Onondaga County

Onondaga County committee approves off-track betting
By Gregory Shillinglaw
April 27, 2010 - 6:44pm
Plus, the E.U. helps out the airline industry and Crawford named NBA sixth Man of the Year.

The Onondaga County Legislature’s Ways and Means Committee approved a proposal to allow Off-Track Betting during a meeting earlier this morning. The vote passed by a margin of 4-2, with one abstention.

"The county is diving into a cesspool of vices," Democrat Mark Stanczyk, said. Cnycentral.com reports lawmakers argued over whether the county should allow gambling.

CNY Investigators continue to study the spread of HIV
By Jordan Harrison
April 19, 2010 - 10:43am
Plus, the reasons behind the Georgian luger's death and Britain helps its citizens return home.

As reported this morning by the Post-Standard, investigators in Onondaga County continue to study the alarming increasing of HIV among teens and young adults. According to the article, investigators believe that many of the people with HIV remain unaware of their condition.

Onondaga County schools keep an eye on HIV
By Jordan Harrison
April 16, 2010 - 11:11am
Plus, the NBA Playoffs get underway tomorrow and the Iceland volcano continues to disrupt travel.

A report in today's Syracuse Post-Standard reports that school officials, nurses, and doctors have been warned about the alarming increase of HIV in Onondaga County. Officials were concerned after at least ten new cases of HIV have been diagnosed in Onondaga County since last December.

Onondaga Villages facing cuts
By Nena Garga
April 9, 2010 - 10:15am
Plus, the Navy bans smoking on submarines and Kate Gosselin gets a new show.

Manlius is looking to issue a pay freeze for all its employees, the Liverpool School District is eliminating its universal pre-kindergarden program and Marcellus is thinking of making cuts to its police force. All of this is because of a proposition that would eliminate the revenue coming in from sales tax. 

Village of Tully to cut taxes by 6 percent
By Samuel Taylor
April 7, 2010 - 8:58pm
Plus, United and US Airways are discussing a possible merger and rescuers at the Upper Big Branch South Mine in West Virginia may have to hold out a little longer.

Although members of the Onondaga County Legislature have indicated that the new tax revenue sharing plan will give less to villages and towns, the Village of Tully unveiled a new budget plan today that will cut taxes by six percent.


According to 9WSYR.com, Village Mayor Beth Greenwood says village board members worked to make sure they were absolutely as efficient as possible in this year's budget.

Onondaga County does its job responding to the 2010 Census
By Jordan Harrison
April 7, 2010 - 10:46am
Plus, a Tennis legend is diagnosed with breast cancer and the West Virginia mining disaster continues to worsen.

According to the Post-Standard, approximately two-thirds of Onondaga County has filled out and sent back their 2010 U.S. Census form.

Onondaga County deputy wins $1 lawsuit
By Kelly Anne McCarthy
March 8, 2010 - 11:28am
Plus, Iraq troops are on schedule to pull out and Sandra Bullock wins big.

The Post Standard reports an Onondaga County sheriff was the victim of a racially hostile environment at work for seven years, ending in 2004. The federal jury ruled Odell Willis was subjected to racial harrassment at his work in the Justice Center jail but suffered no damages from the harassment. Under federal court rules nominal damages have to be rewarded if the jury says the victim has been wronged. The jury rewarded Willis $1. 

Obama talks "Homestar"
By Jesse Pantuosco
March 2, 2010 - 5:50pm
Plus, Lil Wayne's jail sentence gets pushed back again and Onondaga County crosses three more fugitives off its most wanted list.

Barack Obama made an appearance in Georgia today at Savannah Technical College.  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the president spoke to an invitation-only crowd about his proposed “Homestar” initiative.  The plan would reward people for making their houses more energy efficient, offering homeowners up to $3000 in rebates as an incentive.

Onondaga County's second most wanted caught
By Samuel Taylor
February 17, 2010 - 9:28pm
Plus, the U.S. will launch an investigation into Toyota Corolla steering issues, and a Haiti judge has freed Americans who were charged with kidnapping.

A man who was number two on Onondaga County's Ten Most Wanted list turned himself in today, County Sheriff Kevin Walsh said.

Parawahsaman Deer, 24, was wanted for violation of his parole and was taken into custody just after 6 p.m. today without incident, according to CNYcentral.com.

Walsh said Deer made arrangements to turn himself in today after contacting his lawyer.

Possible deep cuts for bailout companies
By Lindsay Kukla
October 21, 2009 - 5:35pm
Highest paid executives may now face pay cuts up to 90 percent

The government bailouts of 2008 sparked controversy about executive salaries within the salvaged companies.  Now, the Obama administration will force the seven companies that received the most aid to slash compensation, an anonymous official said Wednesday.

The 25 highest paid executives will have their paychecks cut by about 90 percent, according to the official who spoke under anonymity because the decision has not yet been announced.

All other executives will receive a pay drop of about 50 percent,...