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Fire destroys Tully Lake summer home
There were no injuries. Neighbors initially saw just smoke coming from the inside -- and then a small propane tank exploded. ,lauren Long/The Post-StandardA small flame lingers near what used to be...
View ArticleSyracuse police officer crashes into tree during accident, taken to hospital...
A 24-year-old Syracuse police officer has been taken to the hospital following an accident involving at least one other motor vehicle on the 2400 block of East Fayette Street on the East Side of...
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Wayne County results put Ann Marie Buerkle ahead for 25th Congressional...
The election will be decided by absentee and military ballots. View full sizeDennis Nett / The Post-StandardAnn Marie Buerkle said at a press conference Wednesday afternoon that it is still too early...
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Troopers charge three in Oneida County with trademark counterfeiting
Utica, NY – State police seized more than $183,000 in counterfeit merchandise and charged three Oneida County residents after executing search warrants in and around Utica earlier this week. Francis...
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Expert: Don Miller helped by anti-Albany, anti-Democratic wave in Assembly...
Syracuse, NY -- An anti-Albany and anti-Democrat climate combined with a race that slide under the public radar for many people helped political newcomer Don Miller take an 840 vote lead over...
View ArticleRolling road blocks on Thruway today
Syracuse, NY -- The New York State Thruway will have brief rolling roadblocks on eastbound Interstate 90, west of Syracuse today, as part of an ongoing pavement reconstruction project. The rolling...
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Onondaga sheriff to promote Jamie Nestor to lieutenant
Syracuse, NY – Onondaga County Sheriff’s Sgt. Jamie Nestor will be promoted to lieutenant during a ceremony at 1 p.m. at the sheriff’s 407 S. State St. headquarters. Nestor, 60, of Liverpool, joined...
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New Syracuse University College of Law site to be dedicated
Syracuse, NY - The site for the future home of the new Syracuse University College of Law will be dedicated in a 3 p.m. ceremony Friday in the Raynor parking lot on campus. The ceremony will recognize...
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St. Joseph's buying North Medical to create one of the state's largest health...
North Medical has a staff of 450 and serves 320,000 patients a year. Dick Blume / Post-Standard file photoThe North Medical Center at 5100 W. Taft Road. Syracuse, N.Y. -- St. Joseph’s Hospital Health...
View ArticleMan with several gunshot wounds brought to Syracuse hospital
Syracuse, NY -- A man in his 30s with several gunshot wounds is undergoing emergency surgery this hour at Upstate University Hospital, Syracuse police said. The man was brought by private car at 8:15...
View ArticleNine Madison County store clerks cited for selling alcohol to minors
Wampsville, NY -- Nine employees of Madison County stores were cited for selling alcohol to minors during a sheriff’s office sweep of 27 stores on Oct. 30 to make sure IDs are checked during alcohol...
View ArticleOnondaga County Resource Recovery Agency hosts electronic recycling event on...
Syracuse, NY -- The Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency will hold a household electronics recycling event from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Ley Creek Transfer Station. The transfer station is...
View ArticleLunchtime Links: Voters in Pittsfield, Mass., say no to topless women
Also: Afghanistan visit for two politicians put off because they're too fat for body armor. PITTSFIELD, Mass. (AP) -- Voters in a western Massachusetts city have decided not to lose their shirts over...
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Official: 1 Yemen bomb 17 minutes from exploding
PARIS (AP) -- One of two mail bombs sent from Yemen last week was disarmed just 17 minutes before it was set to go off, the French interior minister said Thursday. Brice Hortefeux provided no other...
View ArticleSyracuse man indicted on manslaughter count in accidental shooting death
Syracuse, NY - A Syracuse man accused of accidentally shooting to death a woman riding with him in a minivan in May was indicted today on a more serious manslaughter charge in the death. Deon Farley,...
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Oneida man convicted of arson, insurance fraud, over 2006 fire at his...
A federal jury has convicted an Oneida man of arson for his involvement in a fire at his own building in 2006 to collect on a $4 million insurance policy. Jeffrey Truman Sr., 52, was convicted in U.S....
View ArticleInterstate 81 northbound near Adams Street exit closed by accident
Syracuse, NY -- The state Department of Transportation has closed Interstate 81 north at exit 18 Adams Street due to an accident that occurred at 2:45 p.m. The area is expected to remain closed for up...
View ArticleLawsuit charges room at New York's famed Waldorf-Astoria hotel had bedbugs
NEW YORK — A Michigan couple has filed a lawsuit claiming their room at New York’s Waldorf-Astoria hotel was infested with bedbugs. Christine and David Drabicki charged in the lawsuit filed Thursday...
View ArticleNavy SEAL, two others accused of weapons smuggling
LAS VEGAS — A Navy SEAL in California and men in Nevada and Colorado have been arrested and accused of smuggling machine guns from Iraq into the United States for resale on the black market, federal...
View ArticleTips lead Auburn police to missing sex offender in Wayne County
Auburn, NY -- Tips from the public helped Auburn police catch a Level 2 sex offender after he allegedly failed to report a change in address. Sydney Leon Chase, 26, was found today at a residence in...
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