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NYC bedbug problem may be causing tourists to skitter away
New York City’s bedbugs have climbed out of bed and marched into landmarks like the Empire State Building, Bloomingdale’s and Lincoln Center, causing fresh anxiety among tourists who are canceling Big...
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says he prevented 'a worldwide depression'
The Nevada Democrat is locked in a tight race with Republican challenge Sharron Angle. Julie Jacobson / APSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid speaks during a Nevada Senate debate with Republican...
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Frankie Hester gets 25-to-life sentence for murder of Cole Richardson
Judge rejects request for a new trial (video). Dick Blume / The Post-StandardFrankie Hester was sentenced today in Onondaga County Court for the fatal drive-by shooting of Cole Richardson. Syracuse,...
View ArticleSyracusan Cecil Torrence goes on trial Feb. 28 for attempted murder charge
Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse man is to go on trial Feb. 28 on charges that he tried to murder his wife nearly a year earlier. Onondaga County Judge Anthony F. Aloi set the date this morning for the...
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Utica man sentenced to 16 years to life for Syracuse bank robbery
Syracuse, NY -- A man who robbed a Syracuse bank then took a cab back home to Utica could spend the rest of his life in prison. Shaun Mason, 47, was sentenced this morning by Onondaga County Judge...
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Lunchtime Links: Poodle gets the needle anyway after owner's daring lawn...
Also: Sears offers new zombie-friendly line; funeral for the cassette Walkman. Jupiterimages From The Oklahoman: A Hydro, Oklahoma man sprung his poodle from the pound using a lawn tractor and bolt...
View ArticleJudge postpones Fabius woman's DWAI jail sentence pending appeal
Syracuse, NY – A Fabius woman will be freed from the Onondaga County Correctional Facility pending the outcome of an appeal of her sentence for driving while ability impaired. County Judge William...
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Infamous 'Hiccup Girl' Jennifer Mee is accused of murder
St. Petersburg, Fla. — A Tampa Bay woman whose uncontrollable hiccups brought her worldwide attention is charged in the killing of a 22-year-old man during a robbery. Jennifer Mee, 19, of St....
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Syracuse police release video of suspect in South State Street homicide
Police: Tavorn Hunter was shot to death on South State St. after struggle. Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse police today released video of the suspect in Sunday's homicide on South State Street. The video was...
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SRC names retired Air Force general its new president and CEO
A retired Air Force general will be SRC Inc.’s new president and CEO, the company said today. The search committee of SRC’s board of trustees announced that Robert Behler will become the company’s...
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Fire in Memphis damages home of couple moving to Tulsa
Van Buren, NY – A fire in the hamlet of Memphis destroyed the second floor of a home and disrupted the owners' plans to move to Oklahoma. Firefighters from Memphis and five other west suburban...
View ArticleNow that he has his third term, NYC mayor supports return to two-term limit
NEW YORK — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg says he supports a ballot measure to restore the city’s term-limit law to two terms. Bloomberg is responsible for changing the law in 2008 to three terms....
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New Jersey weighs new bullying laws after Rutgers student's suicide
TRENTON, N.J. — New Jersey lawmakers have introduced a bill to toughen the state’s anti-bullying laws after the widely publicized suicide of a Rutgers University student. A bipartisan group of...
View ArticleTwo Rochester-area passengers seriously injured in rollover crash on Thruway
This story by staff writers John Mariani and Douglass Dowty. Tyre, NY – One person was airlifted with a spinal injury and other was taken by ambulance with a broken shoulder after a rollover crash...
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Syracuse rail station to receive $18 million for high-speed rail improvements
Money will pay for new Amtrak platforms, pedestrian bridge and expanded parking at Regional Transportation Center. View full sizeDick Blume / The Post-Standard, 2009People waiting for the eastbound...
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What's going on: Predictions for results of next month's midterm elections
Also, woman who was eight months pregnant found on fire in Ontario County, and Syracuse University ponders becoming a smoke-free campus. View full sizeAPPresident Barack Obama is photographed after...
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Live coverage Tuesday of the PSC's National Grid hearing in Syracuse
Post-Standard staff writer Tim Knauss will post live reports from Tuesday's public hearings on National Grid's proposed $400 million rate hike. His full report will appear Wednesday in The...
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Syracuse area road report: I-81 north ramp to I-690 west closed Tuesday after...
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Your Comments: We need high-speed rail to NYC, Boston -- not Buffalo!
Syracuse today won an $18 million federal grant to expand the city’s passenger rail station and improve tracks and signals for a planned high-speed rail line across Upstate New York. Most of the money...
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Syracuse area road report: I-81 north ramp to I-690 west closed Tuesday after...
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