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Laurie Fine to sue ESPN, reporter for libel
Photos from Fine's news conference Geneva (WSYR-TV) - Attorneys representing Laurie Fine announced on Wednesday morning that their client - the wife of former Syracuse University men's basketball assistant coach Bernie Fine - will sue ESPN and ESPN reporter Mark Schwarz for libel. To announce the lawsuit they plan on filing, Laurie Fine appeared with her attorney, Lawrence Fisher, at
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Driver taken into custody after crashing into DeWitt home
DeWitt (WSYR-TV) - A car crashed into a home near the intersection of Craigie Street and North Avenue in the town of DeWitt shortly after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday. A woman inside the vehicle was seriously hurt in the crash and was taken to the hospital with what ambulance crews are calling non-life threatening injuries. The driver of the car, who
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Scam Watch: Text message claiming you've won a Walmart gift card
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) -- A text message offering a $1,000 Walmart gift card is hitting cell phones across Central New York and many of you have been asking if it’s legit. A $1,000 gift card can go a long way. Who couldn’t use it? But claiming it could end up costing you a lot more than a thousand bucks. The Better
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Mom who pleaded guilty to daughter’s death released from prison
Fulton (WSYR-TV) – A Fulton woman who admitted that she left her child in a camper without a working air conditioner in 90-degree weather, killing the child, has been released from prison. In January 2011, Sara Landers, 24, pleaded guilty to criminally negligent homicide. She was sentenced to one and one third to four years in state prison for causing
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Cuomo visits Syracuse, pushes plan to protect NY’s disabled
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) -- Governor Andrew Cuomo stopped in Syracuse Wednesday to push a plan to protect New York State’s most vulnerable population. The Legislature approved the creation of a new justice center to prosecute neglect and prevent abuse of New Yorkers with special needs. The bill would also create a registry to keep those convicted of these types of crimes
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Rain moving out of CNY late this afternoon; sun returns
(WSYR-TV, Syracuse) Showers and thunderstorms will move east out of central New York by 5 this evening. Behind the showers, gusty northwest winds will drop temperatures into the upper 50s and low 60s. We expect a return of sunshine, before sunset, as the air over us dries out. Bottom line, improving, but cooler weather into this evening. Skies will continue
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Manlius swan lays two more eggs
Manlius (WSYR-TV) – Manlius residents have two more reasons to celebrate after “Faye” laid two more eggs. The newcomers arrived just weeks after a clutch from the iconic swans was destroyed and a Jamesville man was arrested on numerous misdemeanors stemming from the incident. In the wake of the incident, Manlius residents formed a Swan Patrol that will begin taking
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NY Assembly enlists public in minimum wage fight
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Democratic Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver on Tuesday appealed for public pressure to force a vote that would raise the minimum wage, one of his top priorities but one that has defied a political resolution. Soon after, the Senate's Republican majority dug in deeper against the raise. Each side claimed the high ground over whether to raise
National News
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Edwards defense rests, closing arguments tomorrow
GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Closing arguments are scheduled for tomorrow at the North Carolina trial of two-time Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, with jury deliberations expected to start the following day. The defense rested today without calling Edwards or his former mistress to the stand. The defense also chose not to question the former senator's oldest daughter, Cate, who has
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Lawyer: Mary Kennedy found dead
NEW YORK (AP) — An attorney says Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s estranged wife has been found dead in New York. Kerry Lawrence says Mary Kennedy died on Wednesday. He says he doesn't know the cause of her death. Police confirm a body was found on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s property in Bedford, north of New York City. Lawrence had represented
International News
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Syrian leader says terrorists are behind unrest
BEIRUT (AP) — In his first interview since December, Syrian President Bashar Assad insisted Tuesday his regime is fighting back against foreign mercenaries who want to overthrow him, not innocent Syrians aspiring for democracy in a yearlong uprising. The interview with Russian TV showed Assad is still standing his ground, despite widespread international condemnation over his deadly crackdown on dissent.
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US sees deal near; Pakistan haggling over money
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. hopes of reopening Pakistan's supply routes for the Afghanistan war ahead of next week's NATO summit are going down to the wire. Washington is hopeful of an imminent deal. But Pakistan is insisting that the United States pay more to repair relations and end the blockade. Both sides say negotiations continued in Islamabad on Wednesday. The