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Man who crashes into Pier 57 one day and another car the next gets 1-to-3...
Clifton Reynolds' attorney says his client has no recollection of the crash that caused about $20,000 in damage to the restaurant. Dick Blume / The Post-StandardClifton Reynolds of Clay, right, was...
View ArticleJudge orders Syracuse man shot while allegedly robbing store held without bail
Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse man who police said robbed a West Brighton Avenue store before being shot by the man behind the store's counter was arraigned this morning in Syracuse City Court. Rayshawn...
View ArticleLunchtime Links: Fla. couple gives new meaning to 'indecent exposure'
Also, it's "Ask a Stupid Question Day" and a mashup video for heavy-metal fans. O from Daniele Manoli on Vimeo. From the Naples News (Fla.) police blotter: FORT MYERS — A couple engaging in some...
View ArticleNY Minute: Poll shows Gillibrand leading DioGuardi in Senate race
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A new poll shows Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand leading Republican challenger Joe DioGuardi by 11 percentage points. The Marist College poll of likely voters released Tuesday...
View ArticleCentral New York on western edge of three-state tornado watch
Syracuse, NY -- A tornado watch is in effect for counties east of Onondaga until 6 p.m. tonight, according to the National Weather Service. The watch stretches from Madison County to the west, across...
View ArticlePower outtage lasts about 20 minutes at Carousel Center
Syracuse, NY -- A problem at a National Grid substation caused a section of the Carousel Center to lose power this morning. The mall lost power on its harbor side for about 20 minutes, from The Gap to...
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Upstate New York Tea Party rethinks its support for Doug Hoffman
Republican Matt Doheny will join Tea Party leaders for lunch Wednesday. Granby Supervisor Ed Williamson (left) meets Doug Hoffman, Conservative candidate for 23rd congressional district, at Granby...
View ArticlePioneer Iran blogger sentenced to 19 years prison
EHRAN, Iran (AP) -- An Iranian court sentenced the founder of one of the first Farsi-language blogs, credited with sparking the boom in Iranian reform bloggers, to more than 19 years in prison for his...
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Feds give more than $4 million to Syracuse physician assistant training programs
Some of the money will pay for scholarships to become PAs: "In the end some of these students will graduate debt free." Dick Blue/The Post-Standard, file photo, 2008Jeremy Welsh, a physician assistant...
View ArticleGov. David Paterson announces nearly $6 million in rail, port projects in CNY
Albany, NY - Gov. David Paterson today announced approval of more than $42 million in funding for 34 rail and port capital improvement projects in New York, including three in Central New York. The...
View ArticleSyracuse man injured in early morning shooting on South Salina Street
Syracuse, NY -- A 19-year-old Syracuse man told police he was shot early this morning in the 4700 block of South Salina Street, Syracuse police said. Wesley Meyers was driven to Community-General...
View ArticleUpdate: One dead, one critical after four pulled from Oswego River
Civilian helps out officers in rescue effort. Oswego, NY -- A fisherman drowned in the Oswego River Tuesday, despite rescue efforts by police, firefighters and members of the Coast Guard. Rescue...
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What's going on: Rain hampers rescue efforts at Mexico mudslide
Plus: Student opens fire, hitting no one, then kills self at University of Texas APPeople watch the badly damaged bridge that crosses the Macuilxochitl river near the town of Tlacolula, Mexico,...
View ArticlePolice say man who struck garage was driving drunk
Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse man was charged with driving while intoxicated Tuesday night after the car he was driving struck a garage, police said. Syracuse police were called to a crash report about...
View ArticleJudge asked to void Jordan-Elbridge interim super's appointment
David Zehner , the district’s high school principal who was suspended with pay last week, is challenging that action, charging the board never voted on her appointment in open session. Syracuse, NY --...
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Cornell University professor awarded MacArthur Foundation no-strings-attached...
Michal Lipson is an optical physicist at Cornell University (video). As she advanced through the male-dominated world of science, Michal Lipson struggled to describe the subtle discrimination she and...
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Syracuse area road report: I-690 east reduced to one lane at I-81 interchange...
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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At Jamesville-DeWitt, students are teaching teachers how to use latest...
Students learn more about various devices, programs; teachers get help district can’t afford to provide. One student’s take: “Plus I love telling teachers what to do” Stephen D. Cannerelli/The...
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Syracuse store owner Ruben Colon foils third robbery attempt in 15 years
It's the second time he's shot an assailant at Los Amigos market. A sign hanging behind the counter at Los Amigos market at 204 W. Brighton Ave. bears a handgun crossed out in a circle and the words...
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What's going on: 'Mumbai-style' terror plot uncovered in Europe
Also: No one hurt after gunman shoots at Texas campus. The Associated PressRabbi Shimon Rosenberg, right, father of Rivka Holtzberg, who was killed in Mumbai terror attacks, looks at the bullet...
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