

Friday, November 09, 2012  Tripp Halstead was playing at his day care in Winder, Georgia on October 29th, when the winds of Hurricane Sandy brought a limb of a nearby tree right on his head, causing brain damage.

Sunday, November 04, 2012  Although Superstorm Sandy did not make a big physical impact in Central New York, it still struck the emotional chord of hundreds in the region, as evidenced by the dozens of donations and drives happening right here in Central New York.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012  President Barack Obama has declared a major disaster in New York and Long Island.

Sunday, October 28, 2012  Standing on the corner of 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Ave. in Mid-Town Manhattan Sunday evening, you’d have absolutely no idea a potentially historic storm was bearing down on New York City.

Saturday, October 27, 2012  As Central New Yorkers tried to stay ahead of Hurricane Sandy, workers at the Wegmans in Dewitt fought a losing battle, as the bottles of water they stocked on the shelves came down nearly as fast as they went up.

Monday, August 27, 2012  Seven more volunteers from the American Red Cross Central New York Chapter are being deployed to the Gulf Coast.

Monday, May 14, 2012  Several hundred National Guard members from the Northeast and Caribbean will be in central New York for disaster preparedness training.

Tuesday, April 17, 2012  The Nuclear Regulatory Commission's Petition Review Board is looking into a petition filed by groups in Central New York.

Monday, March 12, 2012  A statewide alliance is calling on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission  to suspend operations at the James A. Fitzpatrick nuclear reactor in Scriba in Oswego County.

Saturday, January 28, 2012  Basement furnace may be to blame.