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More than 30 cars crash on Interstate 81: Thirty-four cars and three tractor-trailers were involved in a massive pileup on Interstate 81 South in LaFayette on Thursday afternoon. Seven people were taken to area hospitals, troopers said. It was snowing at the time of the crash with poor visibility. Story, more photos. (Photo courtesy New York State Police)
The latest
The essential guide to Micron’s chip project in Clay: Micron Technology will break ground today on a massive semiconductor factory complex that could alter the economic landscape of Central New York. Micron says it could spend $100 billion on up to four factories in the town of Clay. That could boost the local economy and bring unprecedented growth — and unprecedented traffic and noise — to Syracuse’s northern suburbs. Here’s everything you need to know about the timeline, construction, and more.
Inspectors fault Syracuse VA Medical Center for risks to patient care after doctors resign: The Syracuse VA Medical Center put patient care at risk after it closed several programs, prompting the resignation of eight specialty doctors that left the hospital shorthanded, according to a federal inspection report released Thursday. The resignations left the center unable to meet VA standards for patient care, the Inspector General for the Department of Veterans Affairs concluded.
The fate of New York’s largest landfill is still uncertain: For much of last year, many signs pointed to a major decision on the future of New York state’s largest landfill coming on or before a deadline of Dec. 31. Yet almost two weeks into the new year, the fate of Seneca Meadows Landfill remains uncertain. The question now is whether the landfill will be forced to close or allowed to remain open and grow even larger…