Pictured is Kyle Hewitt, who was arrested by State Police for allegedly pouring bleach into the gas tank of what he thought was the vehicle driven by someone he was engaged in a dispute with. The vehicle actually belonged to someone who was not involved in the episode.
ALBANY - State University of New York Chancellor Nancy Zimpher is releasing the long awaited roadmap for what she calls the system's "cradle to career" plan in Manhattan.
The Seneca County Health Department is investigating the recent death of a Seneca Falls Middle School student.
State Police in Auburn arrested a man whose blood alcohol content exceed .35 percent.
WEEDSPORT - Backlogged tickets for Brutus town court could bring in serious cash as they are weeded out.
WASHINGTON - A male aide to former Democratic Rep. Eric Massa has filed a sexual harassment complaint alleging the 50-year-old New York lawmaker regularly groped him, propositioned him and made lewd remarks to him and other staffers.
ALBANY - Investigators say a New York prison official skipped Friday work shifts for 17 years and fraudulently collected pay for the time off.
Children's storytelling, vegetarian cooking lessons and "Angel Card readings" can all be found in one place today, A Novel Idea.
Still the mightiest animated feature of them all and the undisputed "king" of the box office, Walt Disney Pictures' "The Lion King" roars to life in IMAX large format at the Milton J. Rubenstein Museum of Science and Technology Bristol Omni Theater in Syracuse.
BENTLEY, Doris L., 98, formerly of Academy Street, Skaneateles, died Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2002, at Iroquois Nursing Home, Jamesville. Services 11 a.m. Saturday, at the Robert D. Gray Funeral Home, 49 Jordan St., Skaneateles. Contributions may be made to the First Presbyterian Church, East Gen…
SYRACUSE - There is so much emphasis on getting into college and sorting through the complicated maze of financial aid to pay for higher education, that career planning is often neglected.
Sacred Heart CYO players Anthony Siracusa, (30), and Amanda Daum, (24,) compete with Auburn CCYO players Brandan Pepin, (8), and Corey Allen, (21) for the rebound in their games at the CYO tournament on Friday night. Although the Auburn CCYO team is not part of the same league, they were inv…
It was the gridiron season of 1945. The Auburn Maroons, coached by William "Ki" Young, faced a tough schedule. Relying on their speed and quick-thinking, the team ended with a winning season of 6-2-0.
AURORA - Martha E. Hopkins, 89, of Dublin Hill Road, Aurora, died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002, at the Mercy Health & Rehabilitation Center, following a long illness.
AUBURN - There will be a community-wide New Year's Eve party this year, but it won't be an official "First Night" celebrated annually in many cities across the country.
While there's no surprise about who's playing for the national title in the Fiesta Bowl, the Orange Bowl has a matchup that looks more suited for Pasadena than Miami.
ALBANY - State Sen. Mike Nozzolio, R-Fayette, said Tuesday that Senate Majority Leader Joseph Bruno has not wavered from his July 2001 agreement to help restrict the Cayuga Indian Nation from building a casino in New York.
Cayuga County would benefit from having one of its own represent it in Congress. A member from this county could bring to Washington the concerns of a region melding Finger Lakes charm with agricultural backbone. The representative could argue for this county on matters of land-use, water qu…
CONCORD, N.C. - Jamie McMurray was so nervous about racing a Winston Cup car Sunday at Lowe's Motor Speedway that he had trouble sleeping for a few nights.
Trent Lott might be thinking, "open mouth, insert foot." He should have scrutinized the words leaving his mouth. He's been in the public eye long enough to realize a controversial statement will probably be used against you again and again by the press.
Playland Amusements employee Sanford "Flip" Lawton finishes assembling a canopy on a carousel prior to the opening of the Seneca County Fair in Waterloo, in August, 2001. Lawton is from Auburn.
NEW YORK (AP) - Charles Mount, who designed nearly 300 restaurants, including the recently opened behemoth McDonald's near Times Square in Manhattan, died Friday at his weekend home in Mattituck, N.Y. He was 60.
