Employers add 151K jobs, most since May
Gains come in education and health care sectors. WASHINGTON (AP) -- Employers added the most jobs in five months in October, with the education and health care sectors leading the way. But the...
View ArticleGas prices about to collide with $3 mark around Syracuse
Syracuse, NY – The average price of a gallon of gas appears poised to cross the $3 mark in Central New York. The mean in the Syracuse area stood at $2.999 this morning, up 2.5 cents from Thursday, the...
View ArticleBad part shorts National Grid transmission line, cuts power to 14,100...
Peterboro, NY – A power outage that cut electricity to about 14,100 National Grid customers Thursday in Madison and Onondaga counties was caused by an equipment failure at a substation in Peterboro,...
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Lunchtime Links: Weary of arguing with climate change doubters, scientist...
Also: Man catches toddler who fell out a sixth-story window. View full sizeFrom Criggo.com If you're on Twitter arguing about global warming, beware -- you might be arguing with a robot. A computer...
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Firefighters remove vehicle's roof to treat man injured in Camillus crash
Camillus, NY -- Following a two-vehicle crash this morning in Camilus, firefighters cut the roof off of a pickup truck so they could take the driver to a hospital, Camilus police said. Paul C. Doner,...
View ArticleThursday shooting victim has bail revoked from earlier robbery case
Syracuse, NY - A Syracuse man who wasshot at the door to his home Thursday was ordered taken into custody today for his protection and the protection of the community. Assistant District Attorney...
View ArticleSyracuse man cleared of murder, now jailed as material witness
Syracuse, NY - A Syracuse man who spent almost a year in jail in a murder case before authorities dropped charges and arrested someone else was back in jail today as a material witness in the same...
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Your comments: King David's move would be a great loss for Marshall Street
King David's Restaurant, a fixture on Marshall Street near Syracuse University since the 1970s, could soon close to make way for a second Central New York outlet of the Colorado-based chain Chipotle...
View ArticleCayuga County sheriff identifies Locke accident victims
Locke, NY – The Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office this afternoon identified four of the people involved in an accident Thursday in Locke. Jeremiah J. Wells, 21, of Locke, was in serious condition, while...
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What's going on: WikiLeaks founder considers asylum in Switzerland
Also: Nancy Pelosi says she will run for House minority leader View full sizeAP Photo/Keystone, Martial TrezziniWikileaks founder Julian Assange speaks the United States and human rights during a...
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Founder of Madison-Bouckville Outdoor Antiques Show sells 90-acre lot to...
The plan is to return the land to agricultural use. Jock Hengst, the owner and founder of the largest antique event in New York State, has sold his 90-acre property along Route 20 to a farmer who...
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Former Bristol worker admits stealing trade secrets
He had planned to start his own pharmaceutical company in India. View full sizeShalin Jhayeri A former employee of Bristol Myers Squibb Co. admitted this morning that he stole the company's secret...
View ArticleCayuga County Legislator Daniel Sincebaugh fined $1,000, license revoked...
Cayuga County Legislator Daniel P. Sincebaugh today was fined $1,000 and had his driver’s license revoked for a year after he pleaded guilty to aggravated driving while intoxicated. Auburn City Judge...
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Ann Marie Buerkle picks up 25 votes on Rep. Dan Maffei in NY-25 race
Battle for congressional seat could take an additional two weeks or more. View full sizeMike Greenlar / The Post-StandardRepublican 25th Congressional District candidate Ann Marie Buerkle shakes the...
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What's going on: MSNBC anchorman suspended for donating to Democratic candidates
Also, Potsdam man died in house fire, and Rod Wood is recovering from prostate cancer surgery. View full sizeFile photo / AP, 2007Keith Olbermann of MSNBC poses at the Ronald Reagan Library in Simi...
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Three men convicted in 2006 New Hartford robbery and cop killing
Utica, NY -- A federal jury today convicted three men of an Oneida County jewelry store robbery that resulted in the death of a New Hartford police officer four years ago. Marion Pegese, Robert Ward...
View ArticleNew York Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo seeks federal train aid
ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov.-elect Andrew Cuomo is asking the federal government to redirect $1.2 billion to New York for high-speed rail projects. The Democrat is asking Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood to...
View ArticleNew York panel: Saratoga County judge jailed people without a hearing
ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Commission on Judicial Conduct has called for removal of a Saratoga County Family Court judge who recently resigned while disciplinary charges were still pending for...
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White ex-transit officer given two-year prison term for killing unarmed black...
LOS ANGELES — A white former transit officer was sentenced to the minimum possible prison sentence of two years Friday for fatally shooting an unarmed black man on a California train platform,...
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Jordan-Elbridge hires interim superintendent
Elbridge, NY -- The Jordan-Elbridge school board has hired former Whitesboro school Superintendent Lawrence Zacher as interim superintendent. Board President Mary Alley made the announcement at a...
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