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Emily Kulkus is reporter at The Post-Standard. She can be reached at 315-470-2184.Zip Code: 13221
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Syracuse woman adopts four cats with $50,000 trust fund
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on May 18, 2012, 3:53PM
Executors of the estate had a hard time finding a home for the cats, despite trust fund. New owner brings them home Tuesday. Full story »
ESPN posts full recording of telephone conversation between Bobby Davis and Laurie Fine
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on May 17, 2012, 12:38PM
Laurie Fine's lawyer said Wednesday that he and his client couldn't comment on the meaning of what the coach's wife said on tape until he had heard the whole thing. Full story »
Laurie Fine's best friend describes life on Tiffany Circle the last six months
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on May 16, 2012, 8:00PM
Debbie Gaetano has been friends with Laurie Fine for 40 years. Full story »
East Syracuse woman leaves $50,000 fund for cats that still need a home
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on May 11, 2012, 1:47AM
Former art director Atha Tehon Thiras never had children. Her pets became her kids, and she wanted to make sure they were taken care of after her death. Full story »
Jim and Juli Boeheim host annual Basket Ball fundraiser
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on April 28, 2012, 10:09PM
Gala raises thousands, capping a season that made all kinds of headlines Full story »
Former priest Robert Hoatson launches himself and his cause into the spotlight amid Bernie Fine scandal
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on April 10, 2012, 4:27PM
For years, Hoatson and his New Jersey-based nonprofit Road to Recovery focused on sex abuse in the Catholic Church. In November, he turned his headline-grabbing tactics to scandals at Penn State and Syracuse University. Full story »
Sentencing of Bernie Fine accuser Zach Tomaselli set for April 11
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on April 06, 2012, 5:15PM
Tomaselli's attorney says he will be sent to prison for 3 1/4 years for sexually abusing a 13-year-old boy in Maine. Full story »
Father kept abducted Salina girl away from school, doctors during 5 years in Thailand, prosecutor says
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on April 02, 2012, 6:46PM
With her father in custody, 8-year-old Deonna Shipman has been reunited with her mother. Full story »
New details of 8-year-old Salina girl found in Thailand, father to remain in custody
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on April 02, 2012, 2:51PM
Prosecutor says Deonna Shipman, 8, never saw a doctor or a dentist while living in Thailand and can't read or write more than her first name. Full story »
Former assistant basketball coach Bernie Fine puts house in DeWitt up for sale
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on March 28, 2012, 10:50AM
Four-bedroom house on just over an acre in tony neighborhood in DeWitt for sale for $549,900. Jim and Juli Boeheim live across the street. Full story »
Experts say NCAA likely won't investigate 1990s violations alleged by Bobby Davis
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on March 14, 2012, 2:03AM
Allegations of Laurie Fine lending players her car and giving them gifts and money during the 1990s could likely be NCAA violations but they are too old and too minor for the NCAA to investigate, according to experts. Full story »
Sen. John DeFrancisco not happy with protestors who stormed his office, cursed out staff
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on March 09, 2012, 5:00PM
About 50 people protesting education cuts stormed DeFrancisco's office, jumped on his couches, swore at three staffers, blocked the entrance and refused to leave before police were called. DeFrancisco says he thinks they chose his office because it was close to chambers, not because he was targeted. Full story »
Rev. Robert Hoatson plans to protest Syracuse University at Big East Tournament in NYC
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on March 09, 2012, 10:57AM
Founder of Road to Recovery will protest Syracuse University over allegations of sex abuse by former coach Bernie Fine and NCAA investigation into former players failing drug tests. Full story »
Little Falls woman sentenced to 16 years in prison for fatally driving over man
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on March 07, 2012, 4:38PM
Jennifer Riesel told police Francis "Mickey" Nelson was terminally ill, wanted to die and said she could collect $180,000 in insurance money if she helped him do it. Full story »
Judge signs order to dismiss Zach Tomaselli's order of protection from Bernie Fine
