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Syracuse mayor, school superintendent argue over developmental center lease
Dan Lowengard asks for changes to lease contract; Stephanie Miner walks out. Renovations of two city schools are in jeopardy. View full sizeDick Blume / The Post StandardThe Syracuse Developmental...
View ArticleTwo killed, two trapped as bus hits bridge on Onondaga Lake Parkway
A Megabus double-decker coach bus traveling from Allentown, Pa., to Toronto struck the railroad bridge over Onondaga Lake Parkway at about 2:30 a.m. today, killing at least two people and leaving two...
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Silent vigil in Syracuse remembers those lost on 9/11
Syracuse, NY -- With more than 50 Syracuse firefighters standing at attention and a bagpiper wailing "Amazing Grace," the city of Syracuse and Onondaga County Saturday paid tribute to those who died...
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Florida pastor Terry Jones says his church will 'not today, not ever' burn...
NEW YORK -- A Florida pastor says his church will never burn a Quran, even if a mosque is built near ground zero. Pastor Terry Jones had threatened to burn the Muslim holy book on the anniversary of...
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Four are dead in Megabus crash on Onondaga Lake Parkway
Onondaga Lake Parkway reopens after crews remove the Megabus that crashed into the low-hanging railroad bridge. View full sizePeter Chen / The Post-StandardSheriff and fire personnel are investigating...
View ArticleVideo of news conferences from Megabus crash on Onondaga Parkway
Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin Walsh and Don Carmichael, senior vice president of Coach USA, talk about the fatal bus accident Saturday on Onondaga Lake Parkway. Four people were killed after the...
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Megabus passengers awake to crash, blood and cries for help
Four passengers are dead as bus crashes into low-clearance railroad bridge. A bus full of snoozing passengers turned into a chaotic scene of blood, cries for help and the calm assistance of fellow...
View ArticleCompany revises number of passengers aboard Megabus when it crashed
Syracuse, NY -- There were 27 passengers and a driver aboard the Megabus at the time the bus crashed into a railroad bridge over Onondaga Lake Parkway this morning, the bus company said in a news...
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Upstate hospital, Red Cross mobilized an organized medical response for crash...
Syracuse, NY -- When Upstate University Hospital was notified of a serious bus crash, the hospital went into incident command mode, hospital spokesman Darryl Geddes said. Medical staff was organized...
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Salina railroad bridge is often struck despite warning signs, flashing lights
Salina, NY -- The CSX railroad bridge over Onondaga Lake Parkway is notorious for getting hit by tall vehicles whose drivers attempt to go under it despite warning signs and flashing lights. That has...
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What's going on: Two people still missing in California gas explosion, fire
Also, spraying is still on tonight for Cicero Swamp, and gunman kills five people in Kentucky before killing himself. View full sizeNoah Berger / APA natural gas line, described by officials as the...
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Young and old join to give back to community on Acts of Kindness Weekend
Syracuse, NY -- Saturday’s bright sunshine may have been beckoning them, but Phi Gamma Delta fraternity brothers from Syracuse University toiled indoors, painting the gymnasium at the Catholic Youth...
View ArticleWest Genesee, Baldwinsville win first week of field band competition
East Syracuse, NY -- Eleven high school field bands performed at the first local field band competition of this fall season Saturday at East Syracuse Minoa High School. Eight of the bands were from...
View ArticleEast Homer woman dies in head-on crash in Cortland County
Homer, N.Y. -- A two-car, head-on crash this afternoon in Homer claimed the life of a East Homer woman, the Cortland County Sheriff’s Department said. Kathleen Daly, 64, of East Homer, was driving a...
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Indiana bat hampers, then helps Hannibal school district's construction project
Time spent trying to avoid disturbing endangered bat gives school a better solution. Photo by Michael FishmanAn Indiana bat is held by a biologist. The bat, on the federal endangered species list...
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Driver of Megabus that hit Onondaga Parkway bridge was familiar with Syracuse...
Driver had taken the proper route at least nine times since the service was started July 21. View full sizePeter Chen/The Post-StandardThe wreckage of a Megabus is being towed away by Meyer's Towing,...
View Article15-year-old accused of firing shots during Pop Warner football game
Syracuse, NY -- Shots fired during a Pop Warner football game in Kirk Park this afternoon sent a large group of spectators running for cover, Syracuse police said. A 15-year-old, who police are not...
View ArticleNames of Megabus passengers treated in hospitals released
The Onondaga County Sheriff's Office released the names of the driver and passengers who were taken to hospitals following this morning's crash of a Megabus double-decker bus on the Onondaga Lake...
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Driver of Megabus that struck railroad bridge in Salina was lost trying to...
All four people who were killed and the most seriously injured were seated on the upper deck of the bus (video). Editor's note: This story was written by staff writers Charley Hannagan and Robert A....
View ArticleTomatoFest, which continues today in Auburn, puts food on table for many
Auburn, NY -- The Central New York TomatoFest started 25 years ago as a way for festivalgoers to have fun and help feed the hungry. The two-day festival, which opened Saturday and ends today at...
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