Eight people displaced following North Syracuse apartment fire
North Syracuse, NY - The American Red Cross is helping eight people following a fire this morning at the Allen Meadows Apartments in North Syracuse. Someone called 911 to report the fire at 5:33 a.m....
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What's going on: Democrats try to use opponents' words of witchcraft against...
Also: Teen gets 12 months for minor offense, while her rapist gets probation. The Associated PressDelaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell has been targeted by Democrats for calling...
View ArticleCouple sues NYC for displaying their son's brain in a jar without permission
NEW YORK (AP) — A Staten Island couple are suing New York City after learning that their dead son's brain was on display at a city morgue. Jesse Shipley was 17 when he died in a car crash in 2005....
View ArticleFour Auburn High School students arrested after fight on school bus
Four 16-year-old girls involved in fight stemming from messages on Facebook, according to officials. Auburn, NY - Auburn police arrested four 16-year-old girls following a fight on their school bus...
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17 people rescued from stuck Ferris wheel
Racine, Wis. — Emergency crews in Wisconsin used a ladder truck to rescue 17 people trapped on a Ferris wheel. The ride was one of the attractions at Party on the Pavement in Racine, about 30 miles...
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Anti-abortion rally draws about 150 people to North Syracuse
North Syracuse, NY - About 150 people quietly held anti-abortion signs along a quarter-mile stretch of South Main Street in the village of North Syracuse Sunday afternoon as many passing motorists...
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Skaneateles couple marries in pumpkin patch where they met
They met at Tim's Pumpkin Patch in Marcellus when they were 12. Marcellus, NY - Kelly Carr and Michael Rogalia Jr. were 12 when they first met while working at Tim’s Pumpkin Patch in Marcellus....
View ArticleSyracuse family homeless after minor fire damages North Side apartment
Syracuse, NY -- A stovetop fire left a Syracuse family homeless Sunday night after it damaged their North Side apartment, according to fire officials. The 9 p.m. fire was contained to one of six...
View ArticleJudge John Brunetti offers pointers from the bench
Syracuse, NY - Joseph Manzi made his own legal argument in court recently in a bid to get freed from jail while his larceny and forgery case is pending. He didn’t get out, but he appeared to have...
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Syracuse area road report: I-690 east ramp to I-81 south closed until Oct. 22
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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Putting James Street on a diet could make the thoroughfare a safer ride
Syracuse, NY — The city may put busy James Street on a diet. It’s true. The Syracuse Metropolitan Transportation Council is conducting a study to see if James Street would benefit from a “road diet” —...
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Carl Paladino's tale of helping defuse 1970 Syracuse University student...
Gubernatorial candidate says SU Chancellor John Corbally was being held hostage during Kent State protest, and that he helped negotiate a trade. Contemporaries, news reports disagree. Carl Single /...
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Schumer: Feds to beef up screening of nuclear plant workers; may watch their...
Crackdown follows discovery that suspected al Qaida member worked at nuclear power plants in New Jersey. Senator will discuss audit today in Oswego. David Lassman / The Post-Standard, 2001Aerial view...
View ArticleUpdate: Route 298 through Cicero Swamp is reopened
Cicero, NY -- The state Department of Transportation has allowed a previously flooded section of Route 298 in Cicero to reopen. Route 298 -- also known as Minoa Road, which runs through an area known...
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Verizon Wireless plans to pay customers millions in refunds
Company could pay up to $90 million for improper charges. The Associated PressIn a statement on its website Sunday Oct. 3, 2010, Verizon Wireless said most of the 15 million customers affected by...
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What's going on: 'Father' of the test-tube baby wins Nobel Prize
Also: New Supreme Court term begins. The Associated Press, 1998Robert Edwards, the British pioneer of in-vitro fertilization treatment, sits with two of his "test-tube-babies," Sophie and Jack Emery,...
View ArticleSyracuse-area gas prices climb
Syracuse, NY – Gas prices in the Syracuse market shot up about a nickel a gallon over the past week and an analyst for a gas monitoring service says we can expect more of the same. The average price...
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Professor wants to ban Mexico author Laurie Halse Anderson's book 'Speak'
Publisher's ad urges people to read the book for themselves. View full size Author Laurie Halse Anderson, of Mexico, is back in the fray of the banned-book debate. A full-page ad in The New York Times...
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Angela Davis to lecture, screen film at Syracuse University
Syracuse, NY – Activist Angela Davis will deliver a lecture and participate in the screening of a new documentary next week at Syracuse University. Both events are free. Davis will discuss “21st...
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Pulaski moving forward to fix collapsed Salmon River retaining wall
With the wall gone, more erosion could flood or damage pump station and send thousands of gallons of sewage into Salmon River. Gary Walts / The Post-StandardThe rain-swollen Salmon River washed out...
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