Lunchtime Links: NC woman's unclaimed body left in hearse 9 days
Also: Did Michael Jordan's kids drop $56,000 at a casino in one day? From The Associated Press: GRAHAM, N.C. (AP) -- Police and North Carolina regulators are investigating why a woman's body was left...
View ArticleTwo motorcyclists hurt in Manlius collision
Manlius, NY – Manlius police continue to investigate an accident that sent a motorcycle driver and his passenger to the hospital Tuesday. According to witnesses, a 2003 Ford sport-utility vehicle...
View ArticleFormer Baldwinsville man admits guilt in village vandalism spree
Syracuse, NY - A former Baldwinsville resident admitted his guilt in Onondaga County Court today in a vandalism spree that targeted residents of a village neighborhood last year. Justin McGill, 18,...
View ArticleOneidas to move cigarette factory to nation
Oneida Nation, NY -- The Oneida Indian Nation is moving its cigarette manufacturing plant from the Buffalo-area to the nation’s homelands in Oneida. The move will allow the nation to continue to sell...
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Auburn police identify two teens in video after playground arson
Auburn police said Wednesday that two 15-year-olds and their parents came to police headquarters to discuss the investigation into an arson at the Genesee Elementary School playground in July....
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Suspect surrenders in Buffalo restaurant shooting that killed four
Man wanted for questioning in connection with the shooting turns himself in at Buffalo television station. View full sizeThe Associated PressCrime tape remained at the scene the day after the August...
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Bail reduced for Fulton man accused of sexual contact with boy
Fulton, NY -- Fulton resident Tommy Merritt, who is accused of engaging in sexual contact with a child less than age 13, was released from the Oswego County jail Wednesday after posting bail. Merritt,...
View ArticleDeWitt police to charge Rochester man with attempted robbery in hotel caper
Ronald J. Larkin already accused of robbing Weedsport hotel DeWitt, NY -- A Rochester man state police charged Tuesday with holding up a Cayuga County hotel is facing an attempted robbery charge in...
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What's going on: 9/11 families, others rally in favor of New York City mosque
Plus: Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski pins primary hopes on absentee ballots APDonna O'Connor (center) national spokeswoman for September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows, speaks Wednesday during a...
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Oswego State ranks high with U.S. News, Princeton Review
School ranked among best public schools in Northeast Frank Ordonez / The Post-StandardOswego State University graduates enter the Campus Center arena and convocation hall for the start of commencement...
View ArticleMissing metal menorah found in Syracuse University area, returned to Chabad...
Syracuse, NY -- A big, steel menorah that was stolen from in front of Chabad House has been found and returned, Rabbi Yaakov Rapoport said today. The menorah, which was taken sometime during the...
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Committee on Cicero cops: Let people decide
Committee of town residents recommends referendum on dissolving Cicero Police Department View full sizeMichelle Gabel / The Post-StandardCicero Police Officer Mike Serafin talks to the driver of a...
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Have the Oneidas outfoxed the state again? Nation moves cigarette factory to...
Announcement comes week before state's new crackdown on tax-free cigarettes Lauren Long / The Post-StandardMike Hopper, of Rome, completes a sale of cigarettes for Sue Beadore, of Glenfield, on Aug. 6...
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Syracuse area road report: Interstates mostly clear for state fair
• For state fair parking information, check out our guide and map. Indicates ramp or road restrictionsIndicates ramp or road closures Onondaga County Interstate 81: View I-81Roadmap in a larger map...
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Drug cartel suspected in massacre of 72 migrants
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- The discovery of 72 slain Central and South American migrants on a ranch just south of the U.S. border provides a horrific reminder of the brutality of human trafficking in a...
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Beck rally on anniversary of King's 'Dream' speech
TV personality says the rally is not about politics. File photo / AP PhotoGlenn Beck WASHINGTON (AP) -- Glenn Beck's rally on the anniversary and at the site of Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous "I Have...
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Fact Check: Stimulus assessments overly optimistic
Assessing the claims and the facts about the economic recovery program. View full sizeAPThe Obama Administration is touting the stimulus program, but what are the real results? WASHINGTON (AP) -- The...
View ArticleOnondaga County E-911 now fielding Skaneateles emergency calls
Skaneateles, NY – Onondaga County E-911 is now handing police, fire and emergency medical calls formerly taken by the Skaneateles Dispatch Center, county officials said. The turnover came Monday. With...
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West Genesee Street in Geddes closed by overnight crash
Geddes, NY - West Genesee Street in Geddes remained closed this morning due to an overnight crash that knocked out power in the area. Authorities said the crash occurred shortly before midnight at...
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Armory Square project begins on conversion of Hurbson Building
Conversion has begun with the 139-year-old structure at 215 W. Fayette St. File photo / The Post-Standard, 2004Conversion of the Hurbson Building, a 139- year-old structure at 215 W. Fayette St.,...
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