Injured motorcyclists awarded $1.4 million
A state Supreme Court jury found the city of Syracuse 60 percent liable and Florence Arnold 40 percent liable for a May 3, 1991 crash at Peat and Canal streets. Riders Leo Owens and Jerome Little received about $916,000 and $473,000 respectively for injuries. lawyers blamed faulty road design and incomplete lane markings.
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State Supreme Court
Peat and
Canal Streets
Leo Owens
Jerome Little
Alan Rosenthal
Robert Williams
Little
Owens
Couple rescues poodle in rabies scare near home
Anthony Knowles ran to save their poodle Peanut from a raccoon at their Fyler Road residence in Kirkville. The raccoon was rabid and died. all four family members received rabies shots after the encounter. Peanut was vaccinated and only minor injuries reported.
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Peanut
Fyler Road
Kirkville
Knowles
Erin
Madison County Health Department
Knowleses
Health Department
Erin Knowles
Erim
Zachary
Nicholas Sudik
Greg Netti
Michael Murawski
Murawski
Ceiling Piece Falls at Blodgett School
A plaster fragment dropped from the fourth floor ceiling of Blodgett Elementary School in Syracuse. No one was in the psychologist's office. maintenance found about an 80 foot section of ceiling requiring removal due to water damage from roof leaks.
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Blodgett
Blodgett Elementary School
Neal Driscoll
Syracuse
Oswego St
Driscoll
Switzer urges Girls Inc to seize defining moments in life
Kathrine Switzer told about 450 attendees at Temple Adath Yeshurun that the defining moment of her life came when she ran the Boston Marathon as a woman breaking gender barriers. She urged young girls to seize opportunities and pass on advice, noting her running and journalism career, Avon campaigns, and a landmark NYC Marathon title. The event honored four women including Mary Ellen Kayvanaugh, Jan Liddell, and Marianna Freeman, with Syracuse University Chancellor Kenneth A. Shaw and Mary Ann Shaw in attendance.
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Kathrine Switzer
Syracuse University
Girls Inc
Switzer
New York City
Los Angeles
Temple Adath Yeshurun
Mary Ellen Kayvanaugh
My Sister's Words
Syracuse
New York State
Jan Liddell
Contact Crisis
Marianna Freeman
Freeman
Kenneth A. Shaw
Mary Ann Shaw
K.V. Switzer
Avon Cosmetics
Inmate Panek hailed as hero for saving life during crisis
Panek, jailed on charges, defied orders to stay in his cell and climbed toward a fellow inmate on a water pipe during a Jan. 19 crisis. Deputies say his actions saved Johnson, who had planned self harm, and stress Panek denies wrongdoing and claims innocence.
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Panek
Johnson
Salvagni
Callisto
Inmate Panek Saves Inmate From Hanging At Jail
Deputy reports say inmate Panek climbed a jail obstacle course and used a pocket knife to cut sheets wrapped around a pipe while inmate Johnson dangled eight feet above the ground. Panek freed him, saved his life, and received praise from deputies and Johnson later thanked him.
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Johnson
Rhonda Salvagni
Pavek
Patrick Wolf
Callisto
Panek
Onondaga DA to move DWI and narcotics units up one floor
After doubling staff in two decades the Onondaga County District Attorney plans to relocate the DWI unit and narcotics bureau from the Civic Center 12th floor to vacant board of elections space on the 15th floor. The move frees space for the special victims unit and adds a reception area and playroom while improving security and privacy for victims.
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Civic Center
Onondaga County District Attorney's Office
DWI
Narcotics Bureau
Board of Elections
William J. Fitzpatrick
Fitzpatrick
District Attorney's Office
Onondaga County
Remainig
Public Safety
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New York
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Chris Kirkwood
Teft
Fayetteville-Mantius High School
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OnCenter
Pete King
Kirkwood
Ku Klux Klan
North Carolina
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Steven Panek
Wolf
U.S
Gustavo DiBianco
Walsh
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