Onondaga Lake Parkway traffic cut to one lane each way today
Salina, NY – Traffic on Onondaga Lake Parkway will be restricted to one lane each way today as the state Department of Transportation repairs the railroad bridge damaged in Saturday’s fatal bus crash....
View ArticleSyracuse man receives 24 stitches after his face is slashed with box cutter
Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse man was slashed across the face with a box cutter Wednesday as he walked out of the rear door of his West Newell Street home while carrying a bag in his arms, Syracuse...
View ArticleTwo teens charged in string of Manlius burglaries and car thefts
Two teenagers were arrested after a Manlius police investigation into a six-month-long string of burglaries and thefts from vehicles in the village. Maurice Giles, 16, of 302 Washington St.,...
View ArticleInvestigator says early morning car fire on Syracuse street intentionally set
Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse police and fire departments are investigating an intentionally set fire inside a car early Thursday morning. Tamika Leonard, 24, discovered her car on fire about 1:10 a.m....
View ArticleNY Minute: Did a tornado hit New York City?
Also, Pataki likely to back Paladino despite "degenerate idiot" insult. View full sizeThe Associated PressResidents in the Park Slope neighborhood in Brooklyn circle around a car crushed by a fallen...
View ArticleWhat's going on: 5 arrested in alleged threat to pope
The five work as street cleaners. View full sizeThe Associated PressFive London men were being held over a threat to Pope Benedict XVI Friday. LONDON (AP) — British police arrested five London street...
View ArticleChance to turn in unwanted prescription drugs offered by Auburn police
Auburn, NY -- A one-day opportunity to turn in unwanted or unneeded prescription drugs for disposal will be offered Sept. 25 by the Auburn police and the Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office. The collection...
View ArticleLunchtime Links: In Pa., school cafeteria manager caught signing up his dog...
Also, an accidental circumcision, drive-by shooting on an ATV and Darth Vader nabbed. View full sizeSeen on Criggo.com Seen in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Gabriel Shane Paulick, an employee of...
View ArticleBenefit set Saturday for Bridgeport woman hit by teenage driver who police...
Peggy Blume has had six surgeries since May crash that killed passenger in other vehicle. View full sizeFrank OrdonezPeggy Blume outside her home in Bridgeport. A fundraiser to help Blume, a mother of...
View ArticleLiverpool man admits guilt in March hit-run fatality
Syracuse, NY - A Liverpool man admitted his guilt today in the death of a pedestrian in a hit-run crash in the city the day of the St. Patrick's Day parade in March. Glenn A. Allen, 39, of 4771...
View ArticleCoast Guard rescues three on Lake Ontario near Salmon River
Pulaski, NY -- The U.S. Coast Guard rescued three people after their 19-foot vessel capsized near the mouth of the Salmon River in Pulaski at about 9:15 a.m. Friday. Rescue crews aboard a 47-foot...
View ArticleMarcellus substitute teacher accused of abusing boy
Marcellus, NY -- Onondaga County Sheriff’s deputies today accused a retired teacher substituting in the Marcellus School District of having inappropriate contact with a 14-year-old boy. Floyd D....
View ArticleTea Party followers hand out copies of U.S. Constitution to celebrate...
Syracuse, NY-- About a dozen members of a local Tea Party group passed out copies of the U.S. Constitution this afternoon to people walking past the federal building in Syracuse. As some members of...
View ArticleOne person taken to hospital by helicopter following Otisco crash
Otisco, NY -- The driver of a drag racer that crashed into a tree in the town of Otisco was taken by helicopter to a Syracuse hospital this morning. Frederick D. Powers, 61, of 2318 Case Hill Road,...
View ArticleMechanic injured when car falls from lift at auto dealership
Syracuse, NY -- An employee of a West Genesee Street car dealership was injured when a car slipped and knocked the employee to the floor of the repair shop Friday afternoon, police said. The mechanic,...
View ArticleFlying high, Sarah Palin's next stops: Iowa, TV
Palin is far from alone in taking early steps to court Iowa activists for a 2012 campaign. View full sizeAP Photo/Ed ReinkeFormer Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin gestures as she...
View ArticleMatt Doheny's lead narrows over Doug Hoffman in NY-23 Republican primary
The race will be decided by a count of absentee ballots next week. View full sizeJim Commentucci / The Post-StandardRepublican candidate for Congress Matt Doheny chats with Bill Fuegel of DeWitt...
View ArticleOnondaga County horse infected with EEE virus euthanized
Syracuse, N.Y. -- A horse in Onondaga County has been euthanized after testing positive for the Eastern Equine Encephalitis virus, according to the Onondaga County Health Department. The horse,...
View ArticleSchumer: Reject National Grid's rate request
The rate case should be suspended pending a probe into utility finances, the senator says. SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer says the state Public Service Commission should suspend its...
View ArticleSmoke briefly closes store in Salina
Salina, NY -- Smoke interrupted thrifty shoppers Friday afternoon at the Rescue Mission store on Old Liverpool Road. Firefighters were called to the Thrifty Shopper in Liverpool Plaza after 4 p.m. on...
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