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It's never too late: High school dropout, retired sailor is star student at...
When Bill Flesher was 15 years old he dropped out of high school in his hometown of Parkersburg, W.Va. His mother, who was widowed nine years earlier, tried to talk him out of quitting school and...
View ArticleCayuga County DA to seek criminal charges in cigarette tax dispute despite...
Nearly two weeks have passed since New York’s highest court ruled Cayuga and Seneca counties could not prosecute the Cayuga Indian Nation for selling untaxed cigarettes at their LakeSide Trading...
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Recession wallops SU endowment; plus who makes the most money at SU?
Syracuse University saw its endowment plummet by nearly $300 million in the 2008-09 school year — a fall of about 33 percent, according to documents filed last week with the federal government. The...
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Ingenuity, valor and duct tape: A soldier and his green unit overcome an...
Fort Drum Sgt. 1st Class Richard J. Olson Jr. earns a Silver Star for leadership in battle against Afghan insurgents. John Berry / The Post-StandardSgt. 1st Class Richard J. Olson, Jr., 32, of the...
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State police refuse to release report about shooting death of Oswego County man
State police say releasing reports would invade privacy of trooper who shot Joshua Davies in Mexico. John Berry / The Post-StandardJoshua Davies lived in this encampment, a tent pitched beneath the...
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What's going on: One man reportedly loses 16 relatives in Indian plane crash...
Also: Key Afghan NATO base attacked; oil seeps into Gulf wetlands. Aijaz Rahi / The Associated PressPeople mourn as they wait for the bodies of relatives who died in the plane crash of Air India...
View ArticleBuckshot from shotgun blast injure 3 in Syracuse
Syracuse, NY - Three people shot early this morning in a parking lot are expected to be released from the hospital today, Syracuse police said. At 2:06 a.m., a four door black vehicle pulled up behind...
View ArticleUpdate: Men shot in Syracuse for giving 'hard look'
Syracuse, NY - Andre Wilson, William Pace and Rashad Davis were sitting in a car, waiting for some female friends Saturday night when they heard shots fired up around the corner on Rockland Avenue...
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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand prepares law to ban drop-side cribs
Washington — The baby crib, usually a safe haven for little ones, became a death trap for 6-month-old Bobby Cirigliano. The side rail on his drop-side crib slid off the tracks and trapped his head and...
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Jewish group performs a day of good deeds for the Syracuse community
Syracuse, NY -- About 90 members of the Jewish community volunteered this morning to give back to the Syracuse community for the fifth annual “Live Generously Mitzvah Day.” “Mitzvah Day is really...
View ArticleFourth candidate seeks GOP nomination for New York governor
NEW YORK (AP) — Manhattan real estate executive Myers Mermel is entering the race for the Republican nomination for governor, further complicating the party’s effort to field a candidate against...
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Lysander man injured in head-on crash needs more surgeries
Syracuse, NY - Crash victim Richard "Richie" Zimmerman came out of a coma, opened his eyes and mouthed, "I love you" to a friend this weekend. The 23-year-old Lysander man's car was struck head-on...
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Syracuse firefighters battle underground blaze at downtown office complex
Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse firefighters responded to flames shooting out of the underground parking garage of the AXA Equitable twin towers -- formerly the MONY towers -- late Sunday. The fire was...
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Update: Victim identified in Syracuse shooting on Glahn Avenue (video)
Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse police identified the victim of Sunday's shooting on Glahn Avenue as Morgan McMahon, 25, of Fairfield Avenue. She remained in critical condition late Sunday. Earlier: City...
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Syracuse area road report: Night work to close I-81 ramps starting Wednesday...
Here is road construction news and an interactive map for Syracuse and Central New York from the newsroom of The Post-Standard. Indicates ramp or road restrictionsIndicates ramp or road closures...
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Blodgett School students ask Syracuse's mayor when their school will be fixed
Syracuse, NY - Blodgett School sixth-graders are getting a lesson in government and public relations. They are writing letters and speaking out about the need to renovate their school. Genesis M....
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Syracuse NAACP giving Freedom Award to Melanie Littlejohn
Syracuse, NY - Melanie Littlejohn once spent six weeks helping community members and corporate executives share their stories about racism. The talks lasted two hours each week, and she slowly noticed...
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Aerosmith tickets are most expensive in New York State Fair history
The fair is paying the rockers $1 million plus a percentage of the ticket sales. Randi Anglin/The Post-StandardLead singer Steven Tyler and Aerosmith rock out Jan. 21, 1998 at the Onondaga County War...
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What's going on: 'Precarious' situation in Koreas as South cuts trade with North
Also: Obama wants to cut spending; Sarah Palin feels Rand Paul's pain Lee Sang-hak / Yonhap via APSouth Korean soldiers check fences set up along the demilitarized zone between South and North Korea...
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Update: Power outage closes AXA Towers in downtown Syracuse until this...
Equipment malfunction caused underground fire. Mike Greenlar / The Post-StandardSyracuse firefighters investigated an underground fire Sunday night at the AXA Equitable twin towers in downtown...
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