Clinton: North Korea must face consequences for attack
TOKYO (AP) -- U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday the evidence is "overwhelming" that a North Korean submarine sank a South Korean warship and the communist country must face...
View ArticleRick Lazio, Republican candidate for governor, to introduce running mate...
Syracuse, NY -- Republican candidate for governor, Rick Lazio, will stop by Syracuse’s this afternoon to introduce his choice for lieutenant governor, Greg Edwards, to Central New York. Edwards is...
View ArticleRepeat Cayuga County child rapist sentenced to 27 years imprisonment
Auburn NY -- A Cayuga County man who was imprisoned for raping a child 20 years ago is heading back to prison for molesting another child. In Cayuga County Court Thursday, Maxwell S. Coapman, 64, of...
View ArticleWayne County Bible teacher accused of sexual conduct against child
Ontario, NY – A longtime church school teacher and Boy Scouts leader in this Wayne County town was charged Thursday with felony course of conduct against a child following an investigation involving a...
View ArticleLunchtime Links: Fla. police say assistant principal -- a World of Warcraft...
Seen on TampaBay.com: TAMPA — A Middleton High assistant principal was arrested Thursday after she sent a naked picture of herself to a 14-year-old boy in Manatee County, authorities said. Lauren S....
View ArticleSyracuse teenager gets prison for hit-run crash that injured nurse
Event was caught on security camera outside Crouse Hospital. Syracuse, NY - A Syracuse teenager was sentenced today to serve 1 1/3 to four years in state prison for running down a nurse outside the...
View ArticleYour comments: Two times in two consecutive days - this man should be locked up
Highlighting your comments to keep the discussion going on topics that affect you. Frank Ordonez / The Post-Standard A Nissan Pathfinder SE is pulled out of the entrance of Pier 57 Restaurant on Route...
View ArticleSyracuse man admits guilt in fatal January shooting
Syracuse, NY - A Syracuse man admitted his guilt today in the fatal shooting of another man that police said stemmed from a feud between the two rival drug dealers. Curtis N. Henderson, 18, of 545 W....
View ArticleUpdate: Three taken from south side Syracuse accident involving medical van
Update: Syracuse, NY -- Three people were taken away by ambulance this afternoon from an accident at South Salina Street and East Beard Avenue involving an Able Medical Transport van and a Ford Focus,...
View ArticleDriver in back-to-back crashes was busted for driving under the influence of...
Clifton Reynolds was arrested Friday afternoon after being released from University Hospital. View full sizeFrank Ordoñez / The Post-StandardOnondaga County Sheriff Kevin Walsh looks at the Nissan...
View ArticleMovie star Sigourney Weaver to join Auburn's Founder's Day celebration
Weaver will receive $50,000 from outside sources for her appearance. Harry Hamburg / APActress Sigourney Weaver is seen at a global environmental policy conference on Capitol Hill in Washington,...
View ArticleWhat's going on: Gulf of Mexico oil spill reaches Louisiana wetlands
Also, Joanie Mahoney backs Rick Lazio for governor, and how Texas is trying to rewrite history. » The National Geographic Channel has released footage showing the oil platform collapse into the gulf...
View ArticleRescue in the works, but NYRA warns of layoffs
ALBANY, N.Y. — Despite a deal in the works to save the state’s thoroughbred racing season, the New York Racing Association is still warning employees they could face layoffs as early as June 9 if it...
View ArticleEurope debt crisis stirs fears of a double-dip recession in the US
BERLIN — A dark cloud has settled over the world’s financial markets, as growing numbers of people are concluding the debt crisis in Europe could hammer global growth — and even bring back recession...
View ArticleLabor group demands city collect on chamber's unpaid $217,000 electric bill
The Greater Syracuse Labor Council, a union organization that represents 40,000 workers, called on the Syracuse Common Council Friday to rescind its vote forgiving a nearly $217,000 electric bill owed...
View ArticleTeens involved in Fayetteville-Manlius library vandalism face suspension
Manlius, NY -- The six Fayetteville-Manlius High School students charged in connection with the library vandalism incident May 2 are facing disciplinary consequences at school as well as in court,...
View ArticleCaterer of U.S. Embassy in Pakistan among six people arrested in failed New...
ISLAMABAD — The co-owner of a catering company that organized events for the U.S. Embassy is among six men detained by Pakistan for allegedly helping the failed Times Square bombing suspect, a senior...
View ArticleCentral New York Republicans can't agree on nominee for gubernatorial race
Syracuse, NY -- Divisions in the Republican Party were on display Friday as the state party chairman and the leading GOP contender for governor held separate news conferences in Syracuse, one hour and...
View ArticleAt worst estimates, oil already spewed in the Gulf could fill 102 gyms
COVINGTON, La. — Day by day, the oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico is adding up to mind-boggling numbers. Using worst case scenarios calculated by scientists, a month’s worth of leaking oil could...
View ArticleFire quickly extinguished at Syracuse recycler
Syracuse, NY -- City firefighters made quick work of a small but smoky fire on Hiawatha Boulevard Friday evening. Firefighters were called to Roth Steel, a recycling facility, after hot metal shavings...
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