C-NS High School students will have to walk up to 1/2 mile to get home after...
North Syracuse, NY - Some Cicero-North Syracuse High School students will have to walk a little further to get home after school starting in September. The school board voted 6-0 tonight to amend and...
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Two soldiers from Fort Drum killed in separate attacks
Fort Drum, NY -- Two Fort Drum soldiers died in separate attacks Saturday in Afghanistan. Staff Sgt. Jesse W. Ainsworth, 24, of Texas, was killed by an improvised explosive device near the city of...
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Everyday science: Students make connections between the lab and real life
Oswego, NY -- Charlene Murray isn’t hanging out at the beach or the mall during her summer vacation. The 17-year-old senior at the Syracuse Academy of Science is sitting in a small non-air-conditioned...
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Syracuse area road report: I-481 ramp to I-81 south closed Wednesday in Syracuse
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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New York's new business tax break program avoids Empire Zone's mistakes,...
Only a quarter of Empire Zone companies statewide would qualify for the new Excelsior program. View full sizeDick Blume/The Post StandardThe new Excelsior jobs program wonât include malls like...
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Progress seen in Marriott hotel financing
Syracuse, NY -- The developer of a proposed 180-room Marriott hotel in Syracuse’s Armory Square said things are looking up for the project, which was put on hold a year ago. Richard Sykes Jr., of RHS...
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Fidel Castro suddenly back in view on Cuban TV
HAVANA (AP) -- Former President Fidel Castro used his most prominent television interview since falling seriously ill four years ago to discuss everything from the threat of global nuclear war to the...
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'Abducted' Iranian nuclear scientist surfaces in Washington
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran said Tuesday a missing Iranian nuclear scientist, who Tehran claims was abducted by the U.S., has taken refuge at the Pakistani embassy in Washington and is asking to return...
View ArticleVeterans learn to run own businesses at Syracuse University boot camp
Syracuse, NY--Syracuse University’s Whitman School of Management will welcome 23 veterans to campus next week for the fourth Entrepreneurship Bootcamp for Veterans with Disabilities. The veterans will...
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300 arrested in major mob crackdown in Italy
ROME (AP) -- Italian police launched one of their biggest operations ever against the powerful 'ndrangheta crime syndicate on Tuesday, arresting 300 people including top bosses and seizing millions...
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Legendary Yankee owner George Steinbrenner dies
He suffers heart attack at his home in Tampa. NEW YORK (AP) -- George Steinbrenner, who rebuilt the New York Yankees into a sports empire with a mix of bluster and big bucks that polarized fans all...
View ArticleLunchtime Links: Ref sues after being run over by golf cart driven by toddler
From RegisterGuard.com (Ore.): A local high school referee is suing the Springfield School District for injuries he suffered when a toddler-driven golf cart struck him before an October 2008 Thurston...
View ArticleDeputies investigating body found at Manlius brush fire
Manlius, NY -- The body of a man was found by firefighters Sunday at the scene of an outdoor fire in the town of Manlius, sheriff's deputies said. Deputies identified the dead man as Anthony Zajac,...
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Former Le Moyne College coach jailed in underaged "sexting" case
James Riverso gets six months in jail and 10 years probation for sending the text messages. View full sizeDick Blume / The Post standardJames Riverso was sentenced to six months in jail and 10 years...
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Anger, grief, tears as Syracuse man is sentenced for murdering grandmother
Paris D. Hart IV gets 15 to life. He had killed his grandmother and hid remains behind a garage. Dick Blume / The Post-StandardRegina Cohen directed some angry comments at her nephew, Paris D. Hart...
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Onondaga County health official announces three heat-related deaths (video)
More hot weather is forecast for later in the week. Syracuse, NY -- Three people in Onondaga County died over a five-day period during the recent heat wave, said county Health Commissioner Dr. Cynthia...
View ArticleNew York City court tosses FCC's fleeting expletives policy
NEW YORK — A federal appeals court on Tuesday tossed out a government policy that can lead to broadcasters being fined for allowing even a single curse word on live television, concluding that the...
View ArticleExcellus Blue Cross Blue Shield study estimates e-prescriptions could save...
Syracuse, NY-- A study released today by Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield estimates that 35 deaths a year could be prevented in Upstate New York if more doctors electronically sent prescriptions to...
View ArticleGOP group challenges military's Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy in court
RIVERSIDE, Calif. — President Barack Obama’s remarks that the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy weakens national security shows it should be declared unconstitutional, a lawyer for the...
View ArticleWhat's going on: Testing of BP's new cap on leaking Gulf oil well set to begin
Also, arrests are made in break-in of former Nestle plant, and gubernatorial candidates talk about their positions on hydrofracking. From The Guardian: BP began a series of critical tests on a new cap...
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