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Workers continue to clean up contaminated soil at Liverpool school
Liverpool, NY -- The Liverpool Central School District is seeking emergency state funding to clean up hydrocarbon-contaminated soil that was discovered during renovations at the Liverpool Elementary...
View ArticleWorkplace accident reported on Eager Road in LaFayette
Jamesville and LaFayette firefighters and the State Police are at the scene of of a workplace accident on Eager Road in the town of LaFayette. Post-Standard reporters are at the scene and will post...
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Your Comments: Don't tolerate this kind of corruption
A state investigation into whether State Fair staff were giving away too many tickets turned into a much bigger story of fraud and corruption at the 12-day end-of-summer extravaganza near Syracuse,...
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New York attorney general investigates health care credit cards
"You can't have the hat of a doctor and the hat of a financing agent at the same time," Andrew Cuomo says. "That's a conflict of interest." View full sizeMichelle Gabel / The Post-StandardAttorney...
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Rudy Giuliani's daughter arrested at New York City cosmetics store
NEW YORK — Rudy Giuliani’s daughter was arrested Wednesday on a misdemeanor shoplifting charge at a cosmetics store after she was seen on security video pocketing makeup, police said. Caroline...
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New York state budget borrowed time, but not money
Spending plan closes $9.2 billion gap with 90 percent cuts and 10 percent new fees and taxes. The Post-StandardGraphic shows what is and isn't included in the budget approved by the New York state...
View ArticleLaFayette bulldozer crash sends Mass. man to hospital
LaFayette, NY -- A Massachusetts man was hospitalized Wednesday after a bulldozer he was operating went out of control down a steep embankment at a gas pipeline work site in LaFayette. Roy Baltzer,...
View ArticleVideo of four-county burglary suspects released by Auburn police
Auburn, NY -- Investigators in Cayuga County have released a video of suspects in a string of more than a dozen burglaries in four counties in hopes the public can help end the spree. The string of...
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What's going on: California same-sex marriage debate likely to go to U.S....
Federal judge overturns Proposition 8, which banned same-sex marriage. Steve Griffin / The Salt Lake Tribune via APJeff Key, of Salt Lake City, holds the flag above his head Wednesday as a rainbow...
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Pair accused of taking cases of cigarettes from Cayuga Nation store
Union Springs, NY--The Cayuga County Sheriff’s Department has accused two people of taking cases of cigarettes Tuesday from Lakeside Trading in the Village of Union Springs. Keith C. Ferrin, 52, of 27...
View ArticleHomer teen accused of burglaries
Homer, NY--Cortland County Sheriff’s deputies Wednesday accused a Homer teen of several burglaries and larcenies in Homer and Cortlandville. Corey A. Steger, 18, of 1017 Marion Drive, was accused of...
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Federal jobs bill to stop teacher layoffs nears approval
The $26 billion package would provide $16 billion to states to help pay their Medicaid bills and $10 billion for grants to school districts to forestall teacher layoffs. Manuel Balce Ceneta / The...
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Jobless claims spike to highest in three months
Numbers are highest since early April's 480,000 initial claims. AP Photo/Eric RisbergIn this photo taken June 28, Talia Dashow, right, with Mary Kay cosmetics explains sales opportunities during a...
View ArticleNY Minute: Sales tax on cheap clothing will hurt the poor the most
Also: Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. caught on video throwing money at protesters. From the New York Daily News: The poor will be slapped the hardest by the reinstated state sales tax on cheap clothing...
View ArticleSyracuse man injured in downtown mugging, 18-year-old suspect charged
Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse man was taken to a city hospital early Wednesday after he was attacked at a downtown bus stop in a mugging attempt, according to Syracuse police records. John Wessner, 32,...
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Deputies: Friend of man found shot on Onondaga Nation charged in shooting
Syracuse, NY -- A Syracuse man has been charged in the shooting of another man Wednesday on the Onondaga Nation, sheriff’s deputies announced. Bayon T. Hunter, 25, of 1009 Ballantyne Road, Syracuse,...
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Lunchtime links: Dog saves a life by chewing off man's infected toe
Also: Mom refuses to bail 'spoiled' son out of jail. Jerry Douthett had an infected toe that just kept getting worse and worse. His wife, fearing diabetes, urged him to go to a doctor but he refused....
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Volunteers pour into two Syracuse neighborhoods for 'Block Blitz' (video)
Landon Avenue, on Syracuse’s South Side, turned into a construction zone this morning when teams of volunteers swept in to do major repairs and landscaping up and down the street. They were there for...
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Heat wave bakes 18 states, from Texas to New York
At least 13 deaths blamed on heat wave. Here in CNY, we'll see it cool off by Friday. Amy Sancetta / The Associated PressCleveland Browns defensive tackle Swanson Miller pours water on his face to...
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Bret Michaels won't play in Syracuse tonight, plans to return Nov. 26
Thursday's show canceled over money dispute between singer and promoter. Michaels to return with own promoter. Update 1:51 p.m.: Bret Michaels and his band are leaving town momentarily but they plan...
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