Kitten survives ride from Rochester to Pa., stuck in car's grill
Rochester, NY — A 5-week-old Siamese kitten is recovering after surviving a nearly three-hour ride while stuck inside the grill of a car traveling from Western New York to northeastern Pennsylvania....
View ArticleUpdate: Sheriff identifies Onondaga Nation shooting victim
Onondaga Nation, NY – A Syracuse man has been taken to Upstate University Hospital with non-life-threatening gunshot injuries after he was found early this morning on Onondaga Nation territory, the...
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Update: Police identify subjects of chase through Syracuse's Strathmore section
Syracuse, NY -- Police have released more information about the car chase and crash Tuesday through Syracuse’s Strathmore section that damaged a Glenwood Avenue woman’s garage. Officers responding to...
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What's going on: Conn. workplace shooter who killed 8 others 'was cold as ice'
Also: Iran denies assassination attempt on president; BP says 'static kill' is working. Charles Krupa / The Associated PressA priest kneels in prayer with three women outside Manchester High School, a...
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NY Minute: Finally, a budget is born
Also: Group plan to keep fighting Ground Zero mosque. The Associated PressThe New York Legislature passed a budget Tuesday night, more than four months after the April 1 deadline. From The Albany...
View ArticleLewis County man keeps crash victim from drowning
Leyden, NY — Authorities are crediting a Lewis County man with keeping a motorist from drowning after a pickup truck ran off a bridge and plunged into a river. Police say 52-year-old Brian Cook of...
View ArticleTexas man accused of fondling man while he slept in Syracuse hotel
Syracuse, NY -- A Texas man staying at an airport hotel was accused of entering another guest’s room at the hotel late Monday and fondling the man as he slept. Richard Weller, 54, of Cleveland, Texas,...
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Lunchtime Links: Bullet Girl jewelry helps you pack heat with your ice
Also: Great prank for a hot day; don't tase bears. Bullet Girl223 REM rhodium plated bullet w/diamond Peace Sign pendant, $1,500. From Luxist: If you're looking to toughen your image, or need a little...
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As BP plugs leak, report says most of oil in Gulf of Mexico is gone
Energy Advisor Carol Browner: Oil was captured, skimmed, burned and "Mother Nature did her part." NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- BP claimed a key victory Wednesday in the effort to plug its blown-out well as a...
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North Syracuse man hit with Taser after fighting with Fulton police
Fulton, NY -- A North Syracuse man was shocked into submission by a Fulton police officer using a stun gun this morning after the man fought with a police officer who attempted to put him into...
View ArticleDeputies: Shooting on Onondaga Nation was drug deal gone bad
Onondaga Nation -- A man found shot in the neck this morning near a reservoir on the Onondaga Nation was wounded as a cocaine deal turned into a robbery attempt, Onondaga County sheriff's deputies...
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U.S. Rep. Maffei speaks at former Syracuse China plant about closing tax...
He says plan to lower corporate tax rate may have kept the Lyncourt china plant open longer. Syracuse, NY -- With the vacant Syracuse China plant in the background, U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei, D-DeWitt,...
View ArticleCicero man faces up to one year in jail for one-punch assault
Syracuse, NY - A Cicero man is facing up to one year in jail after being convicted in connection with a one-punch assault a year ago that has left the victim permanently disabled. Assistant District...
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Bill Gates, Warren Buffett, and 38 other billionaires vow to give away half...
'By giving, we inspire others to give,' says NYC mayor Michael Bloomberg. APMicrosoft co-founder Bill Gates, left, and Berkshire Hathaway CEO Warren Buffett launched 'The Giving Pledge' in June. Bill...
View ArticleCortland County kennel owner accused of animal cruelty
View Larger Map Town of Scott, NY -- Cortland Community SPCA investigators have lodged additional charges against the owner of Whispering Pine Kennels, a Town of Scott breeder they raided in June....
View ArticleNew York's Gov. Paterson still pushing for long-shot property tax cap
ALBANY, N.Y. — A day after the Legislature passed one of the latest state budgets in New York history, Gov. David Paterson says the work isn’t done. The lame duck Democrat says he’ll still push...
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Natural gas drilling moratorium passes New York Senate
Assembly is expected to pass the bill in the fall. Gov. Paterson won't say if he will sign it. View full sizeStephen D. Cannerelli / The Post-Standard Chesapeake Energy has applied for a permit to...
View ArticleWhat's going on: It's the beginning of the end for the Gulf oil spill
Also, hunting accident might be linked to 1981 Julie Munson murder, and opponents to drilling Marcellus shale cheer Senate passage of state hydrofracking moratorium. From USA Today: Retired Coast...
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Central New York apples ripening nearly two weeks early
Sennett, NY -- When the apples are ready for picking it usually means the start of school is right around the corner. But not this year. Apples are being picked this week and school is still a month...
View ArticleCayuga County Walk for Memory to benefit those with Alzheimer's and their...
In her position coordinating programs for people with Alzheimer’s disease and their caregivers, Corine Ryan, of the Cayuga County Office for the Aging, knows firsthand the ravages of the fatal...
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