Boy, 15, accused of firing gun caught after short foot chase in Syracuse
Syracuse, NY -- A 15-year-old boy suspected of illegally shooting a gun was taken into Syracuse police custody this morning after a brief foot chase on South Avenue. The youth, who was not identified,...
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Lazio drops out of NY governor's race, helping GOP
Despite losing to Carl Paladino in the Republican primary, he had remained on the Conservative line. View full sizeAP Photo/Richard DrewConservative Party candidate Rick Lazio addresses a New York...
View ArticleSyracuse man gets five years for sexual abuse of 8-year-old girl
Syracuse, NY – A Syracuse man who pleaded guilty Aug. 31 to first-degree sexual abuse in a case involving an 8-year-old girl was sentenced to five years in state prison today. Luis Guardiola, 43, had...
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DWI felon risking life in prison, Judge Joseph Fahey warns
Syracuse, NY – A man sentenced to one-and-a-third to four years in prison and a $1,000 fine today for felony driving while intoxicated also got a warning from the judge. “You’re piling up an awful...
View ArticleTeen gets one to three years in prison for burglary
East Syracuse, NY -- An East Syracuse teenager was sentenced today to one to three years in state prison in connection with a Manlius burglary. Kevin Haines, 17, of 508 Fremont Road, East Syracuse,...
View ArticleArson trial opens for Syracuse man who set deadly fires in Chicago in 1960s
Syracuse, NY – Jury selection is complete and opening arguments are expected this afternoon in the arson trial of Alan Norcutt, a Syracuse man convicted nearly half a century ago of two arsons in...
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What's going on: Southwest Airlines to buy AirTran for $1.4 billion
This moves Southwest into 37 new cities. File photo / AP In this Jan. 26, 2007 file photo, an AirTran plane leaves Logan International Airport in Boston. Southwest Airlines is buying AirTran for about...
View ArticleOnondaga County Health Department schedules 14 flu vaccine clinics
Vaccine clinics will be stationed throughout the county from Oct. 26 through Nov. 23. Syracuse, N.Y. -- The Onondaga County Health Department has scheduled 14 flu vaccine clinics throughout the county...
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At 113 degrees, downtown Los Angeles hits all-time record high
Today's heat beat California's old record high of 112 degrees set on June 26, 1990. Lori Shepler / AP PhotoPeople escape the record heat and enjoy the dog beach in Huntington Beach, Calif., as a heat...
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Report card for David Muir's 'Going Home' to Syracuse on ABC (poll)
Did you see Syracuse China, the former WTVH-TV studios, CNY Works Inc., CXTec, and Onondaga Central High School? David Lassman / The Post-StandardShoppers line up just before 10:00 a.m. for the last...
View ArticleFort Drum soldier dies in Afghanistan
Fort Drum, NY -- A Fort Drum solider was killed in a non-combat related incident in Afghanistan, the Defense Department announced Monday. Clinton E. Springer II, 21, of Sanford, Maine, died Friday in...
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Update: Paper reports missing Wayne County female found dead
She was last seen on Eddy Ridge Road in Marion. Lindsay Woods Marion, NY -- A the body of a 16-year-old girl who had been missing since Sunday morning was found by searchers Monday afternoon, The...
View ArticleSyracuse police: Store employee shot would-be armed robber
Syracuse, NY -- A store employee shot a would-be armed robber Monday night, Syracuse Police said. Police said an armed man entered Los Amigos grocery store at 204 West Brighton Ave. about 8:45 p.m. in...
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Syracuse area road report: Your guide to CNY construction news
Indicates ramp or road restrictionsIndicates ramp or road closures Onondaga County Interstate 81: View I-81Roadmap in a larger map Click map markers for details on the following construction news: •...
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Judge: Jordan-Elbridge school district must release superintendent's...
Judge says superintendent was wrong to keep details of her own early retirement package secret. He orders district to pay opposition's legal expenses. View full sizeMike Greenlar/The Post-StandardKris...
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Syracuse crackdowns on distracted drivers net more than $132,000 in fines
Three of every four motorists to resolve tickets issued in the first two distracted-driving crackdowns in Syracuse this year have been convicted as charged and the cases have generated more than...
View ArticleCheck out the latest gas prices
Syracuse, NY – The average price for a gallon of regular gas is hovering around $2.76 in the Syracuse market. But the services that track local gas prices differ on which direction prices are going....
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North Korea's Kim makes son a 4-star general
Move suggests Kim Jong Un will be the next leader of the secretive police state. View full sizeAP Photo/Ahn Young-joonA South Korean man watches a TV news program showing North Korean leader Kim Jong...
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Syracuse man, shot during robbery try, faces robbery and weapons charges
Syracuse, NY – A 29-year-old Syracuse man was charged Monday with robbery and weapons possession after an employee of the store he was trying to rob shot him, police said. Rayshawn Johnson, 29, of 111...
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Census finds record gap between rich and poor
The recession threw millions of people out of work last year, leaving one in seven Americans in poverty. View full sizeAP Photo/Las Vegas Review-Journal, K.M. CannonA man pushes a cart up Main Street...
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