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New York State Electric and Gas is still trying to get the lights back on to tens of thousands of customers affected by October 7 storms.

Binghamton area residents are being advised to watch out for potential price gouging in the aftermath of the powerful storms that caused widespread damaging and power outages.

Four people died as a result of a wind storm that tore through a rural area between Syracuse and Utica. The Syracuse Post-Standard website syracuse.com reported four homes were destroyed in Madison County shortly after 7 p.m. Tuesday. The area of greatest devastation appeared to be in the town of Smithfield, about 30 miles southeast of Syracuse...

Strong thunderstorms ripped through parts of the Twin Tiers late Thursday afternoon and into the evening.