Articles by Steve Yablonski

Four vehicles were involved in a chain reaction rear-end MVA, according to the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office. The accident reportedly happened at Soule Road and Fairway Drive East shortly before 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. One of the drivers, an Oswego resident, and her passenger suffered minor injuries, deputies said.

According to the astronomy professor, this is Comet Pan-STARRS. The photos show Comet Pan-STARRS over Lake Ontario. Though Comet Pan-STARRS turned out not to be a naked-eye comet as originally predicted, Roby did capture it with a camera on Sunday, an hour after sunset

The winter of 2012-13 was 4.1 degrees warmer than average. Two record high temperature marks were set. Dating back to 1843, that’s not really a big deal, the local NWS observer said, adding that this winter only ranks as the 11th warmest on record. The snowfall was 31.4 inches below where it should be.

Six children in the Oswego City School District are currently fighting some form of cancer. The superintendent will be one of dozens who have volunteered to have their heads shaved to help raise funds for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation.

In the past several days, the OPD’s Anti Crime Team has made arrests stemming from an alleged illegal bookmaking operation as well as several drug related investigations.