Central Square woman badly injured in Mexico crash
Mexico, NY - A Central Square woman was badly injured this morning after a two-vehicle crash on Markowitz Road in the Town of Mexico, according to Oswego County Sheriff's deputies. Gabriella...
View ArticleGarage fire spreads, destroys two-story house in LaFayette
LaFayette, NY -- No one was reported injured tonight after a fire gutted a split-level home on Lafayette Road, near Barker Hill Road, according to emergency responders. The 8 p.m. fire started in the...
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Syracuse area road report: Bear Street onramp to I-690 west closed this week
Indicates ramp or road restrictionsIndicates ramp or road closures Onondaga County Butternut Street bridge reconstruction: View I-81ButternutStreetBridge in a larger map Click map markers for details...
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Onondaga County prosecutor's inexperience is good thing in this case
Syracuse, NY - Onondaga County Judge Bill Walsh had some fun at the expense of Assistant District Attorney Mike Kasmarek and City Court Judge Vanessa Bogan last week. Kasmarek was handling Walsh’s...
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Minoa building biodigester to turn human waste into electricity
Minoa, NY - Minoa is about to build its own small-scale biodigester that will turn food waste and sewage into electricity. And the waste leftover will be converted into fertilizer. The village, along...
View ArticlePackaging company exiting Syracuse for bigger plant in Clay
Syracuse, NY - A growing, 64-year-old packaging company is planning to move out of Syracuse to larger quarters in Clay. HSM Packaging Corp., of 123 Larned St., has applied for site plan approval to...
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New law could mean $$$ for recyclers of old e-junk
Manufacturers must take back the junked gear for free, creating opportunities for recyclers. John Berry/The Post-StandardJon Nappa of Liverpool, owner of Bruin Computer Trading & Recycling, is...
View ArticleDevelopers proceeding with plans for multi-million-dollar resort project in...
Tom Blair, lead attorney for the project, said developers extended their purchase option last week, and the project is still a go. Otisco, NY -- Developers planning a resort community on a 600-acre...
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Storm gives Chittenango a taste of 'Oz' weather
By Catie O'Toole and Michelle Breidenbach The houses may not have pitched as badly as Dorothy’s did in “The Wizard of Oz,” but 50 mph winds struck Chittenango Sunday, damaging buildings in L. Frank...
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What's going on: Tornado kills 7 in Ohio
Also: Democrats avoid angry voters at town halls; Israeli navy kills Palestinians in diving gear. View full sizePaul Sancya / The Associated PressAn American flag flies nears a tornado damaged house...
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State reopens all three I-81 southbound lanes through Syracuse
Traffic flows after work is competed on the Butternut Street bridge. Dick Blume / The Post-StandardTraffic flowed in all three lanes of Interstate 81 south in downtown Syracuse this morning for the...
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New iPhone 4G may be revealed on Monday
Steve Jobs is expected to make the announcement at WWDC. Eric Risberg, APApple Inc. Chairman and CEO Steve Jobs gestures on stage during a preview of iPhone OS 4.0 at Apple Inc. in Cupertino, Calif.,...
View ArticleSyracuse gas prices keep falling
Syracuse, NY – The average price of a gallon of gas continued its downward spiral, two monitoring services report. The average compiled by the SyracuseGasPrices.com web site fell 2.4 cents from a week...
View ArticleSyracuse Common Council could vote on rental property law today
The Syracuse Common Council could vote today on a controversial law that would put limits on new rental property developed near Syracuse University. The law would require a single unblocked parking...
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Your comments: Oil is fuel that powers this country to own funeral
Should the nation pursue an alternative to oil? A brown pelican covered in oil sits on the beach at East Grand Terre Island along the Louisiana coast on Thursday, June 3, 2010. Oil from the Deepwater...
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NY Minute: Gov. David Paterson plays budget chicken with state legislators
Also: Black leaders meet to discuss Andrew Cuomo; Senate Republicans want to re-gain control of their house; Paterson backs Rep. Charles Rangel. AP Photo/Mike GrollGov. David Paterson talks to...
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Former lawyer Roger Scott denied shoplifting sentencing delay
Syracuse, NY - Former lawyer Roger Scott tried today - and failed - to get a higher court to delay his upcoming Geddes Town Court sentencing for a shoplifting conviction. Scott, 76, of Elbridge, cited...
View ArticleLabor council rallying against chamber's 'wedding present' today outside...
Syracuse, NY - The Greater Syracuse Labor Council is organizing a demonstration at noon today outside Syracuse City Hall to protest Common Council's forgiving a $216,000 debt the the Greater Syracuse...
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Fair Haven woman admires Haitians' resiliency, but sees help is still needed
Donna Nassoiy Darling recently spent 13 days in nation still reeling from deadly earthquake. Esteban Felix / The Associated PressA woman carries water bottles inside a camp for people displaced by...
View ArticleLunchtime Links: Was Barack Obama in the 'Whoomp (there it is)' video?
Also: Does the Internet make you dumber? » Latest Internet conspiracy theory: Was Barack Obama In the 1993 Music Video For 'Whoomp (There It Is)'? [Gawker] Probably not, but it's fun to speculate....
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