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New York – Gov. Paterson said on Friday that he’s willing to put a brake on requiring new license plates for New Yorkers beginning next April if the state closes it’s budget crisis this year. Paterson made the pledge during a late afternoon interview with WSYR-AM radio in Syracuse after a caller complained about the nickel [...]
The Daily Politics (Free subscription) | 07/11/2009
Gov. Paterson said late this afternoon that he's willing to put a brake on requiring new license plates for New Yorkers beginning next April if the state closes it's budget crisis this year. Paterson made the pledge during a late afternoon interview with WSYR-AM radio in Syracuse after a caller complained about the nickel and diming of motorists being done to help deal with the state's fiscal...
News Channel 9: Local News (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
(WSYR NewsChannel 9 ) Syracuse (WSYR-TV) The so-called "bigger better bottle bill" takes effect today, which means you'll be paying more for bottled water. A nickel will be added to the price of each bottle, and in turn, you can bring them back to the nearest redemption center to get the five cents back.Only bottles that have a label that says, "NY 5c Refund," can be returned, and there...
News Channel 9: Local News (Free subscription) | yesterday
(Brian Foster (WSYR-TV)) DEWITT (WSYR-TV) DeWitt police are looking for a bank robber who stole some cash from a bank Saturday morning.Police say the robber walked into the M&T Bank on Erie Boulevard East around 11:00am. He approached the teller, demanded money and left the bank.Another person, who was inside when it happened, chased the robber when he left. The robber was last seen heading...
News Channel 9: Local News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
First snow of the season! Syracuse (WSYR-TV) – Lake effect snow that brought a dusting of snow to areas around the city of Syracuse Friday morning will gradually fall apart this afternoon. The combination of a shift in winds aloft into the west and drier air in the lower atmosphere will bring an end to the snow. There may even be some sun before the day is finished.Outside the lake effect it...
News Channel 9: Local News (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Town of Clay (WSYR-TV) One person was hurt late Saturday night in a one car crash, after refusing to pull over for deputies who suspected the motorist was driving drunk.The accident happened just before midnight along Soule Road, in front of the Fairway East development. A deputy on the scene tells us the driver was drunk and refused to pull over. The small car went off the shoulder of the roadway,...
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HOMER (WSYR-TV) Three 20-year-olds have been charged after taking State Police and Sheriff’s deputies on a high speed chase that spanned three counties.Troopers first caught onto the situation after a multi-county radio alert from the Ithaca Police Department for a stolen vehicle in connection with a gas larceny in Tioga County.A New York State trooper tried to pull the vehicle over, but the...
News Channel 9: Local News (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
WASHINGTON (WSYR/AP) - In a victory for President Barack Obama, the Democratic-controlled House narrowly passed landmark health care legislation Saturday night to expand coverage to tens of millions who lack it and place tough new restrictions on the insurance industry. Republican opposition was nearly unanimous.The 220-215 vote cleared the way for the Senate to begin debate on the issue that...
News Channel 9: Local News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Mitch Albom Book Signing in Liverpool (WSYR-TV) Liverpool (WSYR-TV) - The man known best for his works titled "Tuesday's with Morrie" and "The Five People you Meet in Heaven" was in Liverpool Friday. Mitch Albom held a signing for his new book "Have a Little Faith.”Albom says the book is about two men who come from different religions, but are united by their faith. He says each of their...
NYDailyNews (Free subscription) | yesterday
"Every time I go anywhere, people criticize the amount of cost it takes for me to go and come back," Paterson griped on WSYR radio in .
News Channel 9: Local News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Copper Thefts (WSYR-TV) Syracuse (WSYR-TV) – Syracuse Police report that the number of copper thefts in the city is growing, prompted by the increasing value of the metal.In August there were six copper thefts, eight in September, and eleven in October.Jeff Choquette was giving a prospective tenant a tour of his empty house on Carbon Street in Syracuse when he noticed his copper pipes...
News Channel 9: Local News (Free subscription) | yesterday
Trooper killed in crash from suburban Watertown Trooper David Lane, 30, of Dexter, was killed in a crash in eastern New York Wednesday afternoon. (State Police Photo) Catskill (WSYR-TV) – A New York State Trooper was killed in a car accident Wednesday afternoon in the Eastern New York, State Police said. The trooper is a Watertown native. The crash happened around 2:40pm Wednesday near the intersection...
News Channel 9: Local News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
Creekwalk Groundbreaking (WSYR-TV) Syracuse (WSYR-TV) - Construction on the next phase of the Syracuse Creekwalk is underway. City officials broke ground Friday morning on the project that will link existing sections of the walkway in Franklin Square and the Inner Harbor. This phase adds more than two miles of pedestrian paths, with the goal of providing greater access to the entire creek...
News Channel 9: Local News (Free subscription) | yesterday
North Syracuse (WSYR-TV) People were encouraged to bring old and unused medications to Kinney Drugs on West Taft Road in North Syracuse today.Customers could drop off prescription medications, ointments, sprays and inhalers, creams, and pet medications, and were ensured that the pharmacy would properly dispose of them. If medicines are returned to Kinney, it lowers the risk of abuse, reduces...
News Channel 9: Local News (Free subscription) | 06/11/2009
(WSYR NewsChannel 9 ) Related Links North Syracuse (WSYR-TV) - Plans to possibly close their post office have gotten plenty of people in North Syracuse upset. Friday, they had a chance to tell postal officials directly why it should stay open. A few dozen made their pleas for keeping the mail flowing in and out of the post office in the middle of the village.Mary Anne is the sole worker...
