Sherrill man injured when motorcycle collides with deer
Town of Vernon, NY -- A Sherrill man was injured Wednesday night when his motorcycle collided with a deer on Marble Road in the Town of Vernon, Oneida County Sheriff’s deputies said. Here’s what...
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Syracuse area braces for another scorcher
Syracuse, NY – Temperatures are expected to peak around 90 once again today as a high pressure system continues to keep the sky sunny and pump hot air into the region, the National Weather Service in...
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Civil Air Patrol's Central New York Group names new commander
Syracuse, NY -- Lt. Col. Kenneth O. Field has been named commander of the Civil Air Patrol’s Central New York Group. He succeeds Maj. Carl Anthony, of Brewerton, who was group commander for four...
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What's going on: Why would someone take hostages at the Discovery Channel?
Suspect James Lee said company's shows promote population growth and do little to save the planet. James Lee The man who is suspected of taking hostages at the Discovery Channel's headquarters...
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Poll: Rick Lazio has shaky lead over Carl Paladino in GOP governor's race
Albany, NY -- Rick Lazio is maintaining a lead over Carl Paladino in the race for the Republican nomination for governor in New York, but it could be shaky. Lazio, a former congressman, has a 47...
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Charges lodged against driver in crash that killed Liverpool High School senior
Troopers say Chelsea Kuss, 17, was passing several vehicles when she lost control and crashed into van head-on. Mike Greenlar / The Post-StandardNew York State Police investigate the two-car crash on...
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Syracuse mayor losing patience with Syracuse Developmental Center lease plan
Syracuse, NY -- Mayor Stephanie Miner very much wants to walk away from a contract to lease classroom space at the old Syracuse Developmental Center, the city corporation counsel said Wednesday....
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Lunchtime Links: Stephen Hawking says God did not create the universe
Also: Trapped, adulterous miner will be in trouble with his wife when he's rescued. Evan Agostini / The Associated PressBritish physicist Stephen Hawking attends the 2010 World Science Festival June...
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What caused the bus delays after Justin Bieber, Lady Antebellum fair shows?
Centro doubled its fleet, but both concerts let out at about the same time, leading to a wait of an hour or more. View full sizeJim Commentucci / The Post-StandardTraffic begins to back up on Rt. 690...
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Elbridge homeowner's trap nets suspect in burglaries, troopers say
Elbridge, NY – A trap set by a village of Elbridge resident whose garage had been burglarized wound up identifying a suspect in those break-ins as well as several thefts from a local restaurant, state...
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'America's Most Wanted' host makes child-porn-targeting software available to...
Syracuse, NY -- John Walsh, the host of Fox Television’s America’s Most Wanted, joined Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin Walsh this morning in a news conference announcing a couple of new law enforcement...
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Sheriff's office to review bizarre chase of dump truck through Syracuse area
Syracuse, NY -- The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office is reviewing a chase of a dump truck Tuesday night which stretched from Great Northern Mall in Clay over highways, streets, through backyards and...
View ArticleUpdate: No fatalities after another oil rig explodes off Louisiana coast
Grand Isle, La. — An offshore oil rig exploded in the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, west of the site of the April blast that caused the massive oil spill. A commercial helicopter company reported the...
View ArticleCareer drunken driver arrested again on DWI, hit-run charges
Syracuse, NY - An Onondaga County man convicted eight times on felony DWI charges is back in custody again after being arrested on a new DWI charge Wednesday following a property-damage hit-run crash...
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Your comments: Sorrow for everyone involved in Route 31 fatal crash
'I shudder when I think of the incredibly stupid, reckless things I did at 17.' Jim Commentucci / The Post-StandardMourners, including friends and classmates of Liverpool High School junior Victoria...
View ArticleVehicular homicide charged in May crash that killed Liverpool High School senior
The driver of a vehicle involved in a crash that killed Liverpool High School senior and injured a Bridgeport woman was charged this morning with aggravated vehicular homicide, aggravated vehicular...
View ArticleDepartment of Homeland Security awards SRC Inc. $41.9 million contract
Cicero, NY -- The Department of Homeland Security’s Immigration and Customs Enforcement has awarded SRC Inc. a contract with the potential value of up to $41.9 million to help protect critical...
View ArticleSyracuse University student hit by ESF student's car on Hill
Syracuse, NY – A Syracuse University student was taken to Crouse Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after he was hit by a car Wednesday on Comstock Avenue, SU’s public safety chief said. The...
View ArticleNo official identification yet on person killed in fiery crash off Oxbow Road...
Oneida, NY -- Official identification of a man who died in a crash off the side of Oxbow Road in the town of Fenner will have to wait until Friday morning at the earliest, the Madison County sheriff's...
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Remains of Liverpool man killed in Korean War buried 59 years later
North Syracuse, NY - Army Cpl. Frank H. Smith, of Liverpool, was buried next to his mother in North Syracuse Cemetery today, 59 years after he was killed fighting communist forces on a Korean hilltop....
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