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Manlius Judge Salvatore Pavone goes to family court after cleaning up...
Pavone replaces George Raus, who was suspended from that job in June 2009 and fired in October. Mike Greenlar / The Post-StandardSalvatore Pavone was recently named as an Onondaga County Family Court...
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Tearing down building that blocked I-81 cost $856,000
After negotiating, city of Syracuse paid just 15 percent of the bill. View full sizeJohn Berry / The Post-StandardDemolition at 921-25 N. State Street began March 17 after Syracuse and state officials...
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Rallies over mosque near ground zero get heated
Opponents and supporters stage simultaneous rallies. NEW YORK (AP) -- Hundreds of impassioned demonstrators - all waving American flags, but separated into two groups by police - descended on the site...
View ArticleLocal gas prices tumble nearly 3 cents a gallon
Syracuse, NY – The average price of a gallon of gas slid nearly 3 cents over the past week in the Syracuse area, two monitoring services report. The SyracuseGasPrices.com Web site Sunday pegged the...
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Syracuse area weathers second-rainiest day ever
Some roads remained closed and some homes were without power this morning after yesterday's heavy rains. Update:: Syracuse, NY -- The power is back on for 357 National Grid customers in Syracuse's...
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Fort Ontario hosts visit from Schumer concerning budget cuts to fort, state...
Oswego, NY -- U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer will be at Fort Ontario Monday to discuss a bill that could provide money to keep the fort and other state parks open next year. Fort Ontario and a number of...
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Chestnut tree that cheered Anne Frank falls over in storm
One of 11 saplings from that tree is growing in CNY. View full sizeAP Photo/Evert Elzinga, FileIn this April 7, 2008 file photo cranes carrying workers stretch over towards a chestnut tree in a...
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Sunday's rainfall sets a daily record
Syracuse, NY – Sunday’s deluge produced the most rain ever for an Aug. 22 in Syracuse and either the second- or fourth-highest total for one day in the city’s history, depending on how you look at the...
View ArticleLunchtime Links: What's worse than being naked and asleep in an alley? Having...
From the Lorain Morning Journal: A naked and intoxicated Pennsylvania man was accidentally run over and trapped underneath a car while sleeping in an alley Wednesday night, according to Lorain police....
View ArticleOswego public works building, vehicles damaged in fire
UPDATE TO DPW FIRE -- Oswego Fire Chief Jeff McCrobie said the fire at the Mitchell Street Department of Public Works garage began in some wiring on a plow truck that was being worked on. He said the...
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SeaWorld fined $75,000 for whale trainer's death
Dawn Brancheau died Feb. 24 when a killer whale grabbed her hair and dragged her into a pool. View full sizeAP Photo/Orlando Sentinel, Julie FletcherIn this photo taken on Dec. 30, 2005, Dawn...
View ArticleOneidas join protest against Mayor Bloomberg, seek apology
Syracuse, NY -- A group of Oneida Nation members, and other Native Americans working at Oneida Nation Enterprises, left for New York City early this morning to join a protest against NYC Mayor Michael...
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DA, sheriff meet, but reach no conclusion on charges in fatal Onondaga...
The investigation continues into the crash that killed Maryann Denny. Dick Blume / The Post-StandardMaryann Denny, 40, of North Syracuse was killed in this crash last week on the Onondaga Lake...
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Family of Van Buren woman who died in weekend crash issues statement
The family of a 21-year-old Van Buren woman who died in a one-car crash this weekend released a statement today. Brianna L. Paice, 21, of 121 Henderson Blvd., was riding in a car that went off state...
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Grand jury takes action in last week's robbery/standoff case
Syracuse, NY - An Onondaga County grand jury has voted to indict two Syracuse men in connection with an armed robbery that sparked a standoff with police and a shutdown of several blocks of South...
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Excellus asks state for permission to boost rates
Insurer seeks up to 12.5 percent increase on some health policies. View full sizeMike Greenlar / The Post-StandardThe Excellus headquarters building in DeWitt. Syracuse, N.Y. -- Excellus BlueCross...
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Driver in fatal Granby crash remains undetermined
Granby, NY – The investigation continues into a one-car accident Saturday in Granby that killed a Van Buren woman. Officials still haven’t determined whether Brianna “Bree” L. Paice or Brad T....
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Schumer wants conservation fund money to keep state parks open
Oswego, NY -- U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said millions of dollars that have been sitting in the federal treasury should be used to keep state parks like Fort Ontario from the state chopping block...
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Your comments: Excellus wants a rate increase? 'Why not?'
Excellus BlueCross BlueShield is seeking approval from the state Insurance Department to increase rates on some of its health insurance policies in Central New York in 2011 from 4 percent to as much...
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Federal judge temporarily blocks rules expanding stem cell research
WASHINGTON -- A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked government rules expanding stem cell research, a blow to the Obama administration that could stall potentially lifesaving research. The...
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