Man reaching for cell phone causes three-vehicle crash in Southwood, troopers...
Onondaga, NY -- A Manlius man was ticketed Sunday after a three-vehicle crash in Southwood that happened after he reached down to pick up a cell phone, state police said. Zachary B. Dolan, 28, of 4829...
View ArticleUpdate: Syracuse police identify officers who spotted fire caused by careless...
Syracuse, NY - Syracuse police Officer Angela Mahar spotted a fire at a West Onondaga Street apartment early this morning, and then she and two other officers made sure two residents got out of the...
View ArticleGood weather, bad economy mean New York State Fair may break attendance record
Syracuse, NY - Thanks to favorable weather and a bad economy, the New York State Fair has a chance to break its attendance record. As of 11 a.m. today, 839,933 people have attended the fair since it...
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Onondaga County woman repeats defense that worked in murder case
Syracuse, NY - A coercion defense worked once before for Marteasha Glen so why not try it again? That’s apparently the strategy defense lawyer Lisa Cuomo is planning in defending Glen against a...
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Syracuse area road report: Butternut Street ramp to I-81 north closed Tuesday
• 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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Syracuse labor council president Dr. Dennis Nave is equally at home wearing a...
Unions give doctors a stronger voice to advocate for patients, he says. Michelle Gabel / The Post-StandardDr. Dennis Nave is a medical doctor as well as the president of the Greater Syracuse Labor...
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Onondaga County sheriff candidates face their boss at the polls
Kevin Walsh challenged by three deputies in his department. Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin Walsh This election campaign has been unlike any of Kevin Walsh’s four others for Onondaga County sheriff....
View ArticleElmira man dies in high-speed boating accident on Seneca Lake
STARKEY, N.Y. — Police say they’ve recovered the body of an upstate New York marina owner thrown overboard during a high-speed accident on Seneca Lake. The Seneca County Sheriff’s office tells the...
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On Labor Day, President Obama pushes $50 billion infrastructure spending plan...
Labor Secretary says plan will "put construction workers, welders, electricians back to work ... folks that have been unemployed for a long time." The Associated PressPresident Barack Obama departs...
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Update: State police await toxicology reports in 13-year-old Syracuse boy's...
An autopsy on a 13-year-old Syracuse boy who apparently suffered an accidental drug overdose Sunday morning showed no signs of trauma, state police said today. Results of toxicology tests are expected...
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What's going on: Mexico, Texas keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Hermine
NUEVO LAREDO, Mexico -- Mexican authorities opened shelters and warned people to watch out for mudslides Monday as Tropical Storm Hermine approached the northeastern border with Texas, the second...
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Future hiring will mainly benefit highly skilled workers
Whenever companies start hiring freely again, job-seekers with specialized skills and education will have plenty of good opportunities. Others will face a choice: Take a job with low pay — or none at...
View ArticleCoyote that was killed Monday in NYC suburb is believed to have attacked...
RYE BROOK, N.Y. — A coyote was shot and killed Monday, thought to have been the same animal that attacked a teen and a toddler in two separate incidents within about an hour a day earlier. Authorities...
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New York cigarette tax plans raise tensions on reservations
A rally last week reminded some of the chaos that erupted in 1997, the last time the state tried to tax reservation sales. View full sizeDon Heupel / APParticipants of a Sept. 1 rally gather on the...
View ArticleCoast Guard: Swath of red tide found in New York Harbor
NEW YORK — A nearly 10-mile-long ribbon of red tide was spotted Monday in New York Harbor, Coast Guard officials said, warning swimmers and boaters to avoid contact with the potentially harmful algae....
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Little Rock 9 member Jefferson Thomas dies in Ohio
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Jefferson Thomas, who as a teenager was among nine black students to integrate a Little Rock high school in the nation’s first major battle over school segregation, has died. He...
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What's going on: Iran derails UN investigation, continues to work on nuclear...
Also, why hydrofracking causes drinking water to go bad, and how much money do people need to be happy. View full sizeOsama Faisal / APIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (left) shakes hands with...
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Your Comments: Collect taxes from Native Americans when all New Yorkers pay...
As New York Indian Nation leaders battle in courtrooms to preserve their tax-free cigarette market, tensions are rising on reservations, where the state’s renewed efforts to tax sales to non-Native...
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State Fair breaks last year's attendance
This year’s New York State Fair was 155 people shy of breaking 1 million customers, a feat that has happened twice in its 164-year history. This year the fair drew 999,845 people during the 12-day...
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Rain barrel workshops take place Sept. 25 and 26
Cornell Cooperative Extension of Onondaga County aims to have 250 rain barrels built in one weekend. Cooperative Extension trained 25 people to build rain barrels in July, with support from Onondaga...
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