Residents of Cayuga and parts of Aurelius told to boil water
Cayuga, NY -- Residents and business in the Village of Cayuga and those on Route 90 north of the village in Aurelius have been told to boil their water until further notice as crews repair a water...
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Online comments cost sheriff candidate Joe Price his party's support
The Onondaga County Democratic Committee on Friday withdrew its support for Joseph Price for sheriff because of concerns raised in a story in The Post-Standard. Diane Dwire, the committee chairperson,...
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Onondaga County wants residents to "Save the Rain"
Syracuse, NY -- Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney today used an open house at the Metro Sewage Treatment Facility to launch an aggressive public education campaign to remove 250 million gallons...
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Relatives of MIAs meet in East Syracuse to glean information about the long gone
More than 100 attend POW/MIA workshop David Lassman / The Post-StandardJennifer O'Callaghan, left, a mitochondrial DNA analyst with the Armed Forces DNA Identification Laboratory, takes a DNA swab...
View ArticleTraffic congested on Interstate 81
Syracuse, NY -- Traffic is backing up on Interstate 81 south as fans head over to the Syracuse-Colgate football game, which starts at 3:30 p.m. Click here to see the traffic on Trafficland.com...
View ArticleState closing Interstate 81 south rest area in Oswego County
Syracuse, NY -- Drivers needing a bathroom break on Interstate 81 will have to hold it a little while longer. New York said it is temporarily closing the I- 81 south rest area in Brewerton/Hastings...
View ArticleCayuga County schedules vaccination clinics
Auburn, NY -- Cayuga County has scheduled three seasonal flu and pneumonia vaccination clinics for October. The county’s Health Department will hold clinics for people ages 18 and older on Oct. 8 from...
View ArticleCato man dies in Van Buren motorcycle crash
Van Buren, NY -- A Cato man died early today after he crashed his motorcycle in the town of Van Buren, state police said. Patrick H. White, 38, of 11421 Calkins Road, was riding his 1990...
View ArticleRegulars flock to Clark's Ale House to say farewell (video)
Syracuse, NY -- There was a lull Saturday afternoon at Clark’s Ale House during halftime of the Syracuse University football game, meaning no line and maybe an open bar stool or two. Anyone interested...
View ArticleMan, 19, stabbed twice during fight on Syracuse street
Syracuse, NY -- A 19-year-old man was taken tonight to Upstate University Hospital with two stab wounds to the torso following a fight with another man in Syracuse, police said. The identity of the...
View ArticleSyracuse man hospitalized in serious condition following stabbing
Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse police are investigating an afternoon stabbing that put a man into the hospital in serious condition. Joshua Messano, 28, of Syracuse, was stabbed in the torso about 2:40 p.m....
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Megabus crash: Survival depended on where you sat
Ride along Onondaga Lake Parkway ended with blood and broken glass when double-decker bus hit low bridge. Peter Chen / The Post-StandardInvestigators examine the driver’s compartment at the scene of...
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Hospital food ... yum! St. Joe's hopes to silence old jokes with custom-made...
The hospital plans to build a new $6 million kitchen. Stephen D. Cannerelli / The Post-Standard Nutritional services aide MaryAnne Cowan delivers lunch last month to Tammy Decker-Jace, of Manlius....
View ArticleJordan-Elbridge parents meet Sunday night to talk about district's...
A group of Jordan-Elbridge school district parents plan to gather Sunday night to talk over the suspension of high school Principal David Zehner on Monday and the disciplining of other administrators....
View ArticleOnondaga County legislators look to cut $50-to-$60 million more from budget
By Rick Moriarty Staff Writer Onondaga County legislators, hoping to avoid huge increases in county property taxes in many suburban communities, are looking to cut $50 million to $60 million from...
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Seton Hall campus in New Jersey mourns shooting victim
The gunman also wounded four others after he was denied access to a party. Joe Epstein / AP PhotoThe Essex County Prosecutors Office put up a mobile sign near the scene where five Seton Hall students...
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What's going on: United States unable to document any payments for Abu Ghraib
The U.S. Army is unable to document a single payment for prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib. file / AP PhotoIn this May 7, 2004 file photo, then-Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld rubs his eyes while...
View ArticleSyracuse man charged with stabbing 19-year-old
John Nunez, 29, was charged with second-degree assault and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon, both felonies. Syracuse, NY - A Syracuse man is accused of stabbing a 19-year-old twice in the...
View ArticleThree bartenders in eastern suburbs accused of selling alcohol to minors...
Fayetteville, NY - State police caught three restaurants selling alcohol to minors Saturday during a sting to crack down on illegal alcohol sales in Onondaga County's eastern suburbs. The "Underage...
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$93,000 cancer drug: How much is a life worth?
The government will decide whether basic Medicare will cover Provenge and for whom at a meeting in November. Elise Amendola / AP PhotoIn this Aug. 16, 2010 photo, patient Bob Svensson is hooked up to...
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