Forecast Update for A2 Region Tonight to Sunday
An forecast indicates cloud cover with flurries tonight. Thursday remains mostly cloudy and milder. Friday brings some sun and a high near 50. Saturday turns windy and mild with rain. Sunday turns windy and cooler.
Global New Year Celebrations Across Cultures
Revelers worldwide welcomed 1997 with varied rites from fireworks to religious ceremonies and waterside offerings. In New York a massive crowd watched the Times Square ball drop while Mississippi’s Oscola McCarty donated $150,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi. Rio de Janeiro and Copacabana crowds celebrated with multiple fireworks and lermanja rituals. In Los Angeles, 31 attendees at a rock concert fell ill, leading to hospitalizations. Authorities questioned six people over suspected herbal stimulant ingestion. Fireworks, Page A12.
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Drunken Driving Deaths Fall as Deputies Patrol NY Roads
Sheriff’s Deputy Ron Hawk recalls a 1980s decapitation crash in Lysander and discusses New Year’s Eve Stop DWI patrols in Onondaga County. He cites education and enforcement as key factors in reducing drunk driving fatalities.
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Photos of Simpson shoes used in trial spark admission fight
New photos show Simpson wearing Bruno Magli shoes similar to those linked to bloody prints from the Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman case. Plaintiffs and defense both indicate there may be no legal way to bar the images, which were shot Sept 26 1993 at Rich Stadium in Orchard Park before a Bills Dolphins game.
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Missed record and sunshine beat December cloudiness
An hour of sun on Tuesday ended December’s record as the cloudiest month. The week’s items include overtime pay controversy in Clay, Hebron shootings with 11 wounded, rising alcohol sales, a 1995 fire survivor company, TV plans for Bill Maher, a Syracuse hockey gala, Dan Irvin rape case link, Broncos playoff push, Wake Forest versus Utah showdown, and Terry Anderson’s outtake on hostage experience.
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