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Lunchtime Links: If 'Toy Story 3' made you bawl, check out top 10 saddest kid...
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Small town in Nebraska votes to restrict illegal immigration
FREMONT, Neb. — This small Nebraska meatpacking town has joined Arizona at the center of a national debate about illegal immigration after voters approved a ban on hiring or renting property to...
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Gen. McChrystal apologizes for controversial remarks about Obama...
Do you think the top commander in Afghanistan should resign for insubordination? AP, 2009This photo provided by the White House in 2009 shows President Obama meeting with Gen. Stanley McChrystal...
View ArticleUpdate: Flood potential diminishes in Syracuse area
Syracuse, NY – The threat of heavy rainfall that National Weather Service forecasters had predicted for the Syracuse area today has evaporated, in a manner of speaking. Weather service officials...
View ArticleSyracuse police: Loud muffler leads to felony weapons charge
Syracuse, NY -- A traffic stop for a loud muffler Monday night ended with the driver facing two felony weapons charges and a loaded illegal handgun taken off the streets, Syracuse police said. Derrell...
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Law would make New York the first state to collect DNA from all criminals
Backers say it'll solve more crimes and exonerate the innocent. Critics call it an invasion of privacy and worry about mistakes. Mary Altaffer / The Associated PressA criminalist looks for DNA...
View ArticleTroopers shoot Oneida County man who killed baby in front of them
Update, 12:55 p.m.: Troopers say a total of three children were at the home, all younger than 5. Earlier: Blossvale, NY — State police say they shot a man who killed a three-month-old baby in front of...
View ArticleStacey Castor's second lawyer not entitled to pay, administrative judge rules
Syracuse, NY - The county’s Assigned Counsel Program does not have to pay the lawyer who assisted in representing Stacey Castor in her highly publicized murder trial, the local administrative judge...
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Auburn police recover 'old bike': a 1950 Shelby Flyer stolen last year
Auburn, NY -- A 1950 Shelby Flyer bicycle stolen last year from outside an Auburn supermarket was recovered Friday when someone tried to sell it to a dealer of antique bicycles, Auburn police said....
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Census: With jobs scarce, Rust Belt cities decline
Cleveland lost the most residents; New York City gained the most. View full sizeFile photo / AP, 2008A boater heads down the Cuyahoga River toward Lake Erie past downtown Cleveland in thos photo from...
View ArticleWhat's going on: Judge blocks moratorium on deep water drilling; Obama vows...
Also, a draft of an Oneida land claim deal is drawing controversy, and the number of millionaires worldwide rises despite downturn. » Judge Blocks Moratorium on Drilling Deep-Water Wells [The New York...
View ArticleMan rescued after intentionally driving car into Oswego River in Fulton
Fulton, NY -- A man who Fulton police said intentionally drove his car into the Oswego River was rescued by a witness and Fulton firefighters this afternoon. Brad Bennett of Fulton was working on his...
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Clay's plan for Three Rivers Point development keeps chugging along
The land, most of which the town owns, is now in a Planned Development District, which would allow for waterfront shops, office buildings, apartments and a mix of multi- and single-family housing to...
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Troopers say there was no negotiation before Vienna man shot his...
Troopers shot Adam Theall, and he was taken to Rome Hospital. Alaina Potrikus / The Post-StandardState police block off Pine Road, at Herder Road, in the Oneida County community of Blossvale, where a...
View ArticleFacing sales tax cut, Geddes says it will turn off I-690 lights to save money
Geddes Supervisor Manny Falcone said the board decided last week to save the nearly $25,000 a year it costs the town to illuminate that stretch of interstate highway. Geddes, NY -- Onondaga County is...
View ArticleFirefighters are at scene of fire and chlorine leak in North Syracuse
North Syracuse, NY -- Firefighters from North Syracuse, East Syracuse, Moyers Cornersare at the scene of a garage fire on Ivon Drive. Two ambulances are at the scene, and there is believed to be a...
View ArticleYour comments: "That a father could shoot his own baby shook me to my core"
The story of a Vienna man who shot and killed his 3-month-old son in front of state troopers has affected reader. Here's what syracuse.com user jakejj had to say: I'm a grown man and when I read the...
View ArticlePool chemicals spill in North Syracuse, hazardous material team called out
North Syracuse, NY -- Spilled pool chemicals shut down parts of a North Syracuse neighborhood Tuesday afternoon. North Syracuse firefighters were called to Ivon Drive at 5:45 for what was reported as...
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New York state budget talks limp toward a finish ... maybe
Gov. Paterson repeats his threat to impose a budget if legislative leaders can't reach one by Monday. View full sizeMike Groll / APAssembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (center), D-Manhattan, walks to Gov....
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Police seek 84-year-old woman missing since morning
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Police are searching for an 84-year-old North Side woman who has recently shown signs of having Alzheimer's. Police said Genevieve Craniades, of 1322 Oak St., was last seen 8 a.m....
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