Lunchtime Links: Get a new name with the Wu Tang Clan Name Generator
Also: Can giraffes swim?; 'Goldfinger' Aston Martin to be auctioned off. » Today, everybody's checking out what their Wu-Tang Clan name would be with the Wu-Tang Clan Name Generator, modeled on the...
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Syracuse's Hancock International Airport unveils Henninger High School...
Syracuse, NY--The Syracuse Department of Aviation and students from an art class at Henninger High School this morning unveiled a mural at Hancock International Airport that blends artistic styles to...
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Sarah Palin targets those opposed to drilling in Twitter posts
What do you think of Palin's recent tweets supporting drilling in the ANWR? Al Grillo / AP Photo(AP Photo/Al Grillo) Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin took to her Twitter account on Tuesday to promote the issue...
View ArticleSyracuse man faces murder trial despite 18-year delay in filing charges
Syracuse, NY - The 18-year delay in bringing a murder charge against a Syracuse man in the strangulation death of his pregnant estranged wife is not grounds for dismissal, a judge ruled today....
View ArticleSyracuse man sentenced to six years in prison for robbery
Syracuse, NY - A Syracuse man was sentenced today by Onondaga County Judge Anthony Aloi to six years in state prison for helping a North Syracuse woman rob her former boyfriend. Alonzo Williams, 21,...
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NY Republicans endorse Rick Lazio for governor
Second round of balloting could still force a primary between Lazio and Democrat Steve Levy. Mary Altaffer / The Associated PressNew York Republican gubernatorial candidate Rick Lazio speaks to...
View ArticleAntonacci bid for attorney general nomination falls short
Update: As Republican state delegates prepared to choose an attorney general candidate, Onondaga County Comptroller Robert Antonacci said he expected his opponent, Staten Island District Attorney...
View ArticleTruck loses brakes on steep hill and crashes in Onondaga
LaFayette, NY -- A box truck towing a drilling rig on a trailer lost control and crashed this afternoon on Lords Hill Road, sending the rig rolling onto a home's front lawn and driveway, but injuring...
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Syracuse Jews, Christians, Muslims protest Israeli raid on Gaza flotilla
Protesters call on U.S. government to hold Israel responsible. Frank Ordoñez / The Post-StandardPat Carmeli of Cazenovia speaks in front of the Federal Building during a demonstration against Israel's...
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No progress in SU football player Delone Carter's assault case
Syracuse, NY - Any efforts to resolve the criminal assault case against Syracuse University football player Delone Carter appear to be going nowhere. In City Court this afternoon, defense lawyer...
View ArticleDeputies investigate fatal accident at Madison County landfill
Lincoln, NY-- Madison County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a fatal accident this afternoon at the county landfill. Deputies were called at 1:19 p.m. to the landfill on Buyea Road, a county 911...
View ArticleWhat's going on: Diamond drill BP is using to cut through pipe gets stuck
Also, Lysander man fights town over old cemetery, and Binghamton raises its controversial Cost of War sign. » Oil Nears Florida as Effort to Contain Well Hits Snag [The Wall Street Journal] » Stuck...
View ArticlePolice: Frankfort man dies at Madison County landfill
Lincoln, NY -- A Herkimer County man died Wednesday afternoon at the Madison County landfill in Lincoln, police said. Vincent R. Unczur, 30, of 1102 Center St., Frankfort, was killed around 1:19 p.m....
View ArticleOnondaga Comptroller Robert Antonacci bows out of state attorney general race
Syracuse, NY - Onondaga County Comptroller Robert Antonacci stepped aside in the race for state attorney general Wednesday after losing the Republican Party designation to Daniel Donovan, the district...
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Cicero-North Syracuse graduate to receive Purple Heart after being shot in...
Bethesda, Md. -- Marine Lance Corporal Kyle Francis called his parents from Afghanistan three weeks ago to tell them he’d been shot twice in the leg and once in the hand. “He assured us he was OK,”...
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Traffic study shows problems with Connective Corridor plan for East Genesee...
Some business owners say plan would cause backups, forcing drivers to avoid the street. Frank Ordoñez / The Post-StandardAlan Rothchild stands in an island on East Genesee Street in front of his...
View ArticleFire risk leads to huge Maytag dishwasher recall
Electrical failures in heating element led to blazes. Maytag Corp. is recalling about 1.7 million dishwashers because of a fire hazard. The Consumer Product Safety Commission, which announced the...
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What's going on: Corruption trial of former Illinois Gov. Blagojevich begins...
Also: BP hits another snag in fixing oil spill; U.K. cab driver shoots 12 to death. M. Spencer Green / The Associated Press, 2009Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich talks to a patron during a book...
View ArticleFive fire departments fight blaze in abandoned Smithfield house
Smithfield, NY--Five Madison County fire departments have been called out to a fire in an abandoned house on Peterboro Road near Creek Road in Smithfield. The fire was reported at 7:38 a.m. Crews from...
View ArticleStudy: More teenagers use rhythm method of birth control
Experts are worried because rhythm method has 25 percent failure rate. Atlanta -- A growing number of teen girls say they use the rhythm method for birth control, and more teens also think it's OK for...
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