John O'Brien
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Courthouse guard handcuffs Syracuse.com reporter, seizes phone for photographing arrest
Court officials investigate handcuffing of reporter Douglass Dowty, who was not charged and was quickly released. → Read More
ESPN executive: network 'really lowered the bar' in Bernie Fine reporting
Laurie Fine's lawyer files ESPN meeting minutes, emails that reveal internal concerns about the story → Read More
FBI agent: Syracuse coach Bernie Fine tried to molest me as a child
When he was 15, Douglas Astralaga says Fine was "touching me and feeling me up" while they played basketball at a park in Syracuse. → Read More
Report: Clarkson students who died in stabbing, police shooting were from China
A male graduate student fatally stabbed a female graduate student before Postdam police shot him, police say. → Read More
NCAA report: Jim Boeheim suspended for nine games; 12 scholarships lost over four years
NCAA releases long-awaited findings of investigation into Syracuse athletics. → Read More
11 big revelations that wouldn't have surfaced without Heidi Allen kidnapping hearing
Massive evidence dump three days before the hearing about the 1994 kidnapping revealed materials that Gary Thibodeau's lawyer says should've been turned over much earlier. → Read More
Jennifer Wescott could plead the Fifth at the Heidi Allen kidnapping hearing
Two other witnesses have invoked the right, but eventually answered the question after a break in the hearing. → Read More
Deputy blabbed about informant before Heidi Allen kidnapping, new witness says
Brian Mensch says Oswego County deputy revealed his use of a female drug informant in a bar in Hastings → Read More
Syracuse basketball self-imposes postseason ban this year in NCAA investigation
The last time Syracuse did not play in the NCAA Tournament was the 2007-08 season. → Read More
Heidi Allen kidnapping: Man gives conflicting explanations for 'Heidi?' text to James Steen
Jonathan Barkley, 27, has been subpoenaed by a lawyer for Gary Thibodeau in his quest for a new trial. → Read More
Camillus man, claiming stress drove him to child porn, sentenced to five years in prison
Ihor "Jerry" Masztaler, 67, pleaded guilty to receiving large amounts of child pornography over the Internet. → Read More
Handcuffed prisoner's remark about jail preceded pounding by Fulton cop
Former police sergeant Joseph Arigo is scheduled to be sentenced this morning for beating prisoner. → Read More
Heidi Allen hearing recap: Failed lie detector, integrity questioned, cast of characters testify (videos)
The hearing in Oswego County Court is scheduled to resume Feb. 3 → Read More
New witness says Roger Breckenridge admitted burning Heidi Allen's body, hiding remains in auto
New witnesses' statements were disclosed in court papers attacking DA for not promptly turning over evidence favorable to Gary Thibodeau. → Read More
Heidi Allen hearing mystery: What will Jennifer Wescott say?
Jennifer Wescott's admissions about the 1994 Heidi Allen kidnapping in a secretly recorded phone call will be a key in a hearing today to decide if Gary Thibodeau should get a new trial. → Read More
Woman told deputies her relative killed Heidi Allen, but they didn't investigate
Allen was kidnapped, beaten to death with bats, because she was going to report drug-dealing, Jessica Howard says. → Read More
Oswego County man dies four months after state pays him $7.5 million for wrongful conviction
Dan Gristwood died of lung cancer Saturday after enduring nine years in prison for someone else's crime. → Read More
Syracuse bishop considers outing priests with credible sexual abuse accusations against them
Bishop Robert Cunningham is considering a request from Kevin Braney, who says a priest molested him as a child 25 years ago. → Read More
Syracuse police raised concerns about priest 30 years before child-molesting accusations surfaced
Officers now say the police chief wanted Monsignor Charles Eckermann removed because he frequented prostitutes, and the bishop acceded. → Read More
Syracuse settles Taser lawsuit filed by two high school students, sets new police policy
Former Syracuse high school students Trevon Hanks and Andre Epps will get $5,000 each under settlement of police use of Tasers. → Read More