Flowers, candles removed from fatal crash site in Granby
Family wonders why someone would take away the remembrances so soon. View full sizeDebra Groom / The Post-StandardFlowers sat on the side of Route 48 in Granby Monday evening, at the crash site where...
View Article9/11 anniversary to bring Acts of Kindness Weekend
Syracuse, NY – On the anniversary of a national tragedy that brought fear to America’s shores and sent the country to war overseas, an interfaith, intercultural group will launch a weekend of efforts...
View ArticleFulton police continue investigation of alleged incidents involving martial...
Instructor faces felony charges Submitted photoTommy Merritt Fulton, NY -- Fulton police are asking parents to talk with their children concerning any inappropriate contact they may have had with...
View ArticleButternut Street bridge over I-81 in Syracuse scheduled to reopen Wednesday
Syracuse, NY -- Construction workers are scrambling to finish structural work on the Butternut Street Bridge over Interstate 81 before a planned 2:30 p.m. ribbon-cutting ceremony Wednesday in...
View ArticleState police determine woman was driving in fatal crash
Brianna L. Paice, 21, died in crash Saturday night in Granby FacebookBrianna L. Paice Fulton, NY -- A Van Buren woman who was killed in a single-car crash Saturday night in Oswego County was the...
View ArticleCommittee to suggest fate of Cicero Police Department
After four months of study, committee of residents will make recommendations Wednesday View full sizeMichelle Gabel / The Post-StandardCicero Police Officer Mike Serafin talks to the driver of a...
View ArticleHome sales, boosted by tax credit in June, dropped in July
Sales of existing single-family homes in New York fell by 50 percent in July compared to the record-setting June total, which was bolstered by buyers who closed before the then-June 30 federal...
View ArticleOnondaga Nation members march for a drug-free community
"We're doing this for the next generation," march organizer says Peter Chen / The Post-StandardJeremy Thompson, of the Onondaga Nation, and around 40 residents and supporters march down Route 11A...
View ArticleOswego Canal may reopen as early as Wednesday; Erie Canal will take longer
Syracuse, NY -- The Oswego Canal may open as soon as Wednesday, while the Erie Canal east of the Oneida County hamlet of New London will remain closed until Thursday at the earliest as crews try to...
View ArticleRochester man charged with robbing Weedsport hotel
Suspect also is under investigation for robbery at a DeWitt hotel Weedsport, NY -- A Rochester man is in custody following an armed robbery Tuesday at a Weedsport hotel, state police said. Ronald J....
View ArticleNational primary roundup: McCain easily fights off GOP challenge in Arizona
Florida home to hard-fought primaries for governor, Senate posts APU.S. Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., leaves his polling station Tuesday in Phoenix after casting his vote in the Arizona primary election....
View ArticlePublic gets no choice in election of five judges in Onondaga County
The jobs collectively carry salaries in excess of $5 million. Michelle GabelSyracuse City Court Judge Kate Rosenthal is one five incumbent judges in Onondaga County who is not facing an opponent on...
View ArticleSyracuse area road report: Butternut Street bridge scheduled to reopen this...
• For state fair parking information, check out our guide and map. Indicates ramp or road restrictionsIndicates ramp or road closures Onondaga County Butternut Street bridge reconstruction: View...
View ArticleOswego Canal, eastern Erie Canal remain closed
Syracuse, NY – The entire Oswego Canal and the Erie Canal between lock 2 near the Hudson River and Lock 21 in Oneida County remain closed this morning, a state Thruway dispatcher said. Sunday’s heavy...
View Article3 arrested in Moldova in uranium smuggling plot
The uranium is valued at $11.35 million. View Larger Map CHISINAU, Moldova (AP) -- Two former policemen and another person were arrested in Moldova on suspicion of trying to sell four pounds (nearly...
View ArticleCarter in North Korea to try for release of US man
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Former President Jimmy Carter arrived Wednesday in the capital of communist North Korea on a mission to bring home an American sentenced to eight years' hard labor for...
View ArticleOswego Sheriff identifies drivers in Schroeppel car-motorcyle crash
Schroeppel, NY – The Oswego County Sheriff’s Office has identified the two people taken to Syracuse hospitals after a car-motorcycle accident Tuesday at county routes 12 and 57A. Shane K. Brown, 31,...
View Article2010 butter sculpture shows green technology in dairy farming
"Dairyville 2020," by artist Jim Victor, shows the future of dairy farming. View full sizeDennis Nett / The Post-StandardThe 2010 New York State Fair butter sculpture was unveiled Wednesday:...
View ArticleSyracuse teenager charged with murder in weekend shooting
A 15-year-old is charged with murder and attempted murder in shooting of two men. John Mariani / The Post-StandardSgt. Tom Connellan speaks at a news conference Sunday about a homicide on South Geddes...
View ArticleSyracuse superintendent seeks community support for "Say Yes" in his final...
The Syracuse school district will launch a new effort this year to get every student, across all the grades, involved in a community service project, school Superintendent Daniel Lowengard announced...
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