Syracuse NY

PENN YAN, NY — Police are searching for a 43-year-old woman indicted on charges of abandoning her child and animals. Ashley Montgomery is wanted by the Penn Yan Police Department on a Superior Court arrest warrant. Montgomery, of Syracuse, faces charges of abandonment of a child, endangering the welfare...

A shoplifting investigation at an Auburn pharmacy led police to arrest two people on felony and misdemeanor charges. Auburn police arrested William R. Butler, 47, and Lindsey M. Bennett, 43, on Dec. 23 on outstanding warrants tied to an incident at Kinney Drugs on Owasco Street. Police said the incident happened...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As Syracuse rings in the new year, it comes with a new leader for the city. Former Mayor Ben Walsh hit his term limit after eight years in office. In a private ceremony Sharon Owens, who served as Walsh's Deputy Mayor, was sworn in as the Mayor of Syracuse on Wednesday, December 31.

Multiple states will increase minimum wages and expand worker protections in 2026. California will implement new laws affecting renters, students and consumers. Other states are enacting changes to health care, education, voting and public safety. From minimum wage hikes and school policy changes to new consumer...

Governor Kathy Hochul granted clemency to 13 people this week, continuing what her office calls a more transparent and structured approach to the process. The clemency actions, announced Dec. 30, include pardons for 11 individuals and sentence commutations for two others. Hochul has now issued 120 grants of clemency...

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Salina, N.Y. - The supervisors in four of Onondaga County’s largest towns are getting raises this year, one by as much as 10%. There, incoming Supervisor Raul Huerta convinced the town board to slash his salary by nearly 34%, even before he took office. Huerta, 75, is a retired...

Syracuse, N.Y. - Five people were injured, four of them stabbed, during a fight in Armory Square early New Year’s Day, Syracuse police say. Five men were hospitalized after officers working the Armory Square detail encountered a fight, according to Sgt. Thomas Blake, a spokesperson for Syracuse police. Two...

TOWN OF CLAY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — After a heavy round of snow, many neighborhoods across Central New York are still digging out, including Bayberry. For the Reeves family, the snow didn’t just fall and disappear; it piled up. Turning their driveway and sidewalks into a two-day project. They spent much of Tuesday, Dec....

As the fifth anniversary of January 6 approaches, schools may soon be teaching a pivotal moment in our democracy's story.