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Cato resident faces charges following domestic incident
Cato, NY -- A Cato man is facing several misdemeanors following his arrest today after a domestic incident in Cato, state police said. Joseph Caughill, 30, of 2539 E. Main St., Apt. 3, was charged...
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Syracuse police officer fires pistol at suspected truck thief
Police suspend chase, truck headed north, possibly toward Oswego County Police Chief Frank Fowler (center), Deputy Police Chief Joe Cecile (left) and an unidentified police sergeant look over the...
View ArticleFulton man armed with baseball bat charged with felony
Fulton, NY -- A Fulton man armed with a baseball bat, who telephoned another man and threatened to come over and “smash his face in,” was arrested Friday as he stood in Utica Street after he was found...
View ArticleVan flips after tire blowout, six dead on Thruway north of New York City
Eight others in Westchester church group injured in crash on I-87 NEW YORK (AP) — A passenger van carrying members of a church flipped over on the New York State Thruway on Saturday, killing at least...
View ArticleTown of Onondaga teen charged with DWI after Armory Square crash police said...
A 19-year-old woman whose actions caused a crash Friday night in Armory Square that damaged four cars and a building was charged with driving while intoxicated, Syracuse police said. Amanda Thornton,...
View ArticleESM, Auburn, Baldwinsville win at Saturday's field band shows
East Syracuse Minoa, Auburn and Baldwinsville scored wins in Saturday night's field band competitions at Baker High School in Baldwinsville and at Cicero-North Syracuse High School in Cicero. Here are...
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At 87, Stew Hancock's legal expertise remains in demand
At an age when most people are kicking back, he’s still rocking the scales of justice. View full sizeFrank Ordoñez / The Post-Standardxxxxxxx Stew Hancock liked the knottiest cases when he sat on the...
View ArticleWithout state funding CNY teacher centers forced to close; longtime Auburn...
Fourteen years into her job as director of the Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES teacher center Victoria Shepardson never imagined the Auburn center would be forced to close and she would be out of work. That is...
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Onondaga County's sales tax formula hits towns hard
A bigger share helps the county, but forces huge hikes in the suburbs. Gary Walts / The Post-StandardSalina Town Supervisor Mark Nicotra would see the county tax on his $85,000 home jump from $239 to...
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NY DOT chief nixes big fixes for Onondaga Lake Parkway railroad bridge
Liverpool, NY -- Major structural fixes to prevent trucks and buses from hitting the railroad bridge above the Onondaga Lake Parkway are impractical, expensive and unlikely, the state’s top roads...
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New York's guardrail policy: You bent it, you bought it
Should motorists who report crashes have to pay for repairs? Dick Blume / The Post-StandardAfter Teresa Aguilar hit this guardrail on Route 3, outside Mexico, last winter, she reported it to the state...
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What's going on: 5 adults, at least 8 children missing in possible cult...
Also: U.S. soldiers accused of killing Afghans for sport. APReyna Chicas, leader of the "cult-like" group missing in southern California. From Los Angeles Times: Authorities launched a major search...
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Clark's Ale House, one of America's top beer bars, to close Saturday
Bar must make way for expansion of Landmark Theatre. There are no immediate plans to reopen in another spot. Li-Hua Lan / The Post-StandardClark's Ale House, which has won recognition as one of...
View ArticleTwo Oneida County teens drive off dead-end road, plunge nearly 20 feet
Floyd, NY - A 17-year-old Oneida County girl did not realize the road she was on ended, and drove through bushes and trees early this morning before plunging nearly 20 feet over the edge of a cliff,...
View ArticleCentral New York group helps dogs from NC lab that was shut down after PETA...
Seventeen dogs rescued from a laboratory in North Carolina that was shut down last week for allegedly abusing animals will be flown to shelters in New York today. Cloud Nine Rescue Flights, a...
View Article17-year-old Syracuse boy in critical condition after shooting
Syracuse, NY - A Syracuse teenager shot at multiple times this morning is in critical condition at Upstate University Hospital, city police said. Tymauri Mobley, 17, was struck at least once at 1:02...
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Blown-out Gulf of Mexico BP oil well is finally completely plugged
The well is dead. Finally. A permanent cement plug sealed BP's well nearly 2.5 miles below the sea floor in the Gulf of Mexico, five agonizing months after an explosion sank a drilling rig and led to...
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Update: Syracuse police arrest Oswego County man who tried to hit officers...
Syracuse, NY - Syracuse police have arrested a 45-year-old Oswego County man who they say attempted to hit city police officers with a stolen truck Saturday. A city police officer fired his service...
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Update: Paul Matthews of Australia wins Syracuse Ironman 70.3 with time of 3...
Syracuse, NY -- Near perfect weather and a challenging course were the highlights of the inaugural 70.3 Half Ironman triathlon in Syracuse on Sunday morning. “The course was excellent,” said Eric...
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Westcott Street Cultural Fair draws thousands
Syracuse, NY - Thousands of people flocked to Westcott Street this afternoon for the Westcott Street Cultural Fair, a celebration of diversity and uniqueness of the east side neighborhood. Dennis...
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