Frost in the forecast for overnight Saturday, early Sunday
Syracuse, NY Winter’s early warning sign, frost is expected in parts of Central New York Saturday night into Sunday morning. A cold front that's moving into the region now, along with high pressure,...
View ArticleFAA: Dangerous runway incidents down 50 percent from last year
WASHINGTON — The number of near collisions on U.S. airport runways dropped to six in the last 12 months, half as many as the year before, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. There has...
View ArticleStudents from DeWitt's Montessori School learn a sweet lesson as they harvest...
Pompey, NY -- Eleven sixth-graders from the Montessori School in DeWitt donned protective bee suits and spent Friday harvesting honey from hives at the school’s Land Lab in Pompey. The children...
View ArticleLawyer says Brookfield Renewable Power report "misleading"
Lawyer says no warning sirens sounded for the release of water that killed Leonard Nichols and Clifford Luther. Oswego, NY -- The lawyer representing the families of two Southern Tier men who died...
View ArticleMan shot on Davis Street, Syracuse police investigating
Syracuse, NY -- A man was shot in the leg tonight on Davis Street in Syracuse, polilce said. Police responded to several reports of gunshots shortly after 9 p.m. An officer found a crowd gathered...
View ArticleYour Comments: Why aren't other former presidents on the stump?
Former President Bill Clinton, in an effort to fire up local Democratic voters, plans to visit Central New York at 7:30 p.m. Monday to campaign for U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei, D-DeWitt. Users of...
View ArticleAir One reaches, transports man injured when bales of hay fell on him in...
A farmer in the town of Onondaga was injured and trapped when several bales of hay landed on him Friday afternoon, Onondaga County Sheriff's Office said. The sheriff's office said Air One was called...
View ArticleEvent celebrates $1M restoration of the Fayetteville house of suffragist...
Fayetteville, NY -- After nine years of fundraising and construction, the restored Matilda Joslyn Gage house is now ready to showcase its new look and open its doors to the public. A grand opening of...
View ArticleThird-generation dairy farmer calls it quits -- like so many others hit by...
Low wholesale prices for milk, pressure from developers lead many to give up their farms. Frank Ordonez/The Post-StandardSteve Rohe stands inside the Holsteins barn preparing his herd for auction on...
View ArticleSyracuse company to open Quaker Steak & Lube restaurants in New York and New...
Syracuse-based Action Cos. has reached an agreement with QSL Franchising Corp. to open 16 Quaker Steak & Lube restaurants in Upstate New York and New England beginning early next year. Jacob...
View ArticleWoman pulled from burning home on Laforte Ave. in Syracuse
A fire damaged a single family home in Syracuse Saturday morning. Firefighters responded to a report of a fire at 302 Laforte Ave. around 6:11 a.m., said Lt. Ken Heffernan. One 60-year-old female...
View ArticleForecast for Syracuse area calls for frost and temperatures in the 20s
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Central New York may get a frost early Sunday. The National Weather Service issued a frost advisory in effect from 2 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday. Frost is expected to form late tonight as...
View ArticleA way out, at last, for Chile's 33 trapped miners
After more than two months of efforts, a drilling rig punched through. Dario Lopez-Mills / AP PhotoRelatives of trapped miners embrace at the San Jose Mine near Copiapo, Chile, Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010....
View ArticleWhat's going on: Wife to meet imprisoned Nobel Peace Prize winner on Sunday
Liu Xia will see her husband who has been serving an 11-year sentence for subversion. Andy Wong / AP PhotoIn this Sept. 28, 2010 photo, Liu Xia, wife of Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, speaks during an...
View ArticleTraffic backing up on 690 and near LaFayette
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Syracuse area motorists are experiencing traffic backups in two places today. One backup is at the Interstate 690 eastbound ramp to Interstate 81 south, which is closed. To avoid...
View ArticleWoman dies after house fire on Laforte Ave. in Syracuse
A fire this morning at 302 Laforte Ave. has left a woman dead and a home heavily damaged. Darlene Bielby, 50, was pulled from the burning building around 6:11 a.m. by Syracuse firefighters. She was...
View ArticleSyracuse University sees chicken pox outbreak
Syracuse, N. Y. -- Four cases of chicken pox have been reported at Syracuse University. In an e-mail sent today to students, faculty and staff, SU said people on campus who have been in close...
View ArticlePoll: Democrat ahead in attorney general race
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — While a new poll showed the Democrat leading his Republican opponent in New York’s attorney general race and many voters yet undecided, both promised strong anti-corruption...
View ArticleUtica woman found dead inside her home by firefighters
Utica, NY -- Firefighters responding to a fire inside a Utica home this morning found an 85-year-old woman dead inside, Utica police said. Firefighters were called at 11 a.m. to 1609 Girard St., where...
View ArticleThree youths found by police at 3:15 a.m. in Syracuse middle school
Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse police investigating an alarm activation about 3:15 a.m. today in Clary Middle School found three juveniles inside. The three youths, two 14 years old and a 15 year old, did...
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