Fulton police arrest nine for break-in at closed chocolate plant
Fulton, NY -- Nine people, including three juveniles, have been arrested for a June break-in at the former Nestle Chocolate factory in Fulton. Police said that investigators found that on June 29...
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Update: Iroquois lacrosse team barred from flight, rebook for Wednesday
By showing up at Kennedy airport, the team avoided forfeiting its tickets. View full sizeBebeto Matthews / APJeremy Thompson (left), a member of the Iroquois Nationals lacrosse team, chats with his...
View ArticleNewspaper says RFK Jr. has filed for divorce
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has filed for divorce from his wife of 16 years, a newspaper reported Tuesday. The Journal News, citing Westchester County clerk records, said on its website...
View ArticleNew York budget maneuvering continues
ALBANY, N.Y. — Even with lawmakers out of town, maneuvering continues over the final piece of the roughly $136 billion budget for New York’s government. The Senate and Assembly are both refusing...
View ArticleSyracuse police chief hears concerns of North Side residents
Syracuse, NY – About 60 North Side residents packed the North Area Athletic and Education Center on Pond Street to express their concerns about crime and violence to Syracuse Police Chief Frank...
View ArticleIroquois Nation passports have worked for years, attorney says
Syracuse, NY -- Since 1977, members of the Iroquois nation have traveled on Iroquois Nation passports. It has been a way of underscoring the sovereignty the nation claims is proven by the fact that...
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OCRRA to vote today on adding No. 5 plastic to blue bins in Onondaga County
If approved, the move would divert about 500 tons on plastic from trash each year. View full sizeMike Greenlar / The Post Standard, 2009A front end loader pushes garbage into piles at the tipping...
View ArticleSkaneateles town board to hold public hearing as it considers 6-month...
Skaneateles, NY -- Skaneateles is considering whether to impose a six-month ban on hydraulic fracturing, a technique to drill for natural-gas that some fear could jeopardize groundwater supplies. The...
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Many paths led to Syracuse's 1,600 vacant buildings
Some are abandoned after fires, broken dreams or bad investments. Others have owners who have died and some languish after being neglected by absentee owners. Dick Blume / The Post-StandardSyracuse...
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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 ArticleWayward GPS lands Quebec man in trouble at border
Wellesley Island, NY – A global positioning system’s misdirection landed a Quebec man in trouble Monday at Customs on Wellesley Island, state police in Alexandria Bay said. Juba Djeddon, 19, of 7442...
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Report: Toyota crash data suggests drivers were faulty, not the brakes
It looks like drivers were stepping on accelerators, not the brake pedals. View full sizeAssociated Press file photoWorkers at a Toyota plant. A federal report suggests driver error was behind the...
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Scientists say Gulf spill altering food web
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Scientists are reporting early signs that the Gulf of Mexico oil spill is altering the marine food web by killing or tainting some creatures and spurring the growth of others more...
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Obama administration sends BP, others fourth bill of $99.7 million
First three bills totaling $122.3 million have been paid. APCrude oil washes up Friday on Fourchon Beach, La. A $99.7 million bill has been sent to BP and other responsible parties, making it the...
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Iroquois Nationals will try again to reach lacrosse championships in England
The team has booked a 4 p.m. flight, unsure if they'll be allowed to board. View full sizeRamin Talaie/The New York TimesJeremy Thompson of the Iroquois national lacrosse team stretches on a field...
View ArticleIn Buffalo, bus driver saves 10 from burning home
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -- A transit bus driver is being credited for saving 10 people asleep inside a burning home in Buffalo, N.Y. After pounding on the door, Richard Lucas got back behind the wheel and...
View ArticleNY Minute: Man in western NY sues for majority ownership of Facebook
From Buffalo TV station WGRZ: An Allegany County (NY) man is claiming he should be awarded majority ownership of Facebook, the mega popular social networking website. The company is calling the claim...
View ArticleLunchtime Links: Decomposing body, remains of 12 others found in funeral home...
From the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle: "An auctioneer found a decomposing body and other human remains Tuesday inside a funeral home in Bath that was shut down earlier this year, according to...
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A community garden blooms at Syracuse federal building
Syracuse, NY--A tree grows in Brooklyn, and now a garden blooms at the James Hanley Federal Building in Syracuse. Volunteers from various agencies within the U.S. Department of Agriculture dug in the...
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Nancy Pelosi fuming over Robert Gibbs' remark about Democrats' control of the...
Chief White House spokesman said 'there's no doubt' Republicans could gain control in November elections. APWhite House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, left, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, right. White...
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