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Today at 10:06 AM  Some New York lawmakers are pushing to prohibit using cash welfare benefits to pay for tobacco, alcohol, strip clubs and illegal drugs.

Monday, June 10, 2013  Following the arrest last week of four nurses involved in an apparent prescription drug scandal, administrators at Samaritan Medical Center in Watertown are sending out assurances that they "will not tolerate this type of behavior."

Tuesday, May 28, 2013  Proposed bill would let law enforcers keep up with changing labels, contents

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  The owner of a Syracuse head shop is spending 60 days in jail for selling synthetic drugs known as "bath salts" after a judge ordered him to stop.

Monday, May 06, 2013  U.S. health regulators are warning doctors and women of child-bearing age that half-a-dozen medications used to treat migraine headaches can decrease children's intelligence if taken while their mothers are pregnant.

Friday, May 03, 2013  Five young kittens are recovering after being found in a tied up plastic bag on a rural road in Madison County.

Friday, April 26, 2013  A Syracuse man convicted of dealing drugs says he has changed his life through shock incarceration.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  Police in Onondaga County are on the lookout for a suspect after a reported robbery in Liverpool Thursday morning.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  A massive drug trafficking bust ends in numerous arrests including 11 people from Syracuse and three from Watertown.

Tuesday, April 23, 2013  A pharmacy that makes specialty medications is recalling nearly 100 compounded drugs after federal regulators found potential safety problems during an inspection.

Thursday, April 04, 2013  The company, based in Deerfield, Ill., said Thursday that most of its roughly 370 in-store Take Care Clinics now will diagnose, treat and monitor patients with some chronic conditions that are typically handled by doctors.

Saturday, March 23, 2013  Law Enforcement officials break-up a cocaine operation in Oswego County

Saturday, March 23, 2013  Syracuse Police recover a stolen handgun and crack cocaine while investigating illegally parked car

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Citizens Campaign for the Environment found that of the 59 facilities it reviewed, 51 percent reported flushing medications down the toilet.

Thursday, February 28, 2013  A recent surge in thefts by people on heroin led to an undercover operation and arrests of eleven people in Auburn area.