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Congregation from Clay donates two weeks' offerings to buy Fowler football...
"New cleats? Man, it means a lot to us. It really means a lot to us," said junior Wilquan Burke after receiving his pair. Syracuse, NY -- The morning practice Thursday was stopped for water and good...
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Landmark Theater renovation scheduled to begin this fall
$16 million upgrade has been in the works for years. Stephen Cannerelli/The Post-StandardThe Landmark Theatre on South Salina St. in an 2008 photo. Syracuse, NY -- A long-planned $16 million...
View ArticleSyracuse police car chase ends with two in custody
Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse police have accused two men of leading them on an early morning car chase through the city, along an interstate and into Camillus, plus stealing a car and other offenses....
View ArticleTropical Storm Earl makes landfall in Nova Scotia
Storm was far less potent than feared. View Larger Map MIAMI (AP) -- Forecasters say Tropical Storm Earl has made landfall near Western Head, Nova Scotia. The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami...
View ArticleMan who tells convenience store clerks in Oneida County he had a bomb is...
Town of Lee, NY -- A man walked into a Nice and Easy store in Oneida County Friday afternoon and told the clerks he had a bomb in his truck. Now, he's in the Oneida County Jail accused of making a...
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Craigslist removes adult services section
Online classified service inserts a "censored" logo on its home page. View full sizeConnecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. Craigslist closed the adult services section of its website...
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AP Interview: Author leaving home next to Palins
Author Joe McGinniss is packing his bags and leaving Sunday for his home in Massachusetts. View full sizeAP Photo/Dan JolingJoe McGinniss, who is working on a book on former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin,...
View Article200 rally for better treatment at Onondaga County Justice Center
Syracuse, NY -- Two hundred people marched up State Street in Syracuse this afternoon to call for changes in the way inmates are treated at the Onondaga County Justice Center. “We need jobs, not...
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Onondaga County resident diagnosed with Eastern Equine Encephalitis
Symptoms begin four to 10 days after mosquito bite. Symptoms may include fever, headache and vomiting. Health department encourages public to stay inside during peak bug times. David Lassman / The...
View ArticleDWI road check on Onondaga Lake Parkway nets five arrests
Salina, NY -- Five people were arrested Friday night in a state police sobriety checkpoint on the Onondaga Lake Parkway. State police listed those charged with driving while intoxicated as: Joseph T....
View ArticleThree Syracuse men charged in pair of paintball shootings
Syracuse, NY -- Three Syracuse men are facing misdemeanor charges in a pair of early morning paintball attacks in the city, Syracuse police said. Nathan Mielnicki, 22, of Cook Avenue; Jeffrey Davis,...
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First wave of Cayugas move to Seneca Falls, home of ancestors
About 20 Cayuga nation members have moved into houses that the nation recently acquired or built with federal grant money. Dennis Nett / The Post-StandardBrad Kettle and a small group of other Cayugas...
View ArticleGovernor says War of 1812 commission should have been funded in the budget
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...
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Artists take on the Near West Side with 'A Love Letter to Syracuse'
Murals of huge letters are painted on city railroad bridges. Michelle Gabel / The Post-StandardA team of artists, led by Steve Powers, of Manhattan, on Thursday paint a mural on the railroad bridge on...
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Three Central New York schools do 180s to meet state standards
Three Syracuse schools, under state orders to transform themselves, will start the new year having undergone some of the biggest changes ever in city schools. Delaware Elementary and Hughes K-7 have...
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Baldwinsville man claims he was swindled by an expert; how to protect yourself
He lost $250,000 to bad investments and must sell his house. Mike Greenlar / The Post-StandardDennis Lundgren, of Baldwinsville, spends summer hours reading the Bible in his backyard. He was severely...
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What's going on: Investigators recover key piece of failed Gulf oil well
Also: Democrats try to retain House control; flamboyant flight attendant no longer works for JetBlue. Patrick Semansky / The Associated PressThe Deepwater Horizon blowout preventer is lifted out of...
View ArticleBarge breaks loose from moorings, hits seawall, blocks marina in Oswego
Oswego, NY - Strong winds and large waves in Lake Ontario caused a 195-foot barge to break loose from its moorings early this morning and strike a wall in front of Patz Restaurant in Oswego, according...
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Update: State police identify 13-year-old Nedrow boy who died after taking...
3 p.m. Update: The Nedrow boy found dead today of an apparent drug overdose was identified by state police as Matthew J. Kappelmeier, 13, who was going into eighth grade at Onondaga Central...
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Your comments: Paterson needs to make the tough decisions, like axing War of...
'Vetoing this one seems like a no-brainer' Jim Commentucci / The Post-StandardThe U.S. Brig "Niagara, " out of Erie, Pa., a 1988 reconstruction of a 198-foot War of 1812-era warship, fires one of its...
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