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Auburn Memorial Hospital hires outside company to run ER, urgent care centers
Company will cut ER doctors and add more physician assistants. Jim Commentucci / The Post-Standard, 2008Auburn Memorial Hospital has hired Pegasus Emergency Group to run its emergency room and two...
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Another Missouri miracle: Missing girl found safe at car wash
Fenton, Mo. — They’re calling it another Missouri miracle — a 4-year-old girl abducted from her front yard and found safe 70 miles away more than 24 hours later. The FBI said witnesses late Tuesday...
View ArticleCrowds mostly keep their cool as Syracuse city pools quickly reach capacity
Syracuse, NY -- As temperatures have risen, the vast majority of those seeking relief at Syracuse city pools have kept their cool, city Parks Commissioner Patrick E. Driscoll said today. During the...
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In heat wave, free air conditioners a blessing from Catholic Charities
The air conditioner could not have been installed at a better time. This morning the Catholic Charities of Onondaga County installed a free air conditioner in the apartment of Gayle Davis. Since the...
View ArticlePeggy the pit bull's owner agrees to give her up for adoption
DeWitt, NY – Peggy, the pit bull mix recovering from injuries received during a four-story fall from a Syracuse apartment building, is being given up for adoption by her owner, officials said. But...
View ArticleOne firefighter treated for heat exhaustion after Syracuse fire
Syracuse, NY -- No residents were injured after fire struck a house on Syracuse's North Side this afternoon, said Fire Chief Mark McLees. But a firefighter was treated for minor heat exhaustion,...
View ArticleCrime video update: Two Camillus teenagers arrested in purse snatching case
Camillus, NY -- Two Camillus teenagers were charged with felonies in the last week in connection with a purse-snatching in early June, Camillus Police said. Both were caught after police released to...
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What's going on: Feds accuse five men of attempting to bomb NYC subway at al...
Also, U.S. might be considering spy swap with Russia, and a car deal is getting incentives to relocate to Cayuga County. View full sizeCourtesy of FBI, via APAuthorities believe Adnan Shukrijumah met...
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Heat advisory until 7 p.m. Thursday in Onondaga, Madison, southern Oneida...
A heat advisory has been issued for Onondaga, Madison and Southern Oneida counties. The advisory is in effect through Thursday until 7 p.m., said the National Weather Service. People are advised to...
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Divers find North Syracuse man in Beaver Lake
As search went on, dozens of family and friends waited nearby hopefully. David Lassman / The Post-StandardA man's body was found about 1 p.m. Wednesday at Beaver Lake Nature Center. Rescue crews had...
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Passport fees jump beginning July 13
First passport fee up 35 percent, renewal and renounce fees jump too. AP File PhotoUS Passports Be prepared to pay up when it comes to getting out – of the country that is. Beginning next Tuesday,...
View ArticleTwo 10th Mountain Division soldiers killed in Afghanistan
Two 10th Mountain Division soldiers were killed in Afghanistan, July 5, the Department of Defense announced. Killed were: Pfc. Edwin C. Wood, 18, of Omaha, Neb. and Staff Sgt. Christopher F. Cabacoy,...
View ArticleCrash of bus carrying Seneca Cayuga ARC clients kills 73-year-old Moravia...
Fleming, NY -- A 73-year-old Moravia woman was killed Wednesday afternoon when a bus carrying passengers with special needs was struck by a car and overturned. Cayuga County Sheriff David Gould said...
View ArticleCity officials demand payment of Syracuse Developmental Center taxes before...
Syracuse, NY -- A deal that would provide temporary classrooms for 1,500 Syracuse pupils at the former Syracuse Developmental Center depends on the owners paying $1,325,000 in back taxes, city...
View ArticleCayuga County department head and employee arrested
A Cayuga County department head and one of his clerks were arrested today for their roles in a scheme that enabled the clerk to illegally receive money while she was on county time, a sheriff’s...
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Andrew Cuomo to come to Syracuse area Thursday for news conference, fundraiser
Fayetteville, NY -- Dean and Dodie Vlassis are hosting Attorney General Andrew Cuomo at their Fayetteville home Thursday evening to raise money for his bid for governor. Dean Vlassis said the event is...
View ArticlePower outage strikes Radisson area
Lysander, NY -- National Grid is reporting about 2,000 customers without power in and around the Radisson neighborhood. According to the utility's Web site, power will be restored to some by 8:15...
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Wegmans planning to reopen store shut by roof fire
Salina, NY -- Firefighters struggled in Wednesday’s blazing heat to douse a fire on the roof of Wegmans supermarket on Taft Road in the Salina. No one was hurt, but the 24-hour store has been shut...
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Gov. David Paterson vetoes 6,681 New York state budget items
“The governor is not negotiating on his vetoes,” says a spokesman. View full sizeTim Roske / APNew York Gov. David Paterson vetoes budget bills in his office at the Capitol on July 1. His...
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US Senators want UK to investigate Lockerbie bomber's release
TRENTON, N.J. — Four U.S. senators are calling on the United Kingdom to investigate the circumstances of last year’s release of the man convicted of the Lockerbie airliner bombing. Abdel Baset...
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