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Cicero man charged with felony DWI after crashing SUV with daughter on board

Francis K. Ngumbi, 49, of 9433 Steamship Manhattan, Cicero, had a BAC of 0.22 percent, state police said.

Winners named in winter guard event held in Liverpool

Central Square wins the Scholastic A1 class in the winter guard competition held in Liverpool

Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies

The cause and location of her death are unknown.

State senator, wife, attacked at western NY casino

Mike Groll/APSen. Mark Grisanti, R-Buffalo, talks about his affirmative vote for gay marriage in the Senate Chamber at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., on Friday, June 24,...

Mitt Romney wins Maine Republican caucuses

Robert F. Bukaty / APRepublican presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks at a caucus, Saturday, Feb. 11, 2012, in Portland, Maine. PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Mitt Romney eked...

Poets gather to celebrate the 'love' of haiku

Jim Commentucci / The Post-StandardA book of love haiku by Japanese poet Masajo Suzuki provides inspiration for a workshop on writing haiku as an expression of love Saturday at...

Syracuse students star in All-City Instrumental Music Festival

Music festival is an "all-star game" for Syracuse's talented young musicians.

Syracuse-area school board members tell state lawmakers 'there needs to be some equity'

They encouraged — strongly — their state representatives to take a long, hard look at Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed state budget and what it will do to education...

Analysis: Despite warnings, White House didn't foresee birth control backlash

Strong negative reaction from religious groups forces President Obama to announce a hasty and embarrassing backtrack

Today's obituaries: Bonnie B. Sigona, was teaching assistant in Liverpool school district

She worked with district's Blind & Visually Handicapped Program; also was a longtime member of the Onondaga Yacht Club, Friends of Liverpool Library and Twisted Stitches...

Lewis Washington became a noted lecturer and preacher

Like many abolitionists, he was drawn to Peterboro in the years before the Civil War.

Santorum's surge causes Romney to switch focus of campaign

Romney switching the focus from his business background to his credentials as a social conservative. “I was a severely conservative Republican governor,” he says

Officers combing Mexico woods find man who fled from New York State trooper

The suspect fled into the woods after his truck got stuck in the mud on an old logging trail.

Van Buren man faces drug charges after brief police chase

Bryce C. Pettitt tried to drive away from a road check point after he handed a small bag of marijuana to a state trooper.

New Taproot Album on April 10th - The Episodes

from:Syracuse Local Music Examiner

With legions of fans around the world and in the Syracuse area, Taproot announces they will release their sixth full length album, The Episodes, on April 10th, 2012. The...

Violence continues in Syria; gunmen assassinate army general in Damascus

Syrian troops shell the Baba Amr district in the central city of Homs, killing at least four people; U.N. estimates that 5,400 people have been killed in Syria since the uprising...

Who won the Iowa caucuses? According to the media, it doesn't matter anymore

Guest column: If the coverage of Iowa before the caucuses was a tsunami, the media reaction to the voting problems revealed in the following weeks has been a mere puddle

Stewart gets McDonald's All-American nod

Accolades continue to pile up for Cicero-North Syracuse girls basketball senior Breanna Stewart, which now includes a place on the McDonald's All-American team. Stewart was...

Girls basketball Lakers top J-E, win league title

Whatever else may yet take place, the Skaneateles girls basketball team can proudly wear the mantle of Onondaga High School League Liberty American division champions. The Lakers...

Solvay hockey beats B'ville, grabs playoff spot

With a single and decisive result, the Solvay ice hockey team moves into the Section III Division I playoffs - and Baldwinsville is kept out. Solvay ended B'ville's...

J-D girls denied unbeaten regular season by CBA

Only at the last hurdle did the Jamesville-DeWitt girls basketball team get denied in a quest to complete an undefeated regular season. The 17-0, state Class A no. 6-ranked Red...

Your Comments: Political parties should be working together, not pushing their own agendas

Read what syracuse.com user avenger had to say about Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle's speech Friday at the annual Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C.

Syracuse bishop: The president heard our voices on birth control

Roman Catholic leader remains skeptical about President Obama's compromise to exempt religious institutions from birth control mandate.

On the set: Hollywood movie shooting in Syracuse brings on more star power with John Cusack, others joining cast

“Everyone, from the film office to the university, the city, the police department, everyone has been kind and giving. We’re so happy to be here,” said...

Syracuse police release video of armed robbery of Stolp Ave. store

Anyone who has any information on the holdup Wednesday of Maloney's Superette is asked to call detectives at 442-5222.

Mexico High School students, staff hold "no makeup" day to show beauty is more than just looks

Real beauty, they say, is confidence, modesty, honesty and kindness. Boys, girls, staff all get in on the event.

Rochester Diocese Board says sex-abuse allegations against Auburn priest are 'credible and true'

Vatican will now determine the fate of the Rev. Dennis Shaw, who has not been allowed to work for the church since December 2010.

Uzbek man pleads guilty in plot to kill President Obama

Ulugbek Kodirov claimed he was acting at the direction of an Islamic terror group in his home country. He was arrested in July.

Auburn about to raise curtain on musical theater festival, new economic identity

Organizers envisions the festival becoming the nation's largest destination festival dedicated to musical theater.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman isn't backing down from Wall Street probe

But he refuses to take on the "sheriff of Wall Street" title of his predecessor, saying he simply is "the lawyer for the people of the state of New York."

State comptroller's audit points to accounting "deficiencies" in village of Earlville

Auditors noted a lack of policies and procedures for collecting property taxes and water rents, which had revenues of approximately $192,000 and $75,000 during the 2009-10 fiscal...

New York leads 11 states in suing EPA over soot pollution rules

The federal agency was supposed to revise its soot standards by Oct. 17, 2011, but it never did. An EPA spokeswoman said the regulations are still being written.