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on February 29, 2012, 3:34PM
Fine accuser had obtained an order of protection against former SU coach on Feb. 6, claiming Fine was harassing him by phone. Full story »
Bernie Fine accusers Davis, Lang in Albany Tuesday to support bill to extend statute of limitations for child sex abuse
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on February 24, 2012, 8:06PM
Proposed legislation extends the statute five years for criminal and civil cases, to five years after the victim's 23rd birthday. Full story »
Judge rules in favor of Syracuse University and Jim Boeheim; slander suit to be heard in Syracuse
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on February 22, 2012, 11:48AM
Judge Brian DeJoseph wrote in his ruling that attorneys for Bobby Davis and Mike Lang failed to show that an impartial trial cannot be obtained in Onondaga County. Full story »
No ruling on request to move slander suit against Syracuse University, Jim Boeheim from NYC to Syracuse
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on February 21, 2012, 11:54AM
State Supreme Court Justice Brian DeJoseph said he will likely decide by Wednesday evening. Full story »
Bernie Fine accuser cites old NCAA violations by SU to keep slander suit against coach Jim Boeheim in NYC
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on February 15, 2012, 1:56PM
In legal papers, Bobby Davis talks of Syracuse University basketball players receiving improper benefits decades ago from a local car dealer, restaurant. Full story »
Thanks for the clarification LeighN! I had checked with the folks at Helping Hounds on their mission and I updated it for the paper but not the web. I just made the change here to better reflect all that they do, which includes a wider variety of dogs now than even a year ago. Thanks for reading!
Posted on From fear to puppy love in just one year; life with a lovable rescue from Helping Hounds on February 12, 2012, 11:35AM
From fear to puppy love in just one year; life with a lovable rescue from Helping Hounds
Posted on CNY Life on February 12, 2012, 2:00AM
We had talked about getting a dog for more than a year. But when faced with the wet-nosed reality, I was stunned. All I could think was, what have I done? Full story »
Little Falls woman pleads guilty to driving over man whom she says wanted to die
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on February 01, 2012, 4:36PM
Jennifer Riesel, 29, pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted murder in Herkimer County Court. Full story »
Lake effect sparing Syracuse for now; snow bands stripe Oswego County
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on January 02, 2012, 7:21PM
Cold temperatures will grip the area Tuesday. Full story »
Bernie Fine accusers Bobby Davis, Michael Lang sue Jim Boeheim, Syracuse University for defamation
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on December 13, 2011, 3:24PM
Former ballboys Davis and his stepbrother Lang file suit against SU and its head basketball coach for monetary damages. Full story »
Little Falls woman accused of driving over man for insurance money faces new charges
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on December 09, 2011, 1:20PM
Jennifer Riesel is serving up to four years in a state prison for stealing her ex-boyfriend's credit card number. Full story »
Boys & Girls Club says Laurie Fine no longer works there
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on November 28, 2011, 5:02PM
The Boys & Girls Club of Syracuse says fired SU coach Bernie Fine's wife no longer works for it. Full story »
Syracuse chancellor fires longtime assistant coach Bernie Fine; 'We do not tolerate abuse,' she says
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on November 28, 2011, 12:39AM
Jim Boeheim expresses regret for his verbal attacks on the men accusing his longtime friend and colleague. Full story »
SU coach Bernie Fine's wife told accuser her husband 'needs help' in taped phone call
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on November 27, 2011, 1:51PM
Former SU ball boy Bobby Davis tells her on tape from 2002 that he was molested by Bernie Fine. Full story »
Accuser's biggest fan helped prompt Bernie Fine sex abuse investigation
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on November 23, 2011, 6:00AM
Bobby Davis' ex-girlfriend, Danielle Roach, worried about other children while waiting for Syracuse police to investigate SU coach. Full story »
Skaneateles, Tim Green and Section III to appear before a judge again Tuesday to determine team's fate
Posted on News from The Post-Standard on November 01, 2011, 6:00AM
At 10 a.m. today, the judge could decide to uphold the restraining order, which could give the school district enough time to play Saturday. Full story »
