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Some East Genesee Street businesses upset with Syracuse Connective Corridor...
They're worried the reduction of traffic lanes will cause congestion and discourage potential customers. Frank Ordoñez/The Post-StandardAlan Rothschild stands in an island on East Genesee Street in...
View ArticleFormer Christian Brothers Academy brother admits to sex abuse
Albany, NY -- An Albany-area priest who once served at Christian Brother Academy in Syracuse admitted to abusing young boys and will be banned permanently from the ministry, the Roman Catholic Diocese...
View ArticleFire strikes vacant home on Putnam Street in Syracuse
Syracuse, NY -- Firefighters made quick work of a blaze at a vacant home on Putnam Ave. Wednesday night. Syracuse firefighters responded to the call shortly after 11 p.m. and found flames on the first...
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Community, Crouse hospital merger talks falter as Upstate comes courting
Upstate University Hospital offers proposal to collaborate more closely with Community General. Dennis Nett/The Post-Standard, file photo, 2008Community General Hospital is considering a proposal from...
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State approves expansion of Syracuse charter school to include elementary grades
Syracuse Academy of Science Charter, now 7th to 12th grade, will add kindergarten, first and sixth grades first. Later, it will add grades two through five. John Berry / The Post-Standard File photo....
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DeWitt approves plans for outdoor cafe at Wegmans
Wegmans shoppers could be able to dine outside if the Rochester-based chain moves forward with plans for a dining patio at its DeWitt supermarket. Wegmans’ site plan application to add the patio was...
View ArticleDeWitt fight leaves man in serious condition
DeWitt, NY – A fight at a DeWitt apartment this morning left a man hospitalized with a possible skull fracture and concussion, DeWitt police said. DeWitt officers responding to a disturbance in...
View ArticleWhat's going on: North Korea warns of war if punished for ship attack
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Tensions deepened Thursday on the Korean peninsula as South Korea accused North Korea of firing a torpedo that sank a naval warship, killing 46 sailors in the country's...
View ArticleState announces sudden closure of Interstate 81 in Syracuse this morning
Update: Interstate 81 reopened at 8:20 a.m., according to the state. Update: At 815 a.m., traffic on I-81 North was backed up from the I-690 interchange to about a-half mile north of the Brighton...
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Paintings worth up to $613 million stolen in Paris
A lone thief makes off with five masterpieces, including a Picasso and a Matisse. View full sizeAP Photo/Jacques BrinonPolice officers search for clues as they pack up the frames of the stolen...
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Tiles crack and chips fall at Center of Excellence
It's unclear if all 1,700 wall panels need to be replaced. View full sizeDennis Nett/The Post-StandardExterior of the Center of Excellence Building. Just two months ago, politicians and business...
View ArticleManlius woman, 41, dies in single-car crash
Manlius, NY -- A Manlius woman died Wednesday after the car she was driving left the road, went through a yard, crossed another road and struck a park car. Laurie A. Ward, 41, was traveling east on...
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NY Minute: Soda tax not dead; Gov. David Paterson tweaks proposal to add tax...
Also: State parks make most-endangered list; Paterson nixes overtime pay at state agencies; DA hopeful pledges to sue federal government over Defense of Marriage Act. Thinkstock »New strategy for soda...
View ArticleSyracuse police identify woman who stole police sergeant's patrol car
Syracuse, NY -- A Chittenango woman who jumped into a Syracuse police cruiser Wednesday afternoon outside an Eastwood bar, drove off with it and then promptly crashed into two cars in a parking lot,...
View ArticleLunchtime Links: Bus driver disbelieves kids who say they should be in...
Seen in NorthJersey.com: Some students thought it was joke. Others worried they were being abducted and frantically called their parents. There was only one thing the Ridgefield Park high schoolers...
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South Geddes at Seymour worst for walkers, bikers in five upstate counties
From 2006 to 2008, five pedestrians and five cyclists were injured. Syracuse, NY – Two Onondaga County intersections were among the most dangerous crossroads among five upstate New York counties for...
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After banning Facebook, Pakistan now bans YouTube
ISLAMABAD (AP) -- The Pakistani government blocked access to YouTube on Thursday because of "sacrilegious" content in a growing Internet crackdown against sites deemed offensive to the country's...
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Update: French officials revise value of stolen art, say it's worth $100 million
PARIS (AP) -- A thief stole five paintings possibly worth hundreds of millions of euros, including major works by Picasso and Matisse, in a brazen overnight heist at a Paris modern art museum, police...
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Couple sentenced for bribing sex abuse victim to change story
Syracuse, NY - A Salina man who avoided state prison when a sex abuse victim recanted her allegations against him was sentenced to state prison today for bribing that girl to change her story....
View ArticleFatal Syracuse shooting lowered to reckless manslaughter by grand jury
Syracuse, NY - A Syracuse man accused of intentionally murdering another man in the city last year was indicted today on substantially lower charges. Shawnde Washington, 25, of 141 Wood Ave., was...
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