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Special people attend Oswego County Fair
Sandy Creek, NY -- Former Lacona resident Shirley Smith was miffed that she couldn’t enjoy the Oswego County Fair like everyone else. She was disabled and found it too difficult to maneuver around the...
View ArticleWhat's going on: Hurricane wreaks havoc with Gulf oil spill cleanup efforts
Also, volunteers gather to help family rebuild tornado-ravaged farm, and surgery on dog thrown out of window is called successful. From The New York Times: "The first major storm of the season in the...
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Legionella bacteria found in tap water at Syracuse's Van Duyn nursing home
This is the second time that the potentially life-threatening bacteria has been found in the nursing home's water system. View full sizeSuzanne Dunn / The Post-Standard, 2001Residents of the third...
View ArticleEast Syracuse woman wins Florida house
Syracuse, NY -- If you're Sally Hughes and you live in East Syracuse, you might want to sit down before you check your phone messages tonight. Hughes won the house Fuccillo dealership gave away...
View ArticleNew York's Paterson joins governors lobbying for Medicaid assistance to...
"We would have to lay off workers sooner than our plan of Jan. 1," Paterson warns. Washington, D.C. -- Gov. David Paterson warned Wednesday that New Yorkers could face “unimaginable pain” from...
View ArticleUpdate: Three held in North Side shooting
Syracuse, NY -- Three males are in custody after a 17-year-old man was shot on Syracuse’s North Side Wednesday evening, police said. Shaiem Hackett was walking in the 100 block Graves Street at 6:30...
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Maggots cut short plane trip for two Syracuse area women
Nobody wanted to sit under spot where maggots were falling out of overhead compartment. It wasn’t “Snakes on a Plane,” but two Central New York women were plenty creeped out when maggots began falling...
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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 ArticleClearwire brings 4G mobile Internet to Syracuse
Service plans begin at $30 a month. Syracuse gets 4G mobile Internet service today, a technology that brings high-quality video and other perks of a fast Internet connection to laptops, cell phones...
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Syracuse mayor promises police will be held accountable
Stephanie Miner plans to revamp internal affairs, empower citizen review board and address rude behavior. Dick Blume / The Post-StandardSyracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner speaks at a June 26 event...
View ArticleSyracuse police investigate shooting on Highland Street
Syracuse, NY -- Police are investigating a shooting that took place about 3:45 a.m. on the city's north side. Robert Thomas, 30, of 306 Shuart Ave., was shot in the lower left leg while riding his...
View ArticleCongress approves tax credit extension for home buyers
Syracuse, NY--Talk about cutting it close. With the deadline for a home buyers tax credit just hours away, the U.S. Senate Wednesday night unanimously approved an extension granting home buyers three...
View ArticleUpdate: Syracuse police identify alleged shooter in Graves Street attack
Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse police have identified the alleged shooter in an attack Wednesday on Graves Street as Kennedy Smiley, 28, of Syracuse. Smiley was one of three men taken into custody Wednesday...
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What's going on: Gulf oil spill approaches record
Also: Elian Gonzalez at age 16; financial reform bill passes House. Patrick Semansky / The Associated PressTechnical manager Amitabh Rastogi kneels near one of 12 vents that are designed to collect up...
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Portland police reopen investigation into Al Gore groping claim
Spokeswoman: 'Further investigation into this matter will only benefit Mr. Gore.' The Associated PressPolice in Portland, Ore. have reopened an investigation into allegations that former vice...
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Oneida jazz singer needs votes to advance in "America's Got Talent" competition
Zack Stack, 2008 Oneida High School graduate, needs your help. Oneida, NY -- A troupe of synchronized Kung Fu dancers, an opera-singing plumber and a teenager who can balance a baseball bat, ironing...
View ArticleUpdate: One person sent to hospital from accident on Route 5 east of...
Update: Town of Manlius, NY -- One person was taken to Crouse Hospital with face and neck injuries from a two-car accident this morning on Route 5 near George Taylor Road, police said. Two other...
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Peggy the pit bull recovering from surgery
DeWitt, NY – Peggy, the pit bull mix who survived a four-story plunge from a Syracuse apartment building, is recovering from surgery Wednesday to repair her damaged hind leg. The dog, whose plight...
View ArticleMidwife reform bill passes Legislature
Syracuse, N.Y. -- A bill that would let licensed nurse midwives practice independently has passed both houses of the state Legislature and now awaits Gov. David Paterson’s approval. The Senate...
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NY Senate plans to keep working, but final budget isn't on the schedule
Paterson still plans to keep vetoing. Mike Groll / The Associated PressLobbyists Michael Elmendorf II (left) and Michael Durant stand in the Senate lobby at the Capitol in Albany on Tuesday. The...
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