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Muscle car takes off on Syracuse driver, crashes into Carbon Street garage
Syracuse, NY -- A classic muscle car from the Sixties took off on its driver today and crashed through the front of a garage at a Carbon Street residence, according to Syracuse police. Police and fire...
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What's going on: Shuttle Atlantis takes off for its last scheduled flight
Also, woman who called President Obama a hottie tells her side of the story, and Obama vows to break up cozy relationship between oil companies, federal regulators View full sizeCraig Rubadoux /...
View ArticleTwo former Penn Traffic executives sentenced to prison for securities fraud
Syracuse, NY -- Two former senior executives with The Penn Traffic Co., the former owner of the P&C supermarket chain, were sentenced to 14 months in federal prison by U.S. District Court Judge...
View ArticleGov. Paterson offers to release withheld New York school aid
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Paterson administration said Friday that it will release billions of dollars it owes to school districts by the end of June, if the Legislature approves a delay past the June 1...
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The Sotomayors, justice and doctor, tour Upstate University Hospital with friend
The supreme court justice will speak at St. Lawrence University's commencement Sunday. File photosSupreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor and her brother, Dr. Juan Sotomayor, toured University Hospital...
View ArticleNew York State to close 55 parks and historic sites Monday
ALBANY, N.Y. — State parks officials said Friday they’ll start shutting down or keeping closed dozens of parks and historic sites next week because of New York’s budget crisis. The gates at 41 parks...
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Trooper swims to island to save stranded dog
LaGrange, NY -- State police responded to a call at a park found a dog stranded on an island Thursday. Police said a three-year-old Treeing Walker Coonhound had jumped into water and swam about 50...
View ArticleCrash on Route 20 kills Auburn teen
Onondaga, NY -- An Auburn teen died in a one-car crash on Route 20 Friday afternoon, Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin E. Walsh said. Jordan P. Hirsch, 19, of 252 East Genesee St. was flown to Upstate...
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Key oil spill size issue: How much and does it matter?
Spill experts say trying to figure out how much oil is spewing is like trying to assess damage of a house fire while it's still burning. View full sizeCourtesy of NOAA, via APThis May 10, 2010,...
View ArticleSouth Side center honors, rewards entrepreneurs
Syracuse, NY -- Four entrepreneurs who participated in Syracuse University’s South Side Innovation Center’s Entrepreneurial Assistance Program won awards for their business plans Friday. Shawan East,...
View ArticleUpdate: Syracuse man in critical after Near East Side shooting
Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse man was in critical condition Friday night after being shot in or near a barbershop on the City’s Near East Side, police said. Syracuse Police Sgt. Gary Bulinski said police...
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Inaugural class of Haudenosaunee Promise Scholars will graduate from Syracuse...
"This is a milestone for the program," SU official says View full sizeMichelle Gabel / The Post-Standard Joie Lynn Hill, a member of the Onondaga Nation, speaks about her Syracuse University...
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Eight Central New York colleges hold commencement ceremonies this weekend
More than 11,000 graduate and undergraduate students will pick up diplomas Dick Blume / The Post StandardStaff and students with the Syracuse University Center for Graduate Preparation and Achievement...
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Thousands of Central New Yorkers graduate with teaching degrees as school...
Salary and benefits represent 70 percent or more of a typical school district budget, so many are laying off teachers or eliminating open positions. David Lassman / The Post-StandardAlmira Saifi, of...
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A.M. News Links: Obama rips government's "cozy relationship" with oil industry
Video: Watch 11-year-old world fire-knife champion perform APPresident Barack Obama, standing with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, center, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano, delivers...
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Australia's Jessica Watson, 16, completes around-the-world solo sail
After seven months at sea in a pink yacht, she arrives at Sydney Harbour APSixteen-year-old Jessica Watson works with the rigging Saturday as she sails past the finish line at the entrance to Sydney...
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National Grid subcontractor van explodes in Liverpool
Exploding spray-paint cans caused the fire Friday afternoon Courtesy of Katie GrossoExploding spray paint cans sent flames shooting from this van on Route 370 in the village of Liverpool Friday...
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Latest effort at stopping Gulf oil leak runs into problem
BP attempting to insert mile-long tube into gusher to siphon oil APA worker feeds a boom Friday into the Gulf of Mexico at Biloxi, Miss. The community was bracing for a possible land fall of an oil...
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Fulton Walmart security cameras show suspected shoplifters
More than $1,000 of electronics disappear from Fulton Walmart, police say View full sizeGranby, NY -- Six people are wanted by state police after more than $1,000 of portable electronics disappeared...
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Syracuse firefighters tackle house fire on Whittier Avenue
Syracuse, NY -- Three people escaped a fire this evening that damaged a Tipperary Hill house, a Syracuse fire chief said. The fire began on the first-floor front porch of the two-family, three-story...
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