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Onondaga County DA William Fitzpatrick said decision on whether to charge...
Syracuse, NY - Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick this morning said it may be a week or two before any decision is made on what, if any, charges to file in Saturday's fatal bus...
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Lunchtime Links: Screamin' Phil Davison may have made the worst campaign...
Still, he's got some pretty stiff competition for the most cringe-worthy video of a would-be politician. In honor of this week's primaries, we present a golden collection of the worst in politics....
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Former Syracuse police officer Fredrick Baunee admits abusing boys and...
Judge agrees to sentence Camillus man to 7 years in state prison. Dennis Nett / The Post-StandardFormer Syracuse police officer Fredrick J. Baunee (right) walks into Judge Anthony Aloi's court Monday...
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Newborn baby saved after being dumped in airplane trash
Baby boy is OK after being left for dead in trash bin on flight to Philippines. The Associated PressNurses attend to a newborn baby found inside the lavatory of an airplane Sunday, Sept. 12, 2010 at...
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Fact Check: White House health savings challenged
Some analysts say the numbers are misleading. View full sizeAP Photo/Charles Dharapak, FileNancy-Ann DeParle is the health care czar in the Obama administration. WASHINGTON (AP) — When a government...
View ArticleLiverpool High teacher is New York Teacher of the Year
Liverpool, NY -- Liverpool High School earth science teacher Jeffry Peneston has been named the New York State Teacher of the Year. Peneston has taught both academic and honors classes and has...
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U.S. Senator Charles Schumer visits Syracuse to urge Obama to do something...
Syracuse, NY - Standing inside a Syracuse coffee shop, U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer this morning urged the Obama administration to take action against countries that are increasing coffee prices by...
View ArticleDespite job losses, manufacturing sector still vital to state's economy,...
Decades after scholars announced the “post-industrial society,” manufacturing remains a key element of the economy in every part of New York, according to a . Upstate, in particular, counts on the...
View ArticleEPA holding hearings on gas drilling in Binghamton
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (AP) — Hundreds of people on both sides gathered Monday for what are expected to be contentious public hearings on a federal environmental study of a natural gas drilling technique...
View ArticleHere's who is running in primary elections Tuesday in Central New York
Here's a list of candidates running in primary elections Tuesday in Central New York. The polls are open noon to 9 p.m. Governor Republican Rick A. Lazio Carl P. Paladino Conservative Rick A. Lazio...
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Imam says New York City mosque site is not 'hallowed ground'
NEW YORK — It may be two blocks from ground zero, but the site of a proposed mosque and Islamic center shouldn’t been seen as sacrosanct in a neighborhood that also harbors a strip club and a betting...
View ArticlePennsylvania pastor charged with killing his second wife in 2008
Police are re-examining 1999 death of his first wife, who apparently fell down stairs. TANNERSVILLE, Pa. — A Pennsylvania pastor whose first wife died under suspicious circumstances was charged Monday...
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Oswego sheriff tentatively identifies victims in Pulaski double homicide
James H. Steen Jr. faces two counts of second-degree murder. Pulaski, NY – The Oswego County Sheriff’s Office Monday afternoon tentatively identified the victims of Sunday’s double homicide in Pulaski...
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What's going on: Cuba to lay off 500,000 state employees, move them into...
Also, an update on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and testimony is under way in the EPA hydrofracking meeting in Binghamton. View full sizeFranklin Reyes / APManuel Cardenas repairs shoes in La...
View ArticleSara Landers case held for Oswego County grand jury action
Volney, NY -- The case against Sara Landers has been held over for action by the Oswego County grand jury. Landers' lawyer, Michael Shanley, said the case is being sent to Oswego County Court because...
View ArticleFormer NY prison food czar from Cayuga County charged with grand larceny
Utica, NY - New York’s former state prison food services director was charged Friday with grand larceny, accused of stealing $50,000 by not working Fridays and submitting fraudulent expense vouchers....
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18-year-old woman killed in Megabus crash planned to move back to Syracuse
Her former byfriend said she planned to enroll in cosmetology school after settling back in Central New York. View full sizeDeanna Armstrong, 18, who died when a bus hit a bridge on Onondaga Lake...
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Your Comments: Hydrofracking debate is all about the money
Hundreds of people on both sides gathered in Binghamton Monday for public hearings on a federal environmental study of a natural gas drilling technique aimed at tapping Marcellus shale, a rich...
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Mott's strike ends in Williamson as union approves contract
Contract freezes wages for three years, requires employees to pay 20 percent of health costs, and ends pensions for new hires. View full sizeStephen D. Cannerelli/The Post-Standard Jose Maldonado,...
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Aging gas pipes across the nation are at risk of explosion
Blast was latest warning sign in a series of recently infrastructure failures, including a bridge collapse in Minneapolis and a 2007 steam pipe explosion in Manhattan. View full sizeMarcio Jose...
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