State Senate votes to make embalming fluid an illegal drug
Albany, NY -- The state Senate voted unanimously Tuesday to ban using embalming fluid as a recreational drug. By a 61-0 vote, senators voted to make it a misdemeanor to possess embalming with the...
View ArticleFederal government removes Syracuse nursing home from its list of worst...
Syracuse, N.Y. -- The federal government has taken Central Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center off its list of the nation’s worst nursing homes because the Syracuse facility has made significant...
View ArticleNational Grid expects to hire 200 workers to back-office jobs
Syracuse, NY - National Grid officials today will dedicate a new Syracuse operation that is expected to grow by more than 200 employees in coming years thanks to a special union contract that lets the...
View ArticleSyracuse program celebrates success at keeping students from dropping out of...
Youth advocates support at-risk students with rides, jobs and a sympathetic ear. Syracuse, NY -- One day when seventh-grader Edgardo Pizarro was out in the hall, skipping class, he saw the man who ran...
View ArticleAuburn police accuse man of home invasion robbery
Auburn, NY--Auburn police Monday accused a 24-year-old of forcing his way into an Orchard Street home and using a large piece of wood to assault the victim and steal his money. Anthony J. Telego II,...
View ArticleWhat's going on: Gen. McChrystal meets Obama today, may resign
Also: Group sues McDonald's to ban toys in Happy Meals; alleged Jamaican druglord in custody. The White House, 2009President Barack Obama meets with Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top commander in...
View ArticleFulton police probably won't charge man who drove car into Oswego River
See a video of Brad Bennett describing the rescue. Stephen D. Cannerelli / The Post-StandardNo charges are expected to be brought in the case of a man who drove his car into the Oswego River Tuesday...
View ArticlePassengers screaming and fainting as they're kept on sweltering plane for...
Hartford, Conn. — Passengers on a Virgin Atlantic Airways flight say they were kept on a hot plane without food or water for more than four hours at Connecticut’s Bradley International Airport....
View ArticleNurse in famous WWII Times Square kiss photo has died
Edith Shain, the nurse who was captured in an iconic photograph being kissed by a celebrating sailor in Times Square on V-J Day, died Sunday at age 91. Shain had been working at Doctor's Hospital in...
View ArticleWinning $26 million Mega Millions ticket sold in Syracuse
Ticket sold at Syracuse Price Chopper. Winner hasn't come forward yet. Dick Blume / The Post-Standard, 2000The Price Chopper on Erie Boulevard in Syracuse sold the winning ticket in Tuesday's $26...
View ArticleSuburban teen sent to prison for near-fatal stabbing
Syracuse, NY - A town of Onondaga teenager was sentenced today to five years in state prison for a "senseless" stabbing that almost claimed the life of another youth who had given him a ride home from...
View ArticleNeighbors collect donations for Clay family who lost home in fire
See a video of neighbor Lateef Haskins recounting the rescue of the Poon family. Clay, NY--Neighbors gathering money, gift cards and other donations for the Bayberry family rescued from their burning...
View ArticleGen. McChrystal finishes meeting with Obama; no word on whether he's fired
Washington -- Afghanistan war commander Gen. Stanley McChrystal has completed a closed-door meeting with President Barack Obama and has left the White House. There was no immediate word on whether...
View ArticleLunchtime Links: Men decide to test theory that it hurts to get shot
Also: UFO over Saratoga County? » Australian men shoot each other 'to see if it hurts' [Herald Sun] » What happens to your body if you drink a Coke right now? [Blisstree] » America's most expensive...
View ArticleNew York State pension fund to sue BP over oil spill
Syracuse, NY - State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced today that the state pension fund will file a class action suit against BP because of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. DiNapoli, as...
View ArticleUpdate: Meridian man charged with attempting to murder girlfriend
Update: Meridian, NY – A Meridian woman ran from the home where her boyfriend allegedly slit her throat early this morning to a neighbor’s house to get help and call police, a Cayuga County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleGovernment investigator: Inmates fraudulently filed for homebuyer tax credits
Prisoners have defrauded taxpayers out of more than $9 million, report says. AP In a report released Wednesday, a government investigator estimates that 1,295 inmates filed fraudulent first-time...
View ArticleLiverpool man wins $1 million in scratch-off game
He plans to use money for children's education and a trip to Las Vegas. David Lassman / The Post-StandardCraig Jones of Liverpool won $1 million in the Stinkin' Rich New York State Lottery scratch off...
View ArticleNY Minute: Eliot Spitzer gets a job with CNN
Also: Paterson plan seeks cap on property taxes. CNNFormer New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer and Kathleen Parker will host an 8 p.m. news discussion show on CNN. From The New York Daily News: Eliot Spitzer...
View ArticleSource says Gen. Stanley McChrystal is out, Gen. David Petraeus is in
Petraeus now oversees wars in both Afghanistan and Iraq. Drew Angerer / The Associated PressU.S. Central Commander Gen. David Petraeus testifies June 16 on Capitol Hill in Washington before the Senate...
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