Auburn youth shot by second youth in apparent accident
Auburn, NY - An 11-year-old boy was hospitalized in Syracuse this afternoon after being shot in the face at another youth's home here early this morning. Auburn police said the shooting appeared to be...
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Your comments: 'How can anyone ignore someone that is crying out in pain?'
Read what syracuse.com user bsanders118 has to say about the death of Justice Center inmate Chuniece Patterson. Submitted photo According to a state corrections department report obtained by The...
View ArticleHome buyers rush to meet deadline for $8,000 federal tax credit
Syracuse, NY--Some home buyers who rushed to sign sales contracts to meet an April deadline for an up to $8,000 tax credit, may not get their money after all. Home buyers hoping to get the tax credit...
View ArticleNew York governor, lawmakers headed for confrontation
Albany, NY -- New York’s Assembly and Senate are joining together to challenge Gov. David Paterson’s plan to force a settlement of the state budget that’s nearly three months late. In response,...
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Oneida County father who shot son is arraigned on murder charge
Town of Floyd, NY--Adam Theall, the man accused of shooting his three-month-old son while state police watched, was arraigned in the Town of Floyd Court tonight on charges of second degree murder,...
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Southeast Asian community that revived church must find new parishes
St. John the Evangelist Church, once a refuge for immigrants, holds its last mass today. View full sizeFrank Ordoñez / The Post-StandardAn Tran fled his native Vietnam and spent time in the...
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United Way of Central New York changes focus to fund programs that cover...
New focus will determine who gets share of millions of dollars in coming years. Michelle Gabel/The Post-StandardSamaritan Center business manager and weekend supervisor Maryanne Grady serves food to...
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Parents, teachers, others efforts to keep sex offenders out of schools may...
Convicted sex offender who walked into Tully High School sparked lobbying for the law. This is the convicted sex offender who inspired local parents, school officials to lobby for a law that would...
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What's going on: Police arrest more than 500 at Toronto G20 economic summit
Also: Dick Cheney recovers; scientists find a way to predict timing of menopause. Ryan Remiorz / The Canadian PressA protester kicks a burning a police car Saturday during an anti-G20 demonstration in...
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Pope calls Belgian sex abuse raids 'deplorable'
Vatican City -- The pope on Sunday called the raids carried out by Belgian police investigating priestly sex abuse "surprising and deplorable" and voiced his support for the Belgian bishops who were...
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State lawmakers pass flurry of last-minute bills (but no budget yet)
Sulfur in home heating oil, Bisphenol A in baby bottles and bedbugs are targeted in latest measures. Mike Groll / The Associated PressLobbyists stand outside the Senate Chamber at the Capitol in...
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Albany-area house fire kills 6 children
Cause unknown. Victims were ages 1 to 12. Derek Pruitt / The Post-Star via APFire investigators and firefighters work at the scene of a fatal house fire at 40 Burgoyne Avenue in Fort Edward, N.Y. on...
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CIA chief says U.S. has driven back al-Qaida
Washington -- The U.S. has driven al-Qaida into hiding and undermined its leadership, but is struggling to oust its primary sympathizer, the Taliban, from Afghanistan, the nation's spymaster said...
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Syracuse family loses its third member to homicide
Syracuse, NY - Jacqueline Bean lost her father and nephew to violence. On Saturday, she lost her son, who was a loving father to a 3-year-old daughter and 2-year-old son. “It was the most awful day,”...
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Oneida County soldier Blair Thompson killed in Afghanistan
Vernon, NY - Just weeks after Army Spc. Blair Thompson, of Vernon, was injured in an insurgent attack in Afghanistan, he was killed Friday in another. He was 19. Thompson shipped out in May to...
View ArticleNY State Legislature going into special session tonight, but it may end quick
Syracuse, NY - The state Legislature will go into special sessions at 7 p.m. tonight in Albany, as required by Gov. David Paterson’s proclamation, but lawmakers may not vote on a budget. In their...
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After spending her senior year in the hospital, Cazenovia High's Taylor Matt...
Cazenovia, NY - Taylor Matt had two reasons to celebrate last week. The 17-year-old donned a cap and gown this afternoon to receive her diploma as part of the Class of 2010 at Cazenovia High School...
View ArticleGov. David Paterson threatens vetoes while Senate holds 3-minute special session
Syracuse, NY - Take that, governor. The state Senate called it a night three minutes after starting an extraordinary session called by Gov. David Paterson on Sunday. The Assembly also recessed quickly...
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Syracuse defense lawyer offers client "effective" assistance in court
Syracuse, NY - Stanley Castor seemed to be doing his best to make defense lawyer Laurin Haddad’s morning miserable. Facing between seven and 15 years in prison if convicted of burglarizing the DeWitt...
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Syracuse area road report: I-690 east ramp to West Street closed this morning
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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