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NY GOPer buying home of US rep. he called chicken

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 10:05:31 -0400

SYRACUSE, New York - A Republican county official who once called a central New York congressman a "chicken" for skipping a televised debate is buying the Democratic lawmaker's suburban Syracuse home.

Number's up: Central NY eyes new area code by '15

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 03:08:25 -0400

SYRACUSE, New York - The 315 will be getting some company.

Playmate admits helping boyfriend in US illegally

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:29:22 -0400

SYRACUSE, New York - A former Playboy Playmate has admitted helping her Canadian boyfriend after he illegally entered the United States in northern New York last summer.

Feds fire, demote employees over NY killing, rape

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:08:09 -0400

SYRACUSE, New York - Federal probation officers in upstate New York have been fired or demoted after a man they were monitoring was charged with slipping out of his electronic bracelet, raping a 10-year-old girl and killing her mother during a carjacking at a New York mall.

Syracuse VA Medical Center opening new $90M wing

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 07:52:26 -0400

SYRACUSE, New York - Officials at the Veterans Affairs hospital in Syracuse are set to unveil the facility's new $90 million addition.

Medical: Whooping cough's resurrgence explained

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 10:47:09 -0400

By LEE BOWMAN - Resurgent outbreaks of whooping cough in the United States and much of the developed world have drawn a flurry of research to understand why the vaccine-controlled disease, pertussis, is making a comeback.

Fine lawsuit against ESPN going to federal court

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 01:40:21 -0400

SYRACUSE, New York - Former Syracuse assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine's defamation lawsuit against ESPN is being moved to federal court, according to court papers.

Harvard, Notre Dame, others sign on to Say Yes

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:14:54 -0400

BUFFALO, New York - The Say Yes to Education program, noted for sending public high school graduates to college for free, has added five prestigious private universities to its list of destinations.

2 central NY Amish hospitalized after buggy crash

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 06:09:09 -0400

RICHLAND, New York - State police say two Amish people have been hospitalized after their horse and buggy were hit by a car on a central New York road.

Family court to handle 2nd NY 'knockout game' case

Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:02:13 -0400

SYRACUSE, New York - A 15-year-old boy charged in the fatal beating of a Syracuse man will have his case handled in family court after a grand jury indicted him on manslaughter.

Ex-Syracuse staffer sentenced for secret videos

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 11:47:40 -0400

SYRACUSE, New York - The Syracuse University athletic department's former media director has been sentenced to five years of probation for secretly videotaping male athletes in locker rooms.

1 man hurt when 2 bikers hit 2 deer on NY's I-81

Thu, 06 Jun 2013 08:41:05 -0400

CLAY, New York - Authorities say a motorcyclist has been injured after he and another biker encountered two deer on an interstate highway in central New York.

Syracuse University naming studio for Dick Clark

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 18:32:41 -0400

NEW YORK - Syracuse University is naming a renovated broadcast studio on its campus for the late television producer and host Dick Clark.

DNA on beer cans leads to NY suspect's arrest

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 06:58:28 -0400

SYRACUSE, New York - Authorities say a burglar's decision to knock back a couple of beers during a break-in at an upstate New York home led to his arrest.

NY court rejects confession in murder case

Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:58:22 -0400

ALBANY, New York - New York's highest court Tuesday threw out a Syracuse man's confession to killing his girlfriend, although it was made with his lawyer present, because it followed 49 hours of sleepless interrogation by tag teams of detectives.

1 killed, 1 wounded in shooting on Syracuse street

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 15:04:46 -0400

SYRACUSE, New York - Authorities say one man is dead and another is hospitalized after they were shot on a Syracuse street.

New Sacramento Kings coach Michael Malone is...

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 13:52:02 -0400

By AILENE VOISIN - As Michael Malone prepares for his first head-coaching job, for the angst and aggravation that come with the five-star hotels, lucrative salaries and assorted NBA perks, he can't say he wasn't warned.

Central NY teen shot in knee; suspect sought

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 17:34:29 -0400

SYRACUSE, New York - A Syracuse teenager has a gunshot wound in his knee, but he's not saying who did it.

Violent 'knockout game' a national phenomenon

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 15:37:11 -0400

SYRACUSE, New York - Knockout-- the game a group of teenagers in Syracuse allegedly played that resulted in the violent, random death of a 51-year-old man-- has been a national phenomenon for at least a decade.

AP source: Big Ten coming to Yankee Stadium

Sun, 02 Jun 2013 14:57:07 -0400

NEW YORK - The Pinstripe Bowl and Big Ten will announce at Yankee Stadium on Monday a multiyear agreement between the conference and the 3-year-old postseason game, according to a person familiar with the situation. The Big Ten will replace the Big 12 in the Pinstripe Bowl, starting in 2014.

Equipment failure caused NY crash that killed 7

Fri, 31 May 2013 19:54:46 -0400

TRUXTON, New York - The driver of the minivan who was among seven people killed when a runaway truck trailer slammed into the vehicle in central New York was an aspiring mechanic heading home with his girlfriend and their friends and children who adored him, his mother said Friday.

Feds: 17 charged in central NY cocaine bust

Wed, 29 May 2013 15:35:22 -0400

SYRACUSE, New York - Federal prosecutors say 17 people have been charged in a bust involving two overlapping drug rings in central New York.

Jury: SUNY must pay ex-prof $600K in back wages

Wed, 29 May 2013 03:07:58 -0400

SYRACUSE, New York - A federal jury has awarded $600,000 in back pay to a former college professor in central New York after ruling university officials retaliated against him for complaining about discrimination.

NY gov: Fracking decision to come before election

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:15:27 -0400

SYRACUSE, New York - Gov. Andrew Cuomo says he'll make a decision on whether to allow shale gas fracking in New York before the 2014 election.

Cuomo: Weiner NYC mayoral win would be a 'shame'

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:08:41 -0400

SYRACUSE, New York - New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo says it would be a "shame" if Anthony Weiner was elected mayor of New York City.