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Earthquake near Ottawa, Canada sends tremors across Central New York
Magnitude 5.5 quake felt from Pennsylvania to Vermont, according to U.S. Geological Survey USGSU.S. Geological Survey map showing the location of today's magnitude 5.5 earthquake about 40 miles north...
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Syracuse, NY--Here's what some local people said they felt when the earth moved at 1:41 p.m. today. “My whole chair was moving,” said Evonne Everson, an underwriting assistant at the Medical Liability...
View ArticleNew York leaders turn to taxes, fees to balance budget
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s leaders are turning to the sales tax and other taxes and fees to balance a budget that’s nearly three months late. Democratic Gov. David Paterson and the Democratic leaders...
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Vienna man who shot his infant son recovering from 14 to 16 gunshot wounds...
Adam Theall was scheduled to appear in Rome City Court Wednesday to face charges of assault, menacing, harrassment and child endangerment stemming from an incident last November. Instead, the...
View ArticleWhat's going on: Obama adminstration to reissue a more flexible ban on oil...
Also, suspect accused in baby killing was shot more than a dozen times, and EPA plans meetings to examine impact hydrofracking has on drinking water. From Reuters: The Department of the Interior will...
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Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner criticizes school district administration over...
Miner wants to see the district's Plan B, but Superintendent Dan Lowengard says there isn't one. View full sizeDick Blume / The Post Standard View full sizeDick Blume/ The Post StandardSyracuse mayor...
View ArticlePower out to nearly 400 near Burnet Avenue in Syracuse
Syracuse -- National Grid is reporting nearly 400 customers without power on the eastern edge of Syracuse. According to the utility's Web site, 378 customers in the area around Burnet Avenue were...
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Survey: Hiring plans of US CEOs at three-year high
NEW YORK — The number of CEOs planning to ramp up hiring is at the highest level since mid-2007, according to a survey that suggests big U.S. companies are growing more confident about the economic...
View ArticleUpdate: Police say injuries not life threatening for 4-year-old struck by car...
West Monroe, NY -- A 4-year-old Syracuse boy helicoptered to the hospital after being struck by a car Wednesday afternoon in West Monroe has injuries that police called "non-life threatening." State...
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Syracuse mayor blocks award for police officer because he used excessive...
Stephanie Miner says she won't tolerate bad behavior. Police union decides to boycott Thursday morning awards ceremony. View full sizeDennis Nett / The Post-StandardSyracuse mayor Stephanie Miner...
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Update: Expanded clothing sales tax among taxes, fees state lawmakers are...
ALBANY, N.Y. — New Yorkers would see an end to tax-free clothes and shoes under $110 as Albany searches for revenue to balance a state budget that’s nearly three months late. The proposal was another...
View ArticleYour Comments: "I still wasn't connvinced until I got a text message from a...
Wednesday afternoon's earthquake was felt by some Central New Yorkers, but not others. For syracuse.com user valleypps135, it's an experience heor she won't easily forget. Here's what valleypps135 has...
View ArticleRider who lost use of legs in motorcycle crash injured in another accident
Bridgeport, NY -- Police and rescue workers are at the scene of a crash in Bridgeport involving a motorcycle rider who, police said, carried a wheelchair on his three-wheeled bike because he had lost...
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Syracuse area road report: Your guide to CNY construction news
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...
View ArticleWelch Allyn receives $43 million federal contract
Skaneateles Falls, NY-- The U.S. Defense Department has awarded a contract for up to $43.6 million to Welch Allyn Holdings Inc. for medical equipment for the armed forces. The Department of Defense...
View ArticlePay freeze for Syracuse school administrators to save jobs looks unlikely
An offer from Syracuse school administrators and supervisors to take a one-year wage freeze seems to have fizzled for now. The Syracuse Association of Administrators and Supervisors agreed to the...
View ArticleUpdate: Sheriff identifies motorcyclist hurt in Bridgeport accident
Update: Bridgeport, NY – Onondaga County Sheriff’s deputies have identified the motorcyclist hurt last night in an accident on Route 298 as David Harp Jr., 39, of Wampsville. Harp was driving a...
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18 sets of twins to graduate from 2 Central New York high schools this weekend
There are 11 sets of senior twins at Baldwinsville, and 7 sets at Jamesville-DeWitt. David Lassman / The Post-StandardNine of the 11 sets of in the graduating class at Baker High School in...
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What's going on: Reaction to Obama's decision to replace McChrystal with...
Also: Shoddy work on oil spill cleanup; not enough evidence for sex abuse allegations against Al Gore. J. Scott Applewhite / The Associated PressPresident Barack Obama, followed by Gen. David Petraeus...
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Auburn police shoot at knife-wielding suspect during drug raid
Auburn, NY -- Auburn police fired two shots at a knife-wielding suspect during a drug raid Wednesday, said Lt. Shawn Butler. No bullets hit Charles Williams, 33, of 91 Fitch Ave., Auburn, authorities...
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