Cicero ends shared service agreement with Salina
Cicero, NY -- Cicero Town Board has voted to terminate an agreement to share a tax assessor with the Town of Salina, an arrangement that saved each town $30,000 a year. By ending the agreement, the...
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New York's Paterson: I regret leaving governor's race
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. David Paterson says he regrets dropping out of the race for a full term. Paterson’s comments on WOR-AM came a day after a special prosecutor cleared him of allegations...
View ArticleRestaurant inspection scam spreads to Central New York
Syracuse, NY -- There’s a fake restaurant inspector on the loose, Onondaga County officials said. The county health department said it was notified Wednesday that someone claiming to be a restaurant...
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What's going on: 20-term Congressman Charles Rangel, from NYC, faces ethics...
Also, Adam Theall appears in court on charge of killing his infant son, and Rick Lazio replaces his campaign manager. View full sizeAlex Brandon / APRep. Charles Rangel, D-N.Y., pauses to speak as he...
View ArticleSources: New York state Legislature close to reaching deal on higher education
ALBANY, N.Y. — A legislative official tells The Associated Press that the Assembly and Senate leadership have reached general agreement on a version of Gov. David Paterson’s proposal to empower New...
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Al-Qaida plants flag, burns bodies in attack on Iraqi security forces
Attacks are warning that insurgents are trying to make a comeback as U.S. presence decreases. View full sizeKhalid Mohammed / APIraqi security forces inspect the damage from an attack on their...
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French woman admits to suffocating her eight newborns
VILLERS-AU-TERTRE, France — A French woman who admitted suffocating eight of her newborns and concealing their corpses in the garden and garage of her home has been charged with manslaughter, a...
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New York attorney general announces probe of life insurance industry
Cuomo investigating practice of withholding payouts in company-controlled accounts. The Associated PressNew York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo speaks in Saranac Lake while on a campaign stop July 23....
View ArticleWoman charged in Syracuse man's stabbing
Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse woman has been charged in the stabbing of a man in the 800 block of Lemoyne Avenue on the City’s North Side Wednesday night. Heidi Armstead, 27, of 322 Cayuga St., was...
View ArticleCompany says Onondaga Lake work could create 150 new jobs
Syracuse, NY -- Fifteen area union locals have signed a labor agreement with the company handling the cleanup of Onondaga Lake for Honeywell. Parson Engineering said Thursday it had reached an...
View ArticlePolice: Driver's left turn kills Rome motorcyclist
Rome, NY -- A Rome motorcyclist died Thursday afternoon when a driver turned left into his path, police said. David L. Page, 56, was riding southwest on Rome New London Road when Hope M. Peck, 34,...
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New York state soon won't care about who's at fault in a divorce
But both sides will still have plenty of issues to argue about. Thinkstock Syracuse, NY -- One of these days, if Gov. David Paterson signs a bill passed last month by both houses of the state...
View ArticleSherrill police chief's son gets house arrest for violating probation
Sherrill, NY -- The son of suspended Sherrill Police Chief James Hastings has been sentenced to house arrest and electronic monitoring after admitting to using methamphetamine earlier this month....
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Syracuse firefighters called to early morning fire
Syracuse, NY--Firefighters needed to cut holes in the floor of a restaurant to reach an early morning basement fire at 316 Wilkinson St., Syracuse. No one was injured in the fire that caused moderate...
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FBI offers $10,000 reward for capture of Rome bank robbery suspect
Rome, NY--The Oneida County Sheriff’s deputies this morning continued their search for Brian J. Brown, 31, who is accused of robbing a Rome bank Wednesday and shooting the deputy who tried to take him...
View ArticleI-81 entrance ramp reduced for bridge work
Syracuse, NY - Motorists using the entrance ramp to Interstate 81 southbound from Old Liverpool Road might experience some delays today and Monday due to lane restrictions for bridge work. The state...
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Neighbors split over plan to move Syracuse Real Food Co-op
Some nearby residents fear increase in traffic and noise on East Genesee Street. View full sizeMike Greenlar / The Post-StandardThe Essi family sit on their patio at 2300 East Genesee St., in...
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Arizona sheriff continues aggressive immigration sweeps despite court ruling,...
PHOENIX -- Lost in the hoopla over Arizona's immigration law is the fact that state and local authorities for years have been doing their own aggressive crackdowns in the busiest illegal gateway into...
View ArticleSyracuse man remains in critical condition after electric shock
Syracuse, NY-- A Syracuse man shocked while operating a power floor sander remains in critical condition this morning in Upstate University Hospital. Donald Sweeney, 35, was operating the sander on...
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Military calls 10th Mountain Division private a "person of interest" in...
Syracuse, NY -- The Army private who military officials call a “person of interest” in their investigation of thousands of classified documents released to the website WikiLeaks was assigned to the...
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