Onondaga County News

An 81-year-old Clay man died Sunday evening in a two-car crash that also sent two women to area hospitals.

The accident happened mid-morning on July 3rd. Off duty, New York State Trooper John Gorke, 47, was struck and killed while he was riding his bicycle on State Route 20, in the Town of Pompey, in Onondaga County.

Onondaga County Sheriff's Deputies say 32-year old Matthew Burlingame of Lafayette lost control while rounding a curve on Sky High Road and wiped out Friday night in Tully.

Syracuse a ' The man accused of killing his wife in Liverpool, then dumping her body in a down-state reservoir, has been indicted by an Onondaga County Grand Jury on a murder charge.

Onondaga County sheriff's deputies are on the scene of a deadly accident at Route 20 and Pompey Center in Pompey.

Paul Bedard , with Carpenter's Brook Fish Hatchery, and Greg Bishop , a volunteer, move nets to gather trout for the annual stocking of Central New York trout streams.

Throughout July, trash haulers in Onondaga County will collect household batteries at the curb.

You. Behind the wheel. Put down the Blackberry. Onondaga County's law that bars motorists from text-messaging while driving goes into force today.

" The ban goes on the books today. It is now illegal to text while driving in Onondaga County.

Onondaga County Family Court Referee George Raus was removed from his courtroom duties this morning pending the outcome of a state investigation into his conduct.

Monday, June 29, 2009 at 1:30 p.m. Onondaga County Sheriff Kevin Walsh has unveiled a new took to help track down and apprehend people who are wanted on active criminal warrants.

County Executive Joanie Mahoney is appointing one of her top political allies to be Onondaga County's next deputy county executive.

In this video, listen to a conversation between The Post-Standard reporter John Mariani and Ed Kochian, the deputy county executive.

A canoe tour of Onondaga Creek turned into a brief dip for Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney this morning.

County Legislature Robert Warner was honored Thursday by the Tobacco Control Partners of Onondaga County for his sponsorship of a variety of anti-smoking measures.

Onondaga County legislator Mark Stanczyk, D-Syracuse, wants to find out whether the county could save money by having more of its employees work four days a week instead of five.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - State police are charging the 22-year-old son of an upstate New York district attorney with raping a 16-year-old girl.

Just in time for graduation season, the state Education Department today released numbers that show how well high schools did last year when it comes to graduating students.

Onondaga County will give $550,000 to the city's Say Yes to Education program under a revised agreement that pledged money to the city to mitigate sewer work, most of which is no longer expected to take place.

The Tompkins County Legislature met briefly in a special session Monday to vote on a resolution asking New York state for the authority to extend the county's surcharge on telephone lines.