Trial of Blossvale man accused of shooting his infant son set for Nov. 29
Lawyer intends to pursue psychiatric defense at Adam Theall's trial. Dick Blume / The Post-StandardAdam Theall, who police say shot and killed his 3-month-old son, appears today in Oneida County Court...
View ArticleSyracuse police investigating early morning stabbing and shooting
Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse man told police early this morning he was stabbed twice and shot once in the back in lower Onondaga Park, police said. Syracuse police were called to 1411 Bellevue Avenue at...
View ArticleOswego teen accused of burglarizing park office and convenience store
Scriba, NY--Oswego County Sheriff’s deputies Wednesday accused an Oswego teen of two burglaries in the Town of Scriba. Casey J. Stauring, 17, of 2305 County Route 8, is accused of breaking a window at...
View ArticleSkaneateles car dealer Pat Bombard indicted in theft cases
Syracuse, NY - A Skaneateles car dealer has been indicted in connection with a series of alleged thefts from customers. Pat J. Bombard, 54, of 39 Heritage Woods, Skaneateles, was indicted Wednesday on...
View ArticleSyracuse jobless rate drops a tick to 8 percent
CNY area has a lower unemployment rate than New York state and the rest of the nation. SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The number of unemployed people in the Syracuse metropolitan area decreased by 500 to 26,800 in...
View ArticleAlfalfa sprouts recalled due to salmonella
Albany, NY -- New York agricultural officials say some packages of alfalfa sprouts from Snow White Food Products Inc. are being recalled due to the presence of salmonella. The recalled alfalfa sprouts...
View ArticleVan Buren father, son face child pornography charge
Van Buren, NY – A father and son from Van Buren face charges of possessing child pornography following a seven-month investigation, state police said. Leon Yingst, 56, and Christopher Yingst, 21, both...
View ArticleOil from Gulf spill not gone after all, it's lurking below the surface in...
Researchers say the oil is breaking down very slowly. View full sizeAP Photo/Kerry MaloneyMangrove Island, a delicate breading ground for Louisiana's brown pelicans located in Barataria Bay near Grand...
View ArticleRecalled eggs not found in New York so far
Syracuse, NY – State and federal officials have not found any direct distribution to New York of eggs that have been recalled by an Iowa producer tied to a salmonella outbreak, a state Health...
View ArticleSpike in layoffs feeds fear of faltering recovery
New applications for unemployment benefits hit a nine-month high last week. View full sizeAP Photo/Rick BowmerA worker is shown at a construction site in Portland, Ore. New applications for jobless...
View ArticleCity rejects Syracuse Real Food Co-op's move to East Genesee Street
The Co-op wants to expand; will it now move to the suburbs? Mike Greenlar / The Post-StandardThe Syracuse Real Food Co-op, currently located in this 1,200-square-foot building at 618 Kensington Road,...
View ArticleAlnutt gets 25 years to life for arson death in Fulton County
Fulton County, NY -- Former Pompey businessman Jeffrey Alnutt has been sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the 2007 murder of a tenant who died in a fire Alnutt set at one of his buildings,...
View ArticleStabbing reported at Scriba store
Scriba, NY -- One person was taken by ambulance from the scene of a stabbing in Scriba Thursday, Oswego County emergency dispatchers report. At about 4:30 p.m., Oswego County Sheriff's deputies...
View ArticlePalermo fly-in honors fallen ultralight pilot
Palermo, NY -- The ultralight aircraft pilots gathered in Palermo Thursday through Sunday for the Summer’s End event at Gulliver’s Wilderness Airpark will honor Robert Hurd with a flyover Friday....
View ArticleFinger Lakes group to police: Keep pressure on companies to keep trucks off...
A recent four-day “blitz” by state police targeting trucks using Route 90 in Aurora proved very successful, and members of a Finger Lakes grassroots group wants the state to keep up the pressure on...
View ArticleIn the spirit of an-eye-for-an-eye, Saudi judge considers...
Judge has asked hospitals if they could damage a man's spinal cord as punishment. View full sizeThe Associated PressSaudi King Abdullah speaks at the Presidential Palace in Baabda, east of Beirut,...
View ArticleMenorah missing from Chabad House in University neighborhood
Syracuse, NY -- The menorah is missing from in front of Chabad House, again. It’s the third time it’s happened in the past decade, said Rabbi Yaakov Rapoport, director of Chabad-Lubavitch of Central...
View ArticleJustice Center deaths prompt a second community meeting in Syracuse
Representatives of groups pledge to work together to raise awareness Jim Commentucci / The Post-StandardAbout 60 people attended an NAACP-called meeting Thursday evening at Hopps Memorial CME Church...
View ArticleArizona fugitive and fiancee arrested at campsite
The three-week nationwide manhunt that drew hundreds of false sightings finally comes to an end. U.S. Marshals Office / AP PhotoIn this image provided by the U.S. Marshals Service fugitive John...
View ArticleWoman escapes when train hits car in Rome
Rome, NY--A driver escaped unharmed this morning before a train hit her car, which was stuck between tracks in Rome, according the Oneida County Sheriff’s Office. The accident occurred at 1:44 a.m. on...
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