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Tuesday, April 09, 2013  As warmer weather convinces Central New York to trade in our snow shovels for ice cream scoops, customers are already lining up for their favorite flavors and flurries at the Sno Top in Manlius.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  In just one week, Central New Yorkers swapped out their snow boots for the warmer weather, welcoming in the first signs of spring.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  Just days after the horrible crash in Oswego County, a free program draws parents and their teens to Mexico. They listened for a critical message that the speakers were trying to get across about being safe behind the wheel.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  New federal figures show the amount of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the air jumped dramatically in 2012, making it very unlikely that global warming can be limited to another 2 degrees. Many governments set a 2-degree increase as the upper limit.

Monday, February 18, 2013  Scientists point to both scant recent snowfall in parts of the country and this month's whopper of a Northeast blizzard as potential global warming signs.

Friday, January 11, 2013  The forecasted warm Central New York weekend started as a wet one on Friday, as rain poured throughout the region during the day.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  The year 2012 will go into the record books as the warmest ever recorded.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  At 1:36 this afternoon, the thermometer at Syracuse Hancock Airport hit 70 degrees setting a new record high for this date.

Monday, September 24, 2012  This year's wine grape crop from upstate New York is high in quality with a bit less quantity.

Monday, September 17, 2012  The experts say unusual warmth earlier this year, a cold snap and then stretches without rain in some parts of the state won't have much effect on this fall's foliage color in New York.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  Arkansas farmers are seeing record numbers for this year's harvest. Warm spring temps allowed their crops to beat the heat of summer and now they're reaping big profits, despite a summer scarred by a drought.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  No surprise for Northeast residents sweating out the summer after a winter barely touching their snow shovels: this is the hottest year on record in the region so far.

Friday, August 03, 2012  Cazenovia’s Beezie Madden is set to start her third Olympics early Saturday morning, with a horse that’s new to the Olympics.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012  Along with the warmer weather, summer also brings a disease familiar to many in the health and child care industries, but perhaps not as familiar to parents: hand, foot and mouth disease.

Tuesday, July 17, 2012  Hot temperatures can be harmful to your health. Certain precautions should be taken to ensure safety in extremely warm weather.