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One injured in multiple vehicle accident in Lysander
Lysander (WSYR-TV) -- A Baldwinsville woman was injured in a multiple vehicle accident involving two cars and a pickup truck at the intersection of Lamson Road and East Mud Lake Road in the town of Lysander Friday night. It was just before seven p.m. when police say a 2007 Hyundai, driven by Kristina M. Litalien, was traveling northbound on East
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Your Stories: Macy’s pricing discrepancy
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) -- Nancy Ramsden was trying on a new sweater when she noticed an original price tag was covered by a sticker that charged $10 more. “If there is a manufacturer’s suggested [retail price], why are they hiding it under a higher price?” Ramsden wants to know. Ramsden also noticed her new pants still had the original tag, uncovered,
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Syracuse woman killed in North Side fire
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) – One person died after a fire on Syracuse’s North Side early Friday morning. Several crews responded to the fire on Second North Street near Lemoyne Avenue. The fire took the life of a teaching assistant in her 50s - Janet Markes. She was on the building’s third floor when the fire broke out. Four others were rescued
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Sandusky asks Pa. court to see his grandchildren
BELLEFONTE, Pa. (AP) -- The former Penn State assistant football coach charged with child molestation asked for court permission Friday to see his grandchildren, visits currently prohibited under his bail conditions. A motion filed in Centre County court seeks to allow Jerry Sandusky to contact his 11 grandchildren by email, phone, text and Skype, and to let them visit his
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Study: Physician shortage worsens
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) -- New York State hospitals have had a problem recruiting new doctors for years and now a new study suggests the physician shortage is getting worse. According to the Healthcare Association of New York State, 34 percent of hospital outside of New York City had to reduce, or eliminate certain services because of a lack of doctors in
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Counties look to share, consolidate 911 services
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) -- Onondaga, Cayuga, Madison and Oswego counties are hoping to make their 911 system better and less expensive. The counties are considering sharing services and possibly even consolidating. Technology has become just as important as 911 operators themselves. The Onondaga County 911 center only spends half of its budget on personnel. Onondaga County 911 Commissioner Bill Bleyle told
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Defying the Odds: Baby Sophia turns 16
Camillus (WSYR-TV) -- Conventional medical experts had written her off. Her Camillus family was preparing to say goodbye to their baby girl, whose brain was riddled with a rare and deadly tumor. And yet, this Sunday, Sophia Gettino will celebrate her 16th birthday. Doctors never thought Gettino would live to see her second birthday, let alone her 16th. Sophia had
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C-NS student named Female Athlete of the Year by USA Basketball
Syracuse (WSYR-TV) -- Cicero-North Syracuse High School senior star Breanna Stewart is no stranger to high praise. She’s been considered the top high school recruit in the country for going on two years now. But the senior’s latest honor goes well beyond the scholastic scene. Stewart has been named the Female Athlete of the Year by USA Basketball. This award
National News
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Panetta cites key intelligence on bin Laden raid
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defense Secretary Leon Panetta is acknowledging publicly for the first time that a Pakistani doctor provided key information to the U.S. in advance of the successful Navy SEAL assault on Osama bin Laden's compound last May. Panetta told CBS's 60 Minutes , in a profile to be broadcast on Sunday, that Shakil Afridi helped provide intelligence for
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Mistrial for officer in Katrina shootings probe
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has declared a mistrial in the case against a retired police sergeant charged with helping cover up deadly shootings on a New Orleans bridge after Hurricane Katrina. U.S. District Judge Kurt Engelhardt ruled Friday that Justice Department prosecutor Bobbi Bernstein may have tainted the jury hearing Gerard Dugue's trial by mentioning the name
International News
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Venezuela to shun World Bank arbitration decisions
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez says his government will ignore future decisions by a World Bank-affiliated arbitration body. Venezuela formally began its withdrawal from the Washington-based International Center for Settlement of Investment Disputes this week. Chavez says any financial disagreements with foreign companies operating in Venezuela should be settled with local authorities and within the country's judicial
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Haiti president now says no pardon for Duvalier
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti's president is backing away from a possible pardon for former dictator Jean-Claude Duvalier. President Michel Martelly says he will let justice run its course in the case of the man known as "Baby Doc." Martelly says he was misunderstood in a Thursday interview with The Associated Press when asked about Duvalier and responded that he