Man killed in Elbridge fire
Phone line went dead as an occupant reported the fire as it was occurring. (Video)
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NY Minute: Invasive clams befouling Lake George
View full sizePost-Standard file photoAn invasive Asian clam is showing up in the waters of Lake George. BOLTON LANDING, N.Y. (AP) — A thumbnail-sized clam blamed for clouding the azure bays of Lake Tahoe high in the Sierra Nevada has...
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Traffic delays ease after truck carrying carrots rolls over on New York State Thruway in Van Buren
View full sizeLauren Long / The Post-StandardA tractor trailer hauling carrots lies on its side after going off the road 2.5 miles west of Exit 39 on I-90 Friday morning. The truck had been heading east. Van Buren, NY --...
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Companies add 67K workers, but jobless rate rises
Wall Street futures surge after the report is released.
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Photos of the Day: Hurricane Earl Makes Landfall
Here's a selection of today's best photographs from The Post-Standard....
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False burglary report in Adams leads to serial arson charges
Adams, NY - A Jefferson County man accused of falsely reporting a break-in at the Adams Fire Department is now facing charges he and several juveniles set three fires in the area last month. Albert J. Stevens, 27, of 9091...
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Latest Gulf oil rig problem differs from BP spill
Thursday's explosion is nothing like the one at Deepwater Horizon.
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Earl weakens but still powerful as it scoots by NC
Landfall expected Saturday in Nova Scotia.
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How Tessy Plastics in Elbridge, NY, fought its way back from the loss of its major customer
After laying off half its work force, the company refocused to become stronger than ever.
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Your Comments: New Yorkers are being haunted by past bad decisions
View full sizeLi-Hua Lan / The Post-Standard New York State comptroller Thomas DiNapoli delivers a keynote speech at the Central Upstate Regional Alliance's New York's Creative Core Emerging Business Competition at the Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University in...
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Oil platform explodes off Louisiana coast; crew rescued
Despite earlier reports, Coast Guard officials say there has been no oil leakage from the incident.
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DiNapoli: Local governments face huge jump in pension costs
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s comptroller is warning that local governments across New York will be facing large hikes in their pension costs in a couple years, thanks to the state’s recession-battered pension fund. By early 2012, Thomas DiNapoli says...
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Discounts spur surprising gains in retail sales in August
Thursday's reports helped ease fears of a double dip recession.
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Workers bear larger share of health premium costs
INDIANAPOLIS — Workers are paying a larger portion of their health insurance costs as businesses shift more of the burden to their employees to help ride out the economic downturn, an annual study shows. The average employee contribution toward premiums...
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Army: Chaplain who died in Afghanistan is first killed in action since 1970
DENVER — A chaplain killed in Afghanistan this week was the first Army clergyman killed in action since the Vietnam War, the military said Thursday. Capt. Dale Goetz of the 4th Infantry Division at Fort Carson, Colo., was among five...
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Chicago researcher identifies nation's first female cop
CHICAGO — A retired federal agent researching Chicago law enforcement history thinks the country’s first female police officer was employed in the Windy City. Rick Barrett says he found a reference to Marie Owens as a Chicago officer in the...
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What's going on: Another offshore platform explodes in Gulf of Mexico
Also, federal officials sue controversial Arizona sheriff in civil rights investigation, and Hurricane Earl is downgraded but evacuations and warnings continue.
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County to spray Cicero Swamp after finding more mosquitoes infected with EEE virus
If weather conditions are unfavorable Tuesday, spraying will take place Wednesday.
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Remains of Liverpool man killed in Korean War buried 59 years later
John Berry/The Post-StandardAn Army honor guard from Ft. Drum's 10th Mountain Division carries a casket containing the remains of U.S. Army Cpl. Frank H. Smith, of Liverpool, who was killed in action during the Korean War in 1951. Smith's remains...
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No official identification yet on person killed in fiery crash off Oxbow Road in Fenner
Oneida, NY -- Official identification of a man who died in a crash off the side of Oxbow Road in the town of Fenner will have to wait until Friday morning at the earliest, the Madison County sheriff's office said....
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Syracuse University student hit by ESF student's car on Hill
Syracuse, NY – A Syracuse University student was taken to Crouse Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after he was hit by a car Wednesday on Comstock Avenue, SU’s public safety chief said. The 20-year-old male student was stepping into the road...
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