Four candidates seek 119th district Assembly seat
Debate today Candidates in the 119th Assembly District race will participate in a public forum on higher education and health-care issues at 2-3:30 p.m. today at Upstate Medical University, Weiskotten...
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Andrew Russo's nonprofit music group gave illegal campaign donation to John...
Russo received a $10,000 grant via DeFrancisco about nine months later to start a teen jazz band. View full sizeMike Greenlar / The Post-StandardAndrew Russo kisses his wife, Natalia, after claiming...
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What's going on: Arizona killer executed after court OKs drug
Also: Democrats catch up late on election spending. Jeffrey Landrigan Convicted killer Jeffrey Landrigan was executed late Tuesday after the U.S. Supreme Court decided the state of Arizona could use a...
View ArticleSyracuse man to serve four years in prison on gun, drug charges
Syracuse, NY – A Syracuse man will serve prison time following his sentencing Tuesday in Onondaga County Court on felony weapon and drug possession charges. Michael Mulkey, 26, of 100 Giminski St.,...
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Two injured when trash truck and farm tractor collide in Spafford
Spafford, NY -- Two people were injured this morning when a trash truck clipped the back of a farm wagon, went off Route 41 in the Town of Spafford, crossed a ditch and ended up in a muddy cornfield....
View ArticleAlexandria Bay man accused of killing friend in Pamelia hunting accident
Pamelia, NY — Police have charged a 43-year-old man in the fatal shooting of his friend while deer hunting after dark in a wooded area in northern New York. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department...
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Man dies in motorcycle / minivan crash in Van Buren
Investigators working to determine cause of crash. Dick Blume / The Post-StandardState police investigate a fatal motorcycle crash at Route 48 and Daisy Drive in Van Buren. Van Buren, NY -- State...
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NY Minute: Andrew Cuomo has 20-point lead in latest poll
The latest poll shows Democrat Andrew Cuomo with a 20-point lead over Republican Carl Paladino days before the election of New York’s next governor. The Quinnipiac University poll of likely voters...
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Northbound Route 695 crash causes major delays in Geddes
Geddes, NY -- Rush hour traffic backed up on the highway portions of Route 5 after a crash this morning on Route 695. The 8:41 a.m. crash appeared to involve two tractor trailers and a car in the...
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Siena Poll: Arcuri holds five-point lead over Hanna in NY-24 race
Negative advertising hurts both candidates in race headed to the wire. John Berry/The Post-Standard, 2008 U.S. Rep. Michael Arcuri has a five-point lead in his race against Republican businessman...
View ArticleSyracuse teenager wounded in Southside shooting
Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse teenager was shot Tuesday night on the city’s Southside, Syracuse police said. Dionte Carroll, 17, was shot once in the upper right arm about 10:05 p.m. in the area of South...
View ArticleSyracuse man pleads guilty to heroin possession
Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse man pleaded guilty this morning to a drug charge, agreeing to spend two years in prison. As part of Daniel Carrasquillo's guilty plea to third-degree criminal possession of...
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Fed official: Upstate economy doing better than nation's
In a reversal of roles, Upstate’s economy is doing well compared with the rest of the nation, but it is still facing serious challenges, the president and chief executive officer of the Federal...
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Investigation into homicide of former Syracuse resident continues in...
Bethesda, Md. -- The investigation into the death of a former Syracuse woman killed in her Bethesda, Md., home is continuing, the Montgomery County police said this morning. Sue A. Marcum, 52, was...
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Lunchtime Links: You can buy the original Darth Vader costume
... if you've got a spare $365,000. The Associated PressThis original Darth Vader costume will be auctioned off next month Christie's in London. London -- Christie's auction house says it is selling...
View ArticleAuburn ranked as one of top 20 small cities in U.S.
What does Auburn share in common with small cities like Dubuque, Iowa, Marquette, Mich. and Casper, Wyo.? They are all ranked by Forbes.com as four of the best small cities to raise a family in the...
View ArticleBicyclist holding a gun sentenced to five years in prison
Syracuse, NY – A Syracuse man whom police found with a gun after he was pulled over on his bicycle was sentenced this morning to a five-year prison term. Anthony Candelavia, 19, of 2 Centennial Drive,...
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Jeweler convicted of killing wife by burning her in an oil drum
White Plains, NY — A 68-year-old jeweler was convicted Wednesday of killing his wife by incinerating her in an oil drum. The verdict came in Werner Lippe’s second murder trial; his first trial ended...
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Acting DEC commissioner to be named this week in wake of Grannis firing
Read the entire memo that got Grannis removed from office. Courtesy of state DECPeter Iwanowicz An official in Gov. David Paterson's office confirmed today that the administration plans this week to...
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Expanding high-tech medical company relocates to Central New York
Syracuse, NY -- An air quality company specializing in the medical industry will relocate to Syracuse, with plans to hire nearly 100 employees as it begins production in three to five years. A press...
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