New York Legislature fashions its final budget bill; vote expected late...
ALBANY, N.Y. — It’s about to get more expensive to buy clothes and shoes, smoke those little cigars, get a discount hotel room off the Internet, and even to be rich in New York. New York’s Legislature...
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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...
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Upstate Medical University gets permission to try to buy Community General...
If successful, Upstate University Hospital would become the largest hospital in Central New York. John Berry/The Post-Standard, file photo, 2000Upstate Medical University wants to acquire Community...
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At Bristol-Myers Squibb plant in East Syracuse, old buildings will make way...
Days of making penicillin are over; focus now is on research into new drugs derived from plants and animals. Dick Blume / The Post-StandardThe campus of Bristol-Myers Squibb in East Syracuse will...
View ArticleWoman who won largest Syracuse settlement faces new drug count
Verona, NY – The woman who won the largest legal settlement in Syracuse history is facing a new drug charge following an incident Tuesday at the Turning Stone Casino. Oneida County Sheriff’s...
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What's going on: Meet the femme fatale of the Russian spy case
Also: More questioning for Elena Kagan; how Hurricane Alex will affect oil spill. The Associated PressThis image from a social networking site shows the woman known as "Anna Chapman." From New York...
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Roaches 'too numerous to count,' flies, bacteria found in kitchens that...
FDA report shows airline food could pose health threat. ThinkStock From USA Today: Six months ago, Food and Drug Administration inspectors say, they found live roaches and dead roach carcasses "too...
View ArticleHastings teen ticketed in fatal crash
Hastings, NY -- A Hastings teenager has been issued a traffic ticket for following too closely as the result of a fatal car crash June 14. Rikki L. Moosbrugger, 19, of 155 Hogsback Road, was ticketed...
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State lowers flags to honor fallen Vernon soldier Blair Thompson
Vernon, NY – Flags at state government buildings are to fly at half staff today in honor of Army Spc. Blair D. Thompson, the soldier from Vernon who was killed Friday when his unit was attacked by...
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Former Le Moyne president Rev. Charles Beirne opts out of chemotherapy treatment
Former Le Moyne president with melanoma asks to be included in prayers. David Lassman / The Post-Standard, 2007Rev. Charles Beirne, former president of Le Moyne College, stands in front of Grewen Hall...
View ArticleFulton's chocolate plant burglarized, equipment damaged, stolen
UPDATE: Fulton police said their investigation is continuing. They said there was some minor property damage and missing property; however it is not clear exactly what was taken. Anyone with...
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Businessweek: Syracuse University ranks 147 out of 554 schools for college...
Other high ranking New York schools: Binghamton, Cornell, Colgate and Union. Natalie Powell a graduate from the school of Visual Performing Arts, looks for family and friends in the stands after the...
View Article$26 million Mega Millions winners to be announced Thursday
Syracuse, NY--The three Syracuse-area winners of a $26 million Mega Millions prize will be revealed Thursday at the Price Chopper on Erie Boulevard where they bought the ticket. New York Lottery...
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NY Minute: It'll take Gov. Paterson 29 hours to sign all those vetoes
He has promised to knock down hundreds of millions in spending. The Associated Press, 2009Gov. David Paterson signs a bill in 2009. He has vowed to veto budget amendments; signing all 6,899 of them...
View ArticleLunchtime Links: Should libraries expose names of porn watchers?
Also: Mom's mad after Google Street View cameras catch naked preschooler. » Massachusetts councilman wants to publicize list of people caught looking at porn in libraries [The Patriot Ledger] » Jesus...
View ArticleHelicopter from Fort Drum makes hard landing in Colo.; 2 hurt
Colorado Springs, Colo. — The Army says an Apache helicopter from Fort Drum, N.Y., made a hard landing in the Colorado mountains, injuring both pilots. Officials say the injuries were not...
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North Syracuse mayor wins diamond necklace at festival she helped create
North Syracuse, NY - North Syracuse Mayor Diane Browning has been having quite a good year so far. In January, she unexpectedly became mayor of the village she's lived in for 47 years. Then at the end...
View ArticleBill Rapp Superstore drops Jaguar franchise
Syracuse, NY -- The Jaguar will no longer leap at the Bill Rapp Superstore. The car dealership has sold its last Jag and will no longer perform warranty work on vehicles after July 15. It’s the end of...
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New York Chocolate sold to asset management, distribution company
Company is likely to sell equipment, real estate, say Oswego County officials. View full sizeDick Blume / The Post StandardDave Smith (left) and Pat Haney look at Petzholdt Heidenauer chocolate...
View ArticleCrime video: Two suspects use credit card from stolen purse in Camillus
Camillus, NY -- Two suspected purse thieves are seen on security images entering the Camillus Mobil station to use a stolen credit card earlier this month, police said. The purse belonged to an...
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