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Take this job and shove it: JetBlue flight attendant flips out
Steven Slater cursed on plane's intercom, grabbed some beer and escaped on emergency slide. View full sizeMySpaceSteven Slater JetBlue flight attendant Steven Slater got into a heated argument with a...
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What's going on: Leaking BP well could be permanently sealed within days
Also: Spinal fluid test predicts Alzheimer's; China landslides kill more than 700. Gerald Herbert / APBirds are seen on the empty shoreline after a rain storm in Grand Isle, La., on Monday. The beach...
View ArticleChild care costs less in Cayuga County than in Onondaga County
Syracuse, NY--It costs $52 less a week on average to send an infant to a licensed child care center in Cayuga County than in neighboring Onondaga County, Child Care Solutions said this morning. The...
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NY Minute: Is your politician packing a pistol?
Database of lawmakers with handgun licenses includes CNY's John DeFrancisco and Darrel Aubertine. Stockdisc From the Albany Times Union: ALBANY -- Who's packing in the Legislature? You might be...
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Home-invasion robbery lookout avoids state prison sentence
Syracuse, NY - An East Syracuse woman who acted as a lookout during a home-invasion robbery during which the resident was sexually assault avoided a state prison penalty at sentencing today. Onondaga...
View ArticleLunchtime Links: Woman goes into drive-thru frenzy when she's denied...
Also: Man jailed for beating up fortune teller who said he'd be jailed. Melodi Dushane, 25, flipped out at a Toledo, Ohio McDonald's when she couldn't get Chicken McNuggets at 6:30 a.m. Police...
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Suspect in hit-run fatal back in court today
Syracuse, NY - A suburban man accused of killing a pedestrian in a hit-run crash the evening of the St. Patrick's Day parade in March was back in court today for a pretrial conference. Glenn A. Allen,...
View ArticleSyracuse man sent to state prison for assaulting two girlfriends
Syracuse, NY - A Syracuse man was sentenced today to 3 1/2 years in state prison for assaulting two girlfriends several hours apart last November. Ryan Hazelwood, 25, listing addresses on Clarence...
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Key Bank robbery suspect hit with Taser as he runs from cops at Carousel mall
Syracuse, NY -- Police chased a bank robbery suspect this morning at the Carousel Center and used a Taser on the man as he ran down an up escalator at the mall, Syracuse police said. The man, whose...
View ArticlePastor seeks return of property stolen from Syracuse church
Syracuse, NY -- A burglary was discovered Monday evening at a South Salina Street church and the pastor is asking for the community’s help in the return of stolen computers and sound equipment. The...
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Former Sen. Ted Stevens and former SU professor Sean O'Keefe were on plane...
Five of the 9 passengers were killed. O'Keefe was head of NASA for three years. View full sizePeter Chen / Post-Standard file photoSean O'Keefe teaches in 1996 at Syracuse University's Maxwell School....
View ArticleFracking hearing scheduled for Thursday has been postponed
A hearing on the controversial drilling practice known as hydrofracking scheduled for Thursday has been postponed. The Environmental Protection Agency hearing was scheduled for Binghamton, then...
View ArticleSyracuse woman admits intimidating 12-year-old rape victim
Syracuse, NY - A Syracuse woman admitted in court today to trying to intimidate a young girl into dropping allegations she was sexually molested by the woman’s boyfriend. Shannon Fellows, 42, of Mary...
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John Faso endorses Rick Lazio over Carl Paladino for NY governor
Republican-Conservative leader cites missteps by Paladino in making his decision. Gloria Wright / The Post-Standard, 2006John Faso, then a Republican candidate for governor, speaks at a news...
View ArticleShooting reported at Kennedy and Oakwood in Syracuse
Syracuse police are investigating a shooting at Kennedy St. and Oakwood Ave. in Syracuse. A car with bullet holes, believed to have been driven from the scene, was found near Taylor and Almond....
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House approves $600 million border-securing bill
Bill somewhat funded by raising fees on companies employing foreign workers in US. Matt York / The Post-StandardThe American Flag flies along the international border in Nogales, Ariz. The House of...
View ArticleLockdown ends on Colgate campus after suicidal person with gun safely removed
Hamilton, NY – The Colgate University campus returned to normal around 3 p.m. today after a person threatening suicide with a gun was safely removed from the Oak Street entrance to campus, a...
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Two arrested in string of burglaries across City of Cortland
Cortland, NY -- Two people have been arrested in connection with a string of at least seven burglaries since early July around the city of Cortland, police said. Stolen from businesses and homes were...
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Sean O'Keefe and son survive Alaska plane crash that killed former Sen. Ted...
Former SU professor and son among survivors of Alaska plane crash that killed five. View full sizeDavid Lassman / The Post-Standard, 2003Sean O'Keefe (right), then administrator of NASA, speaks to...
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Local developer Rick Destito gets a nice mention in the NY Times
Last month, reporter Maureen Nolan wrote about Rick Destito's effort to renovate The Gear Factory, a big white building at South Geddes and West Fayette streets and turn it into a workspace for...
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