What's going on: Primary voters favor Washington outsiders
Also: Thai protesters surrender, earthquake strikes California, more sanctions on Iran The Associated PressRep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., along with his daughter, Alex, and his wife, Susan, celebrate at a...
View ArticlePioneering mall developer L. William 'Bill' Eagan dies at 92
His firm created two of the first enclosed malls in the eastern United States. Submitted photoL. William "Bill" EaganWalk into any major mall or shopping center in Central New York and, whether you...
View ArticleTwo Syracuse police officers assaulted
Syracuse, NY - Two Syracuse officers investigating a harassment complaint this morning were hit in the head with a bottle by the woman they were trying to arrest, Police Chief Frank Fowler said. The...
View ArticleYour comments: Good to see shift from partisan career politicians
Highlighting your comments to keep the discussion going on topics that affect you. View full sizeMichael Perez, APRep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., along with his daughter, Alex, celebrate at a primary night...
View ArticleTexas textbook changes could impact what children learn across the country
Conservatives say the social studies curriculum revisions 'add balance'; liberals accuse them of rewriting history. AP A battle in Texas over proposed changes to the curriculum for new social studies...
View ArticleNY Minute: Former Gov. Eliot Spitzer bashes Joe Bruno, sticks up for Tom...
Also: Speaker Sheldon Silver's law firm making big donations to attorney general hopeful Kathleen Rice. Gloria Wright / The Post-StandardFormer Gov. Eliot Spitzer gives a speech at Syracuse...
View ArticleWhat's going on: Kagan Supreme Court confirmation hearings set for June 28
Timetable puts confirmation on track for August vote. The Associated PressSupreme Court nominee Elena Kagan meets Sen. Russ Feingold, D-Wis., on Capitol Hill in Washington, today.WASHINGTON -- The...
View ArticleDrug company Novartis must pay $250 million in damages for discriminating...
NEW YORK -- A jury that found drug company Novartis discriminated against women by paying them less than men, promoting fewer of them and allowing a hostile workplace awarded $250 million in punitive...
View ArticleVideo: What do primary results say about voter mood?
Pennsylvania Democratic voters sent five-term Senator Arlen Specter packing and Kentucky Republicans nominated a Tea Party-backed candidate for senate. What do the results say about the mood of the...
View ArticleGrandmother recounts granddaughter's attack on police (video)
Two officers injured while attempting to arrest Faith McCarthy, who is accused of assaulting her grandmother. Syracuse, NY -- Roselyn Hector hadn't seen Faith McCarthy for two weeks, not since...
View ArticleFulton school budget rejected; recheck of machines, absentees picks up one...
Fulton, NY -- The Fulton school district picked up one more yes vote for its budget tally after rechecking voting machines and absentee ballots Wednesday morning. But this isn't enough to push the...
View ArticleHow long before robots take to the battlefield?
And not far away from the Department of Defense, a 'virtual human.' When in doubt, send in a robot to sound out the terrain or check for roadside bombs - it's an option military commanders wish to...
View ArticleWitnesses: Woman steals Syracuse police car
Witnesses say a woman stole a police car in front of The East Room tavern, drove it a half-block on North Collingwood Avenue and crashed into two cars in a Key Bank parking lot. A Syracuse police...
View ArticleSyracuse man attacked by armed intruders inside his East Fayette Street...
Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse man who sold tobacco products to residents of his East Fayette Street apartment complex was attacked late Monday by two armed men who forced their way into his apartment....
View ArticleTwo soldiers from 10th Mountain Division killed by suicide bomber in Afghanistan
Two Fort Drum soldiers were killed Tuesday when a suicide bomber attacked their convoy in Kabul, the Army said today. The two soldiers were part of a team from the 10th Mountain Division headquarters...
View ArticleCrash into Pier 57 restaurant backs up northbound traffic in Liverpool
Northbound traffic on Route 57 is backed up from the Liverpool Bypass to John Glenn Boulevard, because of a car that crashed into the Pier 57 restaurant. Reported Douglass Dowty is on the scene and...
View ArticleManlius police captain chosen to lead Onondaga County's E-911 center
Commissioner John Balloni moves to sheriff's office. SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- Manlius police Capt. William R. Bleyle has been tapped to take over as head of Onondaga County’s E- 911 communications center....
View ArticleWhat's going on: Arizona lashes back at California for boycott over its...
Also, new floodplain maps could affect Onondaga Lake cleanup, and Facebook banned in Pakistan over "Everyone Draw Mohammad Day!" J. Scott Applewhite / APPresident Barack Obama and Mexico's President...
View ArticleSUV crashes into entrance of Pier 57 restaurant in Liverpool (video)
Inside the restaurant, patrons and employees heard a loud noise. The SUV blocked the restaurant's door. View full sizeFrank Ordoñez / The Post-Standard A Nissan Pathfinder SE is pulled out of the...
View ArticleSyracuse police investigate at scene of reported shooting
Syracuse, NY -- Syracuse police are at the scene of a shooting reported just after 5 p.m. on Syracuse 's Near West side. Police have roped off three areas with yellow tape: in front of Brother's Fine...
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