Financial woes force county bar association to drop executive director
Syracuse, NY - Financial difficulties have forced the Onondaga County Bar Association to fire Executive Director Christine Gray. “We’ve just not been as diligent in our financial management as we...
View ArticleArrested Cayuga County department head, employee due in court
;A Cayuga County department head and one of his employees, both of whom were arrested last month, are to be arraigned Tuesday in Auburn city court on criminal misconduct-related charges. Real Property...
View ArticleOswego County Sheriff's deputies charge another teen in Babcock Oil burglary
Fulton, NY -- Another teen has been charged in the June burglary at Babcock Oil in Volney. Oswego County Sheriff’s deputies said a 15-year-old male was arrested July 30 and charged with juvenile...
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What's going on: Another Democratic Congress member faces ethics investigation
Also, Syracuse University hosts a mock disaster drill, and the apple crop will be early and extra sweet this year. View full sizeFile photo / AP, 2009Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is seen on Capitol...
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New York attorney general candidate urges probe of electric costs
ALBANY, N.Y. — A candidate for attorney general said Monday the office has the power to investigate and reform how wholesale electricity rates are set in New York, a process that he said now costs...
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New Jersey senators vow to reschedule BP-Lockerbie hearing
"They have stonewalled to this point," said Sen. Robert Menendez. "... This is not over." View full sizeFile photo / AP, 2009Libyan Abdel Baset al-Megrahi (top left), who was found guilty of the 1988...
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Digital billboards enlisted in 40-state hunt for Granddad Bandit
RICHMOND, Va. — Photos of a balding, stocky man believed to have robbed 25 banks in 13 states will be plastered on billboards around the country as authorities try to catch the “Granddad Bandit,” the...
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Another Democratic Congress member, Maxine Waters from California, is in hot water over ethics issues. New York's Charles Rangel is also facing ethics charges. That's par for the course, say users of...
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Manlius woman accused in attack on nieces was ARISE volunteer, SU grad
Police declined to discuss a possible motive or Lisa Turkki's mental state. View full sizeMatthew Brown / The Journal NewsBedford Police Lt. Jeff Dickan updates the investigation into Saturday night's...
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NY Inspector General plans to refer evidence against former state fair...
Investigators say Peter Cappuccilli used public money to prepare for daughters' wedding receptions. (Read the 147-page report) Mike Greenlar/The Post-StandardNew York State Parks employee Ron Hawke...
View ArticleTwo polls show Dan Maffei leading race for 25th Congressional District
But the question is, how big is Maffei's lead? Syracuse, NY -- The two candidates in the 25th Congressional District released dueling polls Monday that agreed on at least one point: U.S. Rep. Dan...
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Syracuse area road report: I-690 narrowed in both directions near Lakeland
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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What's going on: BP leak is world's largest accidental oil spill
Also: 6 teens drown in La. river; Congress investigates ethics. Gerald Herbert / The Associated PressA boat motors through oil sheen from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill at sunset Saturday off East...
View ArticleUpdate: Fire destroys 135-year-old home in Oswego Town
Update: Town of Oswego, NY – An early-morning fire destroyed the family homestead of a 90-year-old town of Oswego man, officials said. A passerby called Oswego County 911 at 12:12 a.m. to report a...
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Cadillac Escalade tops 'most likely to be stolen' list
F-250 pickup, Infiniti G37, Dodge Charger and Chevrolet Corvette Z06 also likely to be taken. The Associated PressVisitors look at a Cadillac Escalade SUV at the Auto China 2008 auto show in Beijing....
View ArticleNY Minute: Politicians eye voters' mood as state budget approaches...
Also: Paladino gaining on Lazio; figure in Paterson scandal is reassigned. From the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle: As lawmakers return to Albany today, one date hangs over them: Aug. 11, 2004,...
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Geithner on Bush-era tax cuts: Extend for middle class, not the wealthy
Congress is debating the fate of the cuts, set to expire at end of 2010. APTreasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. Congress passed several rounds of large tax cuts early in the Bush administration, which...
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Lunchtime Links: Pam Anderson swoops to the rescue of orphaned oil spill pups
Also: Man points gun at couple as their dog pees on his bushes. Chuck Cook / The Associated PressActress Pamela Anderson holds Bardot, left, and Gina Lollobrigida, two dogs she adopted after they were...
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St. Joseph's Hospital Health Center names new president and CEO
Kathryn Howe Ruscitto replaces retiring Theodore Pasinski in 2011. Kathryn Howe Ruscitto Syracuse, NY -- Kathryn Howe Ruscitto was appointed as the new president and chief executive officer of St....
View ArticleOne reported trapped in vehicle in town of Tully crash
Tully, NY -- Police and emergency personnel are on the scene of a personal injury automobile crash in the town of Tully. At least one person was reported trapped in a vehicle, according to radio...
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