Electronic network to let hospitals, docs and insurers share patient information
Syracuse, N.Y. -- The first stretch of an information highway that will let Syracuse area hospitals, insurers and doctors exchange electronic patient records is nearing completion. A group that’s been...
View ArticleBeware of high water in Salmon River
Altmar, NY -- Heavy rain and emergency river operations on the Salmon River in Oswego County has results in higher than normal water flow from the dam in Altmar to Lake Ontario. Everyone is urged to...
View ArticleWhat's going on: A quartet of Supreme Court decisions, and hearings begin on...
Also, a firefighter honored by Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner was found guilty of criminal contempt, and Seneca County judge dismisses indictments against Cayuga Indian Nation. » Supreme Court rules...
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Legislature to pass budget; Paterson readies veto
Governor threatens veto because he says Legislature's budget spends $400 million that New York state doesn't have. View full sizeTim Roske / APNew York Gov. David Paterson explains his executive...
View ArticleJudge sides with Cayuga Indians; tells Seneca County to dismiss indictments,...
A Seneca County judge today dismissed an indictment against the Cayuga Indian Nation and ordered his county to return some $375,000 worth of cigarettes seized in a 2008 tax raid at the Cayugas’ Seneca...
View ArticlePolice officer, other witnesses spot funnel cloud in Herkimer
Herkimer, NY -- A funnel cloud reached down below tree-top level in Herkimer County Monday afternoon, the National Weather Service reported. A Village of Herkimer police officer and several other...
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Update: Legislature passes most of budget, three months late
A more controversial change in school aid is expected to come to a vote Tuesday or Wednesday. View full sizeMike Groll / APPeople watch from the Assembly gallery as budget bills are debated at the...
View ArticlePotentially harmful chemicals used in Pennsylvania gas drilling
HARRISBURG, Pa. — More than two years after the start of a natural gas drilling boom, Pennsylvania is making public a complete list of the chemicals used to extract the gas from deep underground amid...
View ArticlePossible tornado spotted in Oswego County, residents urged to take cover
Palermo, NY -- The National Weather Service reported a possible tornado had touched down in Palermo, in Oswego County. Radar showed a possible tornado moving east at 30 mph in Palermo around 8:35...
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Palermo couple survives apparent tornado
National Weather Service may send team to confirm damage to barns is from a tornado Charles McChesney / The Post-StandardA sheet of metal roofing hangs in a tree in front of the Meldrim Meadow Farm on...
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Syracuse area road report: Ramps open, but expect delays around West Street...
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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Cazenovia resident overcomes stroke to win pageant, refocus her life
Cazenovia, NY -- Jennifer Reid grew up riding horses, playing soccer and fishing with her father. But the Cazenovia College graduate and beauty pageant winner will show another side of her personality...
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Retiring Warners postmaster was a pioneer when she started her job 44 years ago
"When we first came to the post office, there was a little resentment," says Sue Goleski. View full sizeMichelle Gabel / The Post-Standard Warners postmaster Soozie Goleski, of Camillus, retires...
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Albany deals: Legislature pushes closing agenda as Paterson vetoes school...
Aid to schools and member items are still up in the air. Mike Groll / The Post-StandardA stack of Gov. David Paterson's disputed budget bills rests in a hallway outside the Assembly Monday after a...
View ArticleTwo Rome men attempt to drive Jeep across Mohawk River
Town of Western, NY--Two Rome men were rescued Monday night after they attempted to drive a Jeep across the Mohawk River and were swept away by the current. Here's what Oneida County Sheriff's...
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What's going on: 10 accused of spying for Russia
Also: 100 foreign troops killed in Afghanistan this month. The Associated PressIn this courtroom sketch, Anna Chapman (left), Vicky Pelaez (second from left), the defendant known as "Richard Murphy"...
View ArticleWeather service mulls whether storm was tornado
Palermo, NY – National Weather Service investigators will decide shortly whether to send an investigator to determine whether the damaging storm that hit Palermo last night was a tornado. The decision...
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Vet raises $3,000 for surgery for dog dropped from window
DeWitt, NY – Less than 24 hours after an appeal went out to help her, an abused pit bull mix dubbed “Peggy” has the money she needs for surgery to repair her broken rear leg. Officials of DeWitt...
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Midwife reform bill approved by NY Assembly
Senate votes next on bill that would repeal requirement for a written practice agreement with doctor or hospital. Michelle Gabel / The Post-StandardIndependent licensed midwife Linda Lovig uses a...
View ArticleSyracuse celebrates independence Friday with fireworks, music, fun zone
Syracuse, NY – Friday is the day and the Inner Harbor is the place for the city of Syracuse’s annual Independence Day festivities. The Department of Parks, Recreation &Youth Program’s All-Star...
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