Latest local news, weather and sports for Syracuse and Central New York

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Rep. Dan Maffei (D-NY) and Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner announced Wednesday that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will not eliminate midnight shifts at Syracuse Hancock International Airport’s air traffic control tower in the 2013 fiscal year.

Thursday, April 25, 2013  With flight delays mounting, the Senate has passed legislation to end air traffic controller furloughs blamed for inconveniencing large numbers of travelers.

Tuesday, March 12, 2013  Mayor Stephanie Miner is calling on the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to keep the overnight shift at Hancock Airport, citing extreme weather conditions as one of the reasons to keep the shift.

Monday, March 04, 2013  Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano says U.S. airports, including Los Angeles International and O'Hare International in Chicago, are already experiencing delays as a result of automatic federal spending cuts.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Here's a bright spot amid the doom and gloom of the government's automatic spending cuts: They shouldn't delay tax refunds.

Friday, March 01, 2013  Automatic federal spending cuts take effect Friday after lawmakers were unable to reach an agreement. President Barack Obama says it may take a couple of weeks or a couple of months to reach a deal to end Washington's battle over spending cuts.

Friday, March 01, 2013  The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is looking at possibly eliminating overnight shifts at the air traffic control tower at Hancock and furloughs for tens of thousands of workers.

Monday, February 25, 2013  If automatic spending cuts go into effect on Friday, your next flight out of Hancock Airport could be delayed.

Monday, February 25, 2013  Department of Defense workers in New York could be the state's biggest losers in automatic cuts to the federal budget set to take hold this week.

Friday, May 28, 2010  A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking New York's governor from imposing furloughs on about 100,000 state workers and withholding their raises.

Wednesday, May 26, 2010  A federal judge says he'll issue a decision in the next day or two on whether Gov. David Paterson's decision to furlough about 100,000 state workers one day a week is justified by the state's cash crisis.

Friday, May 21, 2010  Many customers say Friday is the only day they can get to the DMV, so the closure would set them back a whole week.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010  If the state budget isn’t passed soon, Onondaga County residents will have one fewer day each week to get their business done at the DMV.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010  A federal judge has issued an order blocking Gov. David Paterson from imposing furloughs on about 100,000 state workers.

Tuesday, May 11, 2010  New York's powerful public employee unions on Tuesday sought temporary court orders blocking state worker furloughs approved Monday night by the Legislature.