Syracuse NY

A new interim executive director will lead Blueprint 15, the nonprofit working with public housing residents in the city’s Southside as the Syracuse Housing Authority properties are redeveloped. Sarah Walton LaFave, who recently served as the city’s director of East Adams neighborhood development, will lead Blueprint...

Syracuse.com and WCNY will partner to host a debate this fall in the Syracuse mayor’s race. The debate is Tuesday, Oct. 14. It will air on WCNY and publish on syracuse.com at 8 p.m. Sharon Owens (D), Tom Babilon (R), Tim Rudd (I) and Alfonso Davis (I) are running...

Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said crime in the city of Syracuse is down 28% from last year after a $6.7 million investment in law enforcement technology. Hochul visited the Syracuse Police Department’s public safety...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Neighbors in Syracuse had a chance to speak out on the city's plans for a police drone program at a public hearing Monday. If approved by the Common Council, the Syracuse Police Department would work with security company Axon Enterprises for a five-year drone program. It...

Syracuse, NY ― A jury deadlocked earlier this year on whether Vanico Spaights shot and killed another man five years ago. Instead of risking another trial, both sides agreed Monday to a plea deal that will send Spaights to prison for 10 years, said prosecutor Michael Manfredi. Spaights, who...

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Salina, N.Y. – A 115-year-old former candle factory in Salina has a new lease on life as a residential complex. Pascarella Development is putting the finishing touches on the first 20 of what will be 180 apartments at the old Will & Baumer Candle Co. factory at 100 Buckley Road in Salina.

Residents of Syracuse, NY expressed their concerns over privacy at a public hearing regarding the implementation of drones in the Syracuse Police Department, which received $1.3 million from New York State to improve policing technology.

The inside of deLima Coffee Factory Store in Cicero caught on fire around midnight on Tuesday, September 16. The fire started and was contained to a group of wooden pallets, according to the Cicero Fire Department Chief. The size of the fire and the amount of smoke, caused a structure...

BJ's Wholesale Club has temporarily closed its gas station in East Syracuse starting yesterday (September 15). The closure is expected to last approximately six weeks. During this period, crews will undertake renovations at the Chevy Drive location. The project involves adding more fuel pumps and expanding traffic...