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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...
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Students' scores fall dramatically after state gets tougher on English, math...
Thousands across Central New York no longer found proficient. School officials charge state shouldn't have changed scoring after students took the tests. Frank Ordoñez / The Post-StandardDonna Evans...
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Couple thrown from bed as truck crashes into their Camillus home
Homeowners weren't injured (video). Driver will face DWI charge. Camillus, NY -- A Camillus couple had a rude awakening this morning when a pick-up truck went airborne and smashed through their...
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Carl Paladino says he'll drop out of governor's race if he loses GOP primary
Albany, NY — Rising Republican candidate Carl Paladino said Wednesday that he won’t stay in the New York governor’s race if he doesn’t win the Republican primary, saying the GOP can’t afford to let...
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What's going on: Arizona to keep fighting for illegal immigration law
Also: Rangel's ethics hearings; Internet gambling ban reconsidered. Guillermo Arias / The Associated PressA U.S. border patrol vehicle drives along the U.S.-Mexico border fence near Yuma, Arizona,...
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Syracuse looks to change law on water shutoffs
Syracuse City Hall wants to change the law on water shutoffs to better notify tenants and give residents a hearing before it cuts water service. Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner is seeking Common...
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NY judge rules that saggy pants are foolish, but not illegal
Judge threw out ticket issued to Bronx man for wearing low-slung pants that showed his underwear. The Associated PressA "Stop the Sag!" billboard is seen on the side of a building in Brooklyn, bearing...
View ArticleNY Minute: Paterson threatens to take Legislature to court
Wednesday's not-so-special session flopped. From Capital Tonight: In the wake of last night’s do-nothing extraordinary session, a clearly frustrated Gov. David Paterson threatened this morning to take...
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Taser used to help nab three Syracuse drug suspects outside DeWitt bar
DeWitt, NY -- DeWitt police officers used a Taser to subdue a Syracuse driver accused of cocaine possession outside a bar early this morning, authorities said. The man and two passengers, all of...
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Body of second missing U.S. sailor is found in Afghanistan
Kabul, Afghanistan -- A second U.S. Navy sailor who went missing in a dangerous part of eastern Afghanistan was found dead and his body recovered, a senior U.S. military official and Afghan officials...
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Lunchtime Links: Meet the tubby man who's crashed more than 100 TV news...
Also: Details of 100 million Facebook users published online; Basil Marceaux for governor. From the Daily Mail: Paul Yarrow — star of BBC1, ITV, Channel 4, Sky News and even the Qatar-based Al Jazeera...
View ArticleUpdate: Oneida County sheriff's deputy wounded after exchanging gunfire with...
Rome, NY -- An Oneida County sheriff's deputy was wounded this morning after he exchanged gunfire with a bank robbery suspect on Route 49, Undersheriff Peter Paravati said. Deputy Michael Burger was...
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Ousted USDA official Shirley Sherrod said she plans to sue conservative blogger
Andrew Breitbart posted edited video of her making racially tinged remarks, leading to her firing. She was later offered a new job and President Obama apologized after full video was released. Steve...
View ArticleSelf-defense murder defendant to remain in jail without bail
Syracuse, NY - A Syracuse man accused of murdering a would-be mugger after disarming the man will remain in jail without bail, a judge decided today. Onondaga County Judge Joseph Fahey granted the...
View ArticleMexico house fire forces relocation of family
Mexico, NY -- A family of three was homeless after a fire heavily damaged their Mexico home Wednesday night. The fire at 2287 U.S. Route 11 was called in at 8:45 p.m. and several Oswego County...
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Up to 6,600 graves could be mixed up at Arlington National Cemetery
Number spikes from last month's report claiming around 211 were wrong. Pablo Martinez Monsivais / The Associated PressDakota Linck, 11, from Lebanon, Tenn., visits the grave of his brother, Staff...
View ArticleCicero man admits unemployment benefits theft
Syracuse, NY - A Cicero man admitted in court today he stole more than $15,000 in unemployment benefits to which he was not entitled. Robert R. Helm, 49, of Flat Car Circle, pleaded guilty before...
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Buerkle blasts Maffei's vote against funding troops in Afghanistan
Maffei campaign: Buerkle offers no alternatives for war in Afghanistan. View full sizeJohn Berry / Post-Standard file photoRepublican congressional candidate Ann Marie Buerkle says U.S. Rep. Dan...
View ArticleMan, 35, in critical condition following electrical shock in Eastwood
Syracuse, NY -- A 35-year-old man is in critical condition this afternoon after receiving a shock while refinishing a wood floor in the Eastwood section of Syracuse, police said. Donald Sweeney was...
View ArticleSyracuse man indicted in drive-by gunfight with bicyclist
Syracuse, NY - A Syracuse man was indicted today on charges stemming from a drive-by shootout with another gunman on a bicycle last month. Obed Ocasio 24, of 307 Onondaga Ave., was indicted on felony...
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