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GOP House Leader John Boehner to campaign in Syracuse for Ann Marie Buerkle
Boehner's visit viewed as sign of momentum in 25th Congressional District campaign. View full sizeThe Associated PressHouse Republican Leader John Boehner, R-Ohio, right, listens to Rep. Dave Camp,...
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Oswego County judge rules statements from Malone can be used in her murder case
Oswego, NY -- Oswego County Court Judge Walter Hafner has denied a defense lawyer's request to suppress statements made by his client in the murder case against her. Lawyer James Eby wanted the...
View ArticleNew York state sets electric use record amid July's heat
RENSSELAER, N.Y. — Utility officials say New Yorkers set a record for electricity use during July as they sought air-conditioned relief from the sweltering heat and humidity. The New York Independent...
View ArticleWhat's going on: Ethics panel details charges against California Rep. Maxine...
Also, EPA moves Thursday's hydrofracking meeting from Binghamton to Syracuse, and per-capita income is up in the Utica-Rome area. From the Los Angeles Times: Even as Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters of...
View ArticleEPA to hold 'fracking' sessions Thursday in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- At the last minute, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has moved three public meetings on hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking,” from Binghamton to Syracuse. EPA officials will...
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Pentagon belt-tightening will cut jobs
WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Monday that tough economic times require that he shutter a major command that employs some 5,000 people around Norfolk, Va., and begin to eliminate...
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Gold thefts prompt police to monitor sellers
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Law enforcement and local governments are scrambling to shut down a shadow industry that has grown up around the booming cash-for-gold business nationwide: thieves are snatching...
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As 39,000 oil spill claims dangle in limbo, BP defers to feds
Mississippi AG says BP is waiting for U.S. administrator to take over the claims process. ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — Wedding planner Sheryl Lindsay’s wedding business is on the brink, crumbling with each...
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Your Comments: Hurry up and pay fishermen affected by the oil spill
Oil rig supply boats, wedding planners and oyster farmers are among the people who have filed 39,000 oil spill claims that BP has been holding onto for months. Without the money, those small-business...
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Oneida Lake group, DEC may turn to volunteers to keep cormorants away
Syracuse, NY -- Oneida Lake Association officials confirmed Monday that there’s no money in the 2011 federal budget for cormorant harassment on the lake. The state Department of Environmental...
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Janet Callahan is first woman named as managing partner of a major Syracuse...
She became a partner in 1989 -- only the second female partner at the firm -- and was the first woman elected to its executive committee in 2003. View full sizeClay Willis / The Post-StandardJanet...
View ArticleOswego sewer rates to increase between 50 percent and 69 percent
Oswego, NY -- Residents of Oswego will see sewer rates go up between 50 percent and 69 percent next year. The Common Council Monday night approved raising rates that will go into effect Jan. 1. The...
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New York City's Statue of Liberty to get new staircase for safety
NEW YORK — A set of 354 narrow steps spirals all the way up to the Statue of Liberty’s crown, and it’s the only escape route for tourists in an emergency. On a recent summer day, one tourist put his...
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Vandalism fails to uproot Syracuse community gardeners
Volunteers have reinforced garden's vinyl fence with wooden pallets. "I can't give up on this," says one gardener. Mike Greenlar / The Post StandardLa-Nyja Ferguson, 9, of Syracuse, paints one of the...
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Syracuse area road report: West Street north ramp from Erie Boulevard closed...
Indicates ramp or road restrictionsIndicates ramp or road closures Onondaga County Butternut Street bridge reconstruction: View I-81ButternutStreetBridge in a larger map Click map markers for details...
View ArticleCity says Syracuse Developmental Center lease in jeopardy again
Syracuse, NY - A controversial deal for Syracuse to lease temporary classrooms at the former Syracuse Developmental Center is once again in jeopardy. Syracuse officials are threatening to abandon the...
View ArticleOnondaga sheriff, Syracuse police chief plan merger of police academies
Syracuse, NY - Central New York’s two biggest police agencies would combine their training academies under a proposal expected to save at least $80,000 per year. The Syracuse Police Department and...
View ArticleAppeals court dismisses Oneida Indians' 40-year-old land claim
Oneida, NY - The Oneida Indian Nation lost a major court decision Monday that could doom its 40-year-old land claim case. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan ruled that the nation can’t...
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New law blocks families from mailing smokes to troops overseas
Law was meant to hamper smuggling and underage sales, but is affecting troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. Kevin Frayer / The Associated PressU.S. Army Spc. Nicholas Fischer, of Bravo Company, 2nd...
View ArticleDriver still critical, as passengers improve after Sunday crash in Van Buren
Van Buren, NY--The driver of a car that struck a tree in Van Buren Sunday night remains in critical condition this morning in Upstate University Hospital, while the conditions of the vehicle's three...
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