Judge: New York City discriminates against female painters
NEW YORK — The city discriminated against female bridge painters by hiring only men and letting them operate like a “boys club” where lewd sexual images and cartoons were displayed at their lockers, a...
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Vigil marks three years since unsolved killing in Syracuse
Family, friends remember 'Slice,' and call for and end to violence in city Gloria Wright / The Post-StandardDequoia Kemp, 15, left, and Nisha Bowens, cousins of Silas "Keith" Collier hold candles at a...
View ArticleLocal people with non-small cell lung cancer needed for immunotherapy trial
Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse area patients are being recruited to participate in the world’s largest lung cancer treatment trial. Upstate Medical University and Hematology Oncology Associates of CNY are...
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Syracuse Councilor Jean Kessner represents Syracuse in Buffalo, meets president
Buffalo, NY -- When President Barack Obama announced last week that he would visit Buffalo in his second trip as president to Upstate New York, the White House made sure Syracuse would not feel left...
View ArticlePolice, responding to shooting report, learn victim already at hospital
Syracuse, NY — A man was shot Thursday night in Syracuse, police said. Around 8:20 police were called to a report of shots being fired at the intersection of Tallman and Rich streets. Moments later,...
View ArticleUpdate: New York police say car thought suspicious is no threat
New York -- New York City police evacuated part of an apartment building and blocked off some streets near Manhattan's Union Square after a Thursday night report of a suspicious vehicle with gas in...
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Two retired Onondaga County school chiefs rank among the state's top 100...
Syracuse, NY - The men who used to lead the Fayetteville-Manlius and Liverpool school districts are among the top 100 highest-paid pensioners in the New York State Teachers Retirement Fund, according...
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Fayetteville-Manlius students get ready to compete in national Science Olympiad
The team has been practicing since December, often for five to seven hours a day and on weekends. Gloria Wright / The Post-Standard Catherine Hrbac (left) and Xiyu Wang, both juniors at...
View ArticleSearches in Times Square probe yield 3 arrests
Three Pakistani men suspected of providing money to Times Square car bomb suspect Faisal Shahzad were arrested by the FBI in a series of Thursday morning raids across the Northeast, law enforcement...
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What's going on: BP hopes tube will siphon oil to tanker
Undersea robots were trying to thread a small tube into the jagged pipe that is pouring oil into the Gulf of Mexico early Friday in BP's latest attempt to cut down on the spill from a blown-out well...
View ArticleNY Minute: Battle brewing over state clamp down of ticket scalping
Seen in the NY Daily News: A behind-the-scenes political war means the state soon could start clamping down on ticket scalpers - even legal resale sites. The state's 2007 scalping law, which removed...
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Former Le Moyne College soccer coach admits sending improper text messages to...
Syracuse, NY - The former coach of the women's soccer team at Le Moyne College pleaded guilty this morning to sending sexually explicit text messages to three underage girls. James A. Riverso, 29, of...
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Six Fayetteville-Manlius High students charged in library vandalism
Damage tally at $4,000. Manlius, NY -- Six Fayetteville-Manlius High School students are facing charges in a May 2 act of vandalism that caused more than $4,000 worth of damage to the school library,...
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Tons of concrete forming gear stolen from Auburn contractor
Auburn, NY – Auburn police are looking for whoever stole 3 to 5 tons of steel braces, brackets and clamps and metal reenforcement bar from a Clark Street storage building. The gear belonged to Bouley...
View ArticleScriba man accused of throwing multiple knives during fight
Scriba, NY -- Oswego County Sheriff's deputies this morning accused a Scriba man of assault and other charges after he allegedly threw multiple knives at people during a fight. One of the knives...
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Onondaga County Comptroller Antonacci seeks GOP blessing to run for state...
SYRACUSE, N,Y. -- Onondaga County Comptroller Robert E. Antonacci II is on his way to Albany this morning to ask for the Republican nomination to run for state attorney general in November. Antonacci,...
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Your Comments: Whether you're a CEO or Denny's cook, conduct business ethically
Highlighting your comments to keep the discussion going on topics that affect you. View full sizeNicholas Lisi / The Post-StandardA parking meter along Montgomery Street in downtown Syracuse. After...
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Prosecutors say woman tossed toddler into Hudson River to spite her husband
NEW YORK -- New York City prosecutors say an unhappy mother hurled her toddler daughter into the Hudson River to spite her husband. Devi Silvia is being held without bail after her arraignment Friday...
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Jean Smiley, Onondaga County deputy executive, to retire
Former state agency leader will take Smiley's place. Submitted photoJean SmileySYRACUSE, N.Y. -- The former head of a state agency responsible for funding environmental projects is coming to Onondaga...
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LaFayette's mock DWI program prepares students for tonight's prom
"It hit me really hard in my heart because you could really feel what it would be like," one student said. View full sizeJohn Berry / The Post-StandardLaFayette Junior/Senior High School students...
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