Syracuse police identify officer involved in morning crash that injured a...
Syracuse, NY -- A pedestrian was injured this morning when he was struck by a Syracuse police car that had just smacked into a tree on South Salina Street, Syracuse police said. Officer Brandon...
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Michigan couple's children have memorable birth dates: 8/8/8, 9/9/9 and...
ROCKFORD, Mich. — A southwest Michigan couple shouldn’t have too hard a time remembering their children’s birthdays. After all, it’s as easy as eight, nine, 10. Or more specifically, 8/8/8, 9/9/9 and...
View ArticleAuburn police seek help in finding stolen Polaris ATV
Auburn, NY -- An all-terrain vehicle was stolen recently from an Auburn storage facility and Auburn police are asking the public’s help in finding it. The yellow and white, four-wheel 2000 Polaris...
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Florida pastor wins a new car from New Jersey dealer for canceling Quran burning
Pastor Terry Jones plans to donate the 2011 Hyundai Accent to an organization that helps abused Muslim women. View full sizeFile photo / AP, 2003Car dealer Brad Benson, a former New York Giants...
View ArticleMembers of sheriff's office to be honored at annual awards ceremony
Syracuse, NY -- Thirty members of the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office and three civilians will be honored during the sheriff’s annual award ceremony Monday at the Gillette Road Middle School, Cicero....
View ArticleWhat's going on: Federal deficit is less than last year, but still very high
Also, Carl Paladino's campaign manager offers to resign, and New York City's UFO may have been identified. From The Wall Street Journal: WASHINGTON—The federal government budget deficit shrank in...
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Woman starts letter campaign to remove Jordan-Elbridge school board members
It is very rare for the state Education Department to remove a school board member, because it can only be done in extreme cases. View full sizeMike Greenlar / The Post StandardFrank W. Miller, then...
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New Jersey woman sues driver, bus company over injuries in fatal Megabus...
It's believed to be the first lawsuit stemming over the Onondaga Lake Parkway crash, which killed four people. View full sizePeter Chen / The Post-StandardA firefighter photographs the scene of a...
View ArticleNew York's Adirondacks see first significant snowfall of the season
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. — Parts of the Adirondacks are seeing the season’s first significant snowfall. The National Weather Service says two inches of snow fell Friday at Lake Placid and that higher...
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Joyous Swiss celebrate breakthrough in world's longest tunnel
SEDRUN, Switzerland — Swiss engineers smashed through the last stretch of rock Friday to create the world’s longest tunnel, sparking a national groundswell of elation over a costly, technically...
View ArticlePower outages reported as wind, rain pummel region
Syracuse, NY -- Rain and winds have broken branches, felled trees and cut power lines several places in Central New York. Emergency dispatchers report that no major injuries have been reported and...
View ArticleYour Opinion: Pastor being rewarded for making a threat? Only in America
New Jersey car dealer Brad Benson made the pitch to Florida pastor Terry Jones in one of his quirky radio ads: If you don’t burn a Quran, I’ll give you a new car. He was surprised, though, when a...
View ArticleCopter, K-9, Border Patrol, deputies, DeWitt police help State Police with...
DeWitt, NY -- Two people were arrested after a a state trooper on the Thruway spotted a suspicious vehicle behind a gas station on Thompson Road Friday afternoon. As the trooper was investigating...
View ArticleSyracuse man charged with stabbing truck driver
Syracuse, NY -- Sheriff’s detectives arrested a Syracuse man in the stabbing of a truck driver early Friday morning. Police said Anthony M. Davis, 34, of Nichols Avenue, stabbed James C. Davis, 37, of...
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Election 2010: Are Central New York and nation headed in the right direction?
The majority of people asked in a new Post-Standard/Siena poll believe the country is heading in the wrong direction. View full sizeStephen D. Cannerelli / The Post-StandardJim Southard, a retired...
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Seneca County sheriff investigators accuse Lodi man of 39 charges of rape
Lodi, NY -- A Lodi man faces numerous rape charges after Seneca County sheriff’s investigators accused him of repeatedly beating, choking and sexually abusing a 25-year-old woman over several weeks....
View ArticleConstantia man accused of criminal possession of marijuana
Fulton, NY -- Fulton police Wednesday accused a Constantia man of criminal possession of marijuana after they found three and a half pounds of it in his possession. . Shortly before 11 a.m. Wednesday...
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Appeals court to decide whether Justice James Tormey can be sued by former clerk
Syracuse, NY - A federal appeals court is scheduled to hear arguments Monday to determine whether 5th Judicial District Administrative Justice James Tormey III will face trial on allegations he forced...
View ArticleSyracuse professor receives $478,000 National Science Foundation grant
Syracuse, NY -- The National Science Foundation has awarded Syracuse University School of Information Studies Professor Kevin Crowston $478,858 over three years to investigate how computer software...
View ArticleHigh speed rail meeting set for Syracuse
Syracuse, NY -- The New York State Department of Transportation and the Federal Railroad Administration will meet with the public Wednesday to discuss plans to improve passenger rail service in the...
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