Syracuse man wounded in a shooting identified by police
A Syracuse man who was shot in his stomach and leg this morning is in serious condition at Upstate University Hospital, Syracuse police said. Willie Hill, 36, was shot by a man about 8 a.m. as Hill...
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What's going on: Drug agents discover underground San Diego-Mexico tunnel and...
Also, SU law students help inner-city Syracuse students administer justice to their peers, and Oneida County executive wants investigation into election procedures. View full sizeLenny Ignelzi /...
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State says some Central New York schools make improvements, others not so much
Twenty-one other schools, most in the Syracuse city school district, remained on the list. View full sizeJohn Berry / The Post-StandardStudents entering Smith Road Elementary School on Sept. 7, the...
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Syracuse police make arrest in school groping case
Garth M. Hill, acquitted of murder in 2006, is being held on a probation violation City Photo by Chrissie CowanMcKinley-Brighton Elementary School, where a police say a man entered Oct. 29 and fondled...
View ArticleHard times worsen New York state's budget deficit
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s hard times just got harder. The administration of Gov. David Paterson on Thursday said closing the latest deficit may require cuts of perhaps 1 percent in every area...
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Update: One in serious condition after head-on crash in Lenox
Lenox, NY -- Madison County officials said four people were injured, three seriously, in a head-on crash midday Thursday in Lenox. Sheriff Alan Riley said Gregory Witte, 31, of Utica, was driving west...
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Your Comments: Don't blame schools for failing unless you help them out
The state removed four Central New York schools from its roster of schools that need to improve and added four others to it, state education officials said Thursday. Another 21 local schools that were...
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Delaware politicians who were opponents in campaign bury the hatchet --...
GEORGETOWN, Del. — After their bruising U.S. Senate battle, Democratic senator-elect Chris Coons and his defeated Republican opponent Christine O’Donnell made nice Thursday in a time-honored Delaware...
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Justice Stevens voices support for New York City mosque
WASHINGTON — Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens said Thursday that Americans should be tolerant of plans to build an Islamic center and mosque near the site of the World Trade Center in...
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Cards, Game of Life enter Toy Hall of Fame in Rochester, NY
Few games match playing cards for popularity across the ages and variation in forms, difficulty. View full sizeAnnette Lein / APSarah Peters portrays a queen and Bill Gormont plays a jester as they...
View ArticleThousands without power in Central New York
Syracuse, NY -- Thousands of National Grid customers are without power tonight, the utility is reporting. Outages are reported between Cicero and Bridgeport, in Canastota and surrounding areas and a...
View ArticleCayuga County crash sends four to hospital
Locke, NY -- Four teen-agers were injured in a one-car crash in Cayuga County Thursday afternoon. Cayuga County Sheriff David Gould said in a release that four teens in a 1991 Chevrolet Cavalier were...
View ArticleRoof burns at Upstate University Hospital
Syracuse, NY -- Heat from two new generators was blamed for a late-night fire in part of Upstate University Hospital Thursday. Firefighters were alerted to a fire atop a five-story building next to...
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Stained glass studio will take over vacant St. John the Evangelist Church in...
Syracuse, NY -- Stained glass artist Scott Brennan has restored or created windows for hundreds of churches over the last 35 years. He’ll soon turn one of Syracuse’s oldest churches and its first...
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Why St. Joseph's hospital and others are buying up doctors' practices
Syracuse hospital is buying North Medical, the largest private primary practice in Central New York with a staff of 450 serving more than 320,000 patients. Peter Chen / The Post-StandardDr. Jennie...
View ArticleOfficials won't pursue charges in death of resident at Tompkins County youth...
Dryden, NY – State police and prosecutors will not file criminal charges in the death of a resident last month at the William George Agency. An autopsy found that the Oct. 13 death of Alexis Javier...
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No survivors in Cuba airliner crash with 68 aboard
HAVANA (AP) -- A state airliner filled with Cubans and travelers from Europe and Latin America crashed and burst into flames in a mountainous area after declaring an emergency and losing contact with...
View ArticleDowntown Syracuse streets to close Saturday for CNY Veterans Parade
Syracuse, NY – A slew of downtown Syracuse streets will close for 3 ½ hours beginning at 11:30 a.m.. Saturday to make way for the Central New York Veterans Parade, city officials said. The parade,...
View ArticleFor sale: Mansion on Oneida Lake in Constantia, Oswego County. Price? $4M
It's 6,722 square feet, sitting on 2.71 acres with 300 feet of lake frontage. View Larger Map Constantia, NY -- Need a nice house with lots of water frontage on Oneida Lake? The place at 1013 state...
View ArticleEducation Foundation awards $70,000 in 'Go Green' grants to Syracuse schools
Syracuse, NY – The Syracuse City School District Educational Foundation has awarded 16 grants totaling $70,000 to 15 city schools for programs that promote literacy and learning through environmental...
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