Holiday closings
Here’s a list of what will be open and closed for Memorial Day: Banks: Closed; in-store branches call for hours. Financial markets: Closed. Government offices: City, county, state and federal offices...
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Israeli commandos storm aid flotilla; 10 killed
Breaking News Update: Israel's prime minister has called off a planned visit to the White House to deal with a crisis over a botched naval raid that killed 10 pro-Palestinian activists. Netanyahu, who...
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What's going on: German president quits over military remarks
BERLIN (AP) -- German President Horst Koehler resigned Monday in a surprise move after being criticized for reportedly linking military deployments abroad with the country's economic interests -...
View ArticleNorth Syracuse police looking for burglary suspect
North Syracuse police have charged one man with breaking into a Lawrence Avenue home April 24, but believe his accomplice is on the run. Officer Jeffrey Tripp said police charged Frank C. Caskinette,...
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Syracuse officer and suspect struggle over loaded gun
Syracuse, NY -- A 22-year-old Syracuse man was in the Onondaga County Justice Center jail Monday after a hand-to-hand fight with a Syracuse police officer over a loaded gun. Around 6 a.m. Saturday,...
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World responds to Israel's raid on flotilla carrying aid, activists to Gaza...
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanhayu canceled a Tuesday meeting with President Barack Obama. View full sizeDaniel Ochoa de Olza / APPro-Palestinian supporters gather outside Spain's Foreign Ministry on...
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Oswego County looks into reviving old lodge at Camp Zerbe
Williamstown, NY -- The old lodge at Camp Zerbe in Williamstown needs a facelift, and Oswego County is looking into whether it should fix up the place. Youth Bureau Director Kathleen Fenlon said the...
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Rockland Avenue-area violence prompts residents to meet with police chief
"I'm tired of dodging bullets," said one resident. View full sizeGloria Wright / The Post-StandardCherylene "Twiggy" Billue speaks Monday in her back yard at a meeting of neighbors looking to find...
View ArticleSyracuse airport takeover remains in holding pattern while mayor seeks changes
Syracuse, NY -- Eight months after the Syracuse Common Council approved a proposal to turn over management of Hancock Airport to a regional authority, the turnover hasn’t happened. And it could be...
View ArticleFayetteville-Manlius pro-turf group has raised half the money it needs to pay...
Manlius, NY -- Fayetteville-Manlius school district residents working to raise money for new artificial turf at the high school have received $750,000 in pledges, nearly half of what the group hopes...
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Fundraising slowdown delays construction of Syracuse Ronald McDonald house
Charity won controversial fight with preservationists to tear down the house, but it doesn't have enough money to begin construction. View full sizeGloria Wright / The Post-StandardA lot at 1100 E....
View ArticlePower out for more than 1,160 National Grid customers in Onondaga County
Syracuse, NY – The electricity is out this morning for more than 1,160 National Grid customers in Syracuse and DeWitt, the utility reports on its web site. Scattered outages affecting fewer than five...
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What's going on: Al-Qaida's No. 3 man killed in Afghanistan
Also: Ted Koppel's son dies; Israel holds hundreds after raid. Site Intelligence Group via APSheikh Sa'id al-Masri, also known as Mustafa al-Yazid. From The Associated Press: Al-Qaida announced Monday...
View ArticleProtest of raid on Gaza flotilla scheduled for Wednesday in downtown Syracuse
Syracuse, NY – A rally is being planned for Wednesday in downtown Syracuse to protest an Israeli commando raid on a flotilla of ships carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists to the Gaza Strip. The...
View ArticleOnondaga mom and two teens injured in Watertown accident
Watertown, NY - An Onondaga mother and her two children were taken to a Watertown hospital Monday after the car they were in was sideswiped by another vehicle when the driver fell asleep, state police...
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Former Syracuse Councilor Rick Guy seeks Bill Magnarelli's Assembly seat
Syracuse, NY – Former Syracuse Common Councilor Rick Guy is seeking the Republican nomination to run against veteran Assemblyman Bill Magnarelli. Reached at his Winkworth Parkway home this morning,...
View ArticleSyracuse airport takeover is in a holding pattern
Syracuse, NY -- Eight months after the Syracuse Common Council approved a proposal to turn over management of Hancock Airport to a regional authority, the turnover hasn’t happened. And it could be...
View ArticleGas prices fall 6.2 cents a gallon in Syracuse area
Syracuse, NY – Syracuse-area motorists have caught a big break in gas prices over the past week, two price monitors say. The average price of a gallon of regular was $2.86 on Monday, 6.2 cents less...
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Giant sinkhole swallows 3-story building and house in Guatemala
A downpour from Tropical Storm Agatha created a massive sinkhole that swallowed a three-story building and a house in Guatemala City. The hole is larger than the area of a street intersection, CNN is...
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Gov. Paterson expected to announce massive state worker layoffs today
Thousands of workers would lose jobs at the beginning of next year. Mike Groll / The Associated PressNew York Gov. David Paterson listens during a meeting with legislative leaders May 18 at the...
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