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Economy loses 95K jobs due to government layoffs
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A wave of government layoffs in September outpaced weak hiring in the private sector, pushing down the nation's payrolls by a net total of 95,000 jobs. The unemployment rate held at...
View ArticleNepali community invites Syracuse neighbors to festival
Syracuse, NY -- Members of the Nepalese community will celebrate Dashain, the largest festival in the Nepali calendar, and they’re inviting the public to take part in the celebration. The Nepalese...
View ArticleUpdate: Man sought after early morning fire damages apartment at east side...
Syracuse, NY -- Police are seeking a man in connection with a fire that damaged one of 44 units at an east side apartment building early this morning. Help was summoned about 2:29 a.m. to the...
View ArticleUpstate, Aetna reach agreement on new three-year contract
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Upstate University Hospital and Aetna have reached an agreement on a new contract, which means the health insurer’s customers will no longer have to pay more out of their own pockets...
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Syracuse police: 17-year-old homicide victim was carrying a shotgun
Police say Tommy Davis, 32, shot Kiwan Rush in the back from the end of Eastman Avenue. (With video.) Syracuse, NY -- The 17-year-old victim of a fatal shooting early Thursday on Syracuse’s Southside...
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Groton man charged with DWI following Genoa crash
Genoa, NY -- A Groton man was charged with driving while intoxicated early Wednesday following a property damage crash in Genoa, state police said. Shane J. French, 35, of 103 Williams St., was...
View ArticleBoil water order extended for village of Cayuga, part of Aurelius
A boil water order was extended today for some 280 residences in the village of Cayuga and a portion of the town of Aurelius. “The filter plant is still not producing water consistently that meets the...
View ArticleSyracuse University emails alert following armed robbery of student
Syracuse, NY -- The armed robbery of a Syracuse University student in the 300 block of Comstock Avenue Thursday prompted the university to email a public safety notice to students and staff Friday....
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Chuck Doyle, Onondaga County's zoo director, retires
Rosamond Gifford Zoo Director Chuck Doyle has taken the state’s early retirement incentive package but remains in the top post at the Burnet Park facility as a temporary, part-time worker. Speaking at...
View ArticlePolice: Syracuse man cut on neck in argument with girlfriend
Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse man was cut on the neck with a kitchen knife following an argument with his girlfriend Thursday night, Syracuse police said. Police were called to a domestic argument about...
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Syracuse man sought in police investigation into two fires
Syracuse, NY -- The public is asked to help locate a man police want to talk to in an investigation into two incidents of arson within 24 hours at an East Genesee Street apartment, Syracuse police...
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No parade this year for Columbus Day in Syracuse
Parade committee wants to reorganize, says there will be a parade next year. View full sizeStephen D. Cannerelli / The Post-Standard, 2003Joe Daloia portrayed Christopher Columbus during the first...
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California lawmakers pass long-overdue state budget
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California lawmakers finally sent a financially shaky budget to Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger early Friday, putting the state on track to start paying long-overdue bills but likely...
View ArticleSecond victim died from injuries sustained in Dryden accident
Dryden, NY -- A second person has died from an accident Tuesday in Dryden, state police said. Bill R. Moore, 25, of Soper, Okla., died Wednesday from injuries he received when the car his wife was...
View ArticleFederal judge consolidates cases on New York state taxing Indian cigarettes
ALBANY, N.Y. — A federal judge has transferred the Mohawk tribe’s lawsuit against New York cigarette taxes to the court in Buffalo where the Senecas are challenging the $4.35-per-pack levy. U.S....
View ArticleUpdate: Oswego police identify bicyclist hurt in collision with parked truck
Oswego, NY – Police are investigating an accident this afternoon in which a bicyclist apparently struck a parked truck in downtown Oswego. Gordon J. Matcha, 45, of 82 West Second Street, Oswego was...
View ArticleWhat's going on: China tries to block information about dissident winning...
Also, nurse accused of stealing medication from Oneida County patients, and the attorney for families of two men who died in Oswego River last week challenges power company's version of events. From...
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New Jersey governor agrees to reconsider tunnel cancellation
TRENTON, N.J. — Under pressure from the Obama administration, Republican Gov. Chris Christie agreed Friday to rethink his decision to cancel construction of a $9 billion rail tunnel connecting New...
View ArticleCome morning, members of 174th will run here and in Afghanistan
Syracuse, NY -- Saturday morning, members of the National Guard will be running on the shores of Onondaga Lake and in far-off Afghanistan. The 174th Fighter Wing, based at Hancock Air Field, is...
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Bill Clinton to stump for U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei at Monday rally in Syracuse
Former president wants to fire up Democratic voters in Central New York. View full sizeEfrem Lukatsky / APFormer U.S. President Bill Clinton speaks during the anti-AIDS "Battle for Future Action" at...
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