Off-duty NY State Trooper John Gorke was the cyclist killed in Pompey crash
He was a 19-year veteran who worked out of the Thruway barracks in Syracuse.
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NY Senate, Paterson fail to end standoff
ALBANY (AP) -- Battling leaders of New York's Senate who met with Gov. David Paterson say there is no power-sharing agreement to end a standoff over control of the chamber. After Friday's one-hour, closed door meeting the Senate remains gridlocked...
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Flowers mark spot where Syracuse University grad student drowned
Dennis Nett/The Post-StandardFlowers along Hiawatha Lake mark the spot where Kelly Farmer of Syracuse drowned. Syracuse -- Flowers were strewn along the walkway of Hiawatha Lake, Syracuse, today as a memorial to Kelly Farmer who drowned June 24. Farmer was...
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Teddy bears on parade in Cazenovia
Dennis Nett/The Post-StandardOlivia Lints, 2 1/2, of Cazenovia pushes her teddy bear down the parade route in her stroller.Cazenovia -- Kids and their teddy bears paraded down Albany Street today, an annual July 4 weekend event in the village. Families...
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Facing down enormous odds: Danielle Sagor graduates
Statisticians say about 98 percent of the children who come out of the American foster care system will never graduate from college. Danielle Sagor beat those odds through a combination of what her foster dad describes as maturity, smarts and...
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Clean Sweep: Vacant mansion casts shadow over Westcott neighborhood
Graffiti and peeling paint mar vacant mansion at Westcott and East Genesee streets in Syracuse. (Video)
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Update: Troopers still investigating death of cyclist on Route 20
The intersection is a dangerous one. A woman was killed there in October 2008.
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Workers turn up 19th century graves at Oneida elementary school
ONEIDA, N.Y. (AP) -- Officials say a crew digging to an underground oil tank behind Oneida's Willard Prior Elementary School unearthed an 19th century cemetery. Police were called to the site behind the school on Thursday after the crew dug...
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Elephants beat humans in NYC eating contest
NEW YORK (AP) -- Three elephants have consumed 505 hot dog buns in six minutes to win a rare cross-species eating contest at Brooklyn's Coney Island. A commentator at Friday's challenge says the elephants seemed to be eating at a...
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Bicyclist killed in Pompey crash
Pompey, NY -- A bicyclist was killed this morning after being struck by a vehicle on Route 20 in Pompey, authorities said. The bicyclist was at the intersection of Route 20 and Pompey Center Road when the collision happened. State...
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50,000 Ecstasy pills seized in northern New York border bust
MASSENA, N.Y. (AP) -- Federal authorities are charging two Canadian men with trying to smuggle $1.5 million in Ecstasy across the border at the Massena port of entry. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers arrested 53-year-old Mitchell David and 50-year-old...
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State wants advice on future of Green Lakes State Park in Fayetteville
Even when it isn't a holiday weekend, Green Lakes State Parks in Fayetteville is one of the busiest state parks in Upstate New York, and state officials want to hear from some of those patrons. The New York State Office...
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Renowned Buffalo museum cuts back on days of operation
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- A prominent western New York art museum is cutting back its public hours to four days a week to deal with continued hard economic times. The Albright-Knox Art Gallery says it will reduce expenses by closing on...
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Syracuse's Carousel Center mall has another tenant with money woes
In his Store Front blog, business writer Bob Niedt relays a story from "Chain Store Age" that Crabtree & Evelyn has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. In its reorganization, Crabtree said it will evaluate its brand strategies and its...
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Photos of the Day: July 3, 2009
Here's a selection of today's best photographs from The Post-Standard. See more on syracuse.com » See our previous Photos of the Day galleries. » See all of our news, sports and feature photo galleries. » See the latest video from...
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Judge "squeamish' about releasing accused drunk driver
Syracuse, NY - Lawyer Robert Baska was doing his legal best to get client Mark Spadotto out of jail on bail as he recently argued authorities simply didn't have the evidence to support a DWI case. He said Spadotto had...
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