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Judge finds Syracuse, Onondaga County law unconstitutional and a "ruse" to...
Seized evidence thrown out in case against Gerald Workman. Robert A. Baker / The Post-StandardSyracuse Police Officers Brian Murphy and James Lane cart away 40 guns seized last year from Gerald...
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Attorney General Cuomo launches investigation into New York State Fair
Former Director Peter Cappuccilli, Jr. will be subject of a criminal probe. Dick Blume / The Post-StandardThe sun rises over the midway at the New York State Fair Monday. Albany, NY -- Attorney...
View ArticleNaked man tells Syracuse police he doesn't know what he was doing on roof
Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse police responded to a complaint late Monday night of a naked man on the roof of 915 James St. An officer climbed a ladder to the roof of the building about 11:15 p.m., where...
View ArticleGolfer's swing hits rock, sparking 12-acre fire in California
Irvine, Calif. — Forget “Fore!” “Fire!” was the cry of the day for a golfer whose off-target swing sparked a 12-acre blaze in Southern California. The golfer at the Shady Canyon Golf Course in Irvine...
View ArticleInvestigators say vendors gave former state prison food czar free dinners for...
Syracuse, NY - The Cayuga County man who ran food services for New York State prisons steered contracts to favored vendors, who in return, treated him to steakhouse dinners and donated money and food...
View ArticleNYC mayor: 'No reason' for mosque finance probe
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg says an investigation by the state attorney general into the finances of the proposed $100 million Islamic community center and mosque near ground zero...
View ArticleLong Island family appeals for return of stolen remains
EAST FARMINGDALE, N.Y. — Relatives of a family matriarch whose remains were stolen from a mausoleum at a Catholic cemetery on Long Island renewed their pleas Tuesday for information leading to the...
View ArticleWestern New York teens accused of disrupting mosque service
CARLTON, N.Y. — Authorities have arrested a group of teenagers for yelling obscenities, honking car horns and firing a shotgun outside a mosque in western New York. Two 17-year-old boys and three...
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Dr. Harold Wanamaker, volunteer who inspired others in CNY, dies at 80
The Syracuse community can’t make up for what it’s lost with the passing of one of its consummate volunteers, Dr. Harold Wanamaker, said his colleague, Dr. Paul Kronenberg. “What the community hopes...
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Heat and humidity increase visits to the state fair infirmary
Temperatures reached 90 degrees this afternoon. Catie O'Toole / The Post-StandardA paramedic from Rural Metro at the New York State fair help an unidentified woman who passed out during Peter Noone's...
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Collection of New York cigarette tax goes into effect Wednesday
The state will enforce the law requiring the collection of taxes from cigarettes sold at Indian smoke shops except those on Cayuga and Seneca land. View full sizeLauren Long / The Post-Standard...
View ArticleAuburn water line repair could force interruption of service for 10,000...
Auburn, NY -- Officials are hoping for the best but bracing for the worst when the city of Auburn tries to repair a large water line leak on Franklin Street Wednesday night. Some 10,000 residences and...
View ArticleOswego loses again with governor's veto of War of 1812 commission
Oswego, NY -- Gov. David Paterson again has vetoed the creation of a commission to promote the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812. This is a blow to Oswego County, which has been working on plans...
View ArticleWhat's going on: East Coast on alert as Hurricane Earl threatens
Also, EPA sets final hydrofracking forum for Binghamton, and a Sylvan Beach landmark is damaged by fire. From the New York Daily News: Hurricane Earl began to menace the East Coast Tuesday, stirring...
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Remains of Liverpool soldier killed in Korean War returned home
Army Cpl. Frank H. Smith came home to Liverpool on Tuesday, 59 years after he was killed fighting communist forces on a hill in Korea. Smith’s remains, which were found by the South Korean military...
View ArticleAlbany wins state drinking water taste contest at the state fair
Geddes, NY -- The city of Albany can now boast that it has the best-tasting drinking water in the state. The water from Pulaski in Oswego County was a finalist. The village of St. Johnsville topped...
View ArticleIndian tribe wants to join multistate Asian carp lawsuit
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — An American Indian tribe based in northern Michigan requested permission Tuesday to join a lawsuit demanding stronger action to prevent Asian carp from infesting the Great...
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Caroline Giuliani's shoplifting case set for dismissal in New York City
NEW YORK — A judge told former Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s 21-year-old daughter Tuesday to do a day of community service and keep out of trouble to get rid of charges that she stole makeup from a high-end...
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Federal judge blocks implementation of cigarette tax for two western NY tribes
But state officials plan to start collecting taxes from other Indians, including Onondagas and Oneidas. View full sizeJim Commentucci / The Post-StandardCars lines up Tuesday at the Onondaga Nation...
View ArticleSyracuse native in Discovery Channel's special on Marine recon training
A Syracuse native can be seen at 10 p.m. today on Discovery Channel's "Surviving the Cut," chronicling the rigorous training to join the U.S. Marine Corps reconnaissance team. To earn his stripes,...
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