Update: New York State Fair reopens after flooding from heavy rains
Update: 1:10 p.m.: The Wilson Philips band is on the way. The band will do a quick soundcheck and perform within 40 minutes at Chey Court. Update, 12:35 p.m.: The fair has reopened, officials said. The Gray Lot is closed due to flooding, officials said. Update, 12 p.m.: The fair...
Judge offers 10-year sentence to man who stabbed woman 30 times in Syracuse
Syracuse, N.Y. — A man accused of stabbing a woman 30 times in Syracuse pleaded guilty Tuesday and was promised 10 years in prison despite prosecutors seeking twice that sentence. The man, Walter Parker IV, 30, pleaded guilty to attempted murder for the stabbing on Jan. 6 in the...
Tornado watch issued for much of Upstate NY: 70 mph winds, hail, flooding also...
7:15 p.m. Update: The National Weather Service has issued a tornado warning for areas in Steuben County, including Canisteo, Cameron and Thurston until 7:30 p.m. Take cover now. 5:45 p.m. Update: A strong line of storms stretching from Ogdensburg south to Syracuse and through Ithaca and Watkins Glen is forecast...
Woman dies in crash on I-81 near Tully, state police investigating
TULLY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A crash involving a tractor-trailer and a vehicle near Tully, state troopers confirmed, was deadly. A statement from New York State Police said a 24-year-old Binghamton woman, who the agency did not name, died at the scene after she lost control of her car on the highway. Her car hit a […]
Don’t let stormy weather ruin the Great NYS Fair, here’s what you can do...
GEDDES, N.Y. — Bad weather doesn’t have to ruin a day at the New York State Fair, where several indoor attractions offer ways to stay dry while still taking in some of the fair’s biggest draws. One option is the “Fast and the Furriest” corgi races, held...
Camden schools among several CNY districts starting classes before Labor Day
CAMDEN, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — For many students across Oneida and Madison Counties, summer break is ending a little earlier this year. Several school districts are heading back to class before Labor Day, Sept. 7, including Camden. “We looked at the 180-day schedule, the required days for school for our students, and to make
NYS Fair officials warn visitors to take shelter as storm moves in
Update: At 10:37 a.m., the state fair issued an alert that the West End was starting to flood from heavy rain. Fairgoers were urged to avoid the Expo Center and goat/llama/swine building. Geddes, N.Y. — New York State Fair officials sent visitors indoors Wednesday morning as thunderstorms approached the fairgrounds....
Syracuse leaders pump the brakes on hospital’s idea to close busy street for new...
Syracuse, NY – Central New York leaders are calling on Upstate University Hospital to slow down its request to close off a busy street for its new ER and instead provide more answers about the impacts of such a permanent change. Mayor Sharon Owens — who, along with the...
New York State Fair adds new measures in response to bus shuttle delays
Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. The New York State Fair added additional security and safety measures to its bus pickup area, following the largest turnout the fair has seen in years with over 100,000 people in attendance, syracuse.com reported Monday.
State troopers stop man’s car in Syracuse and find gun and drugs inside
Syracuse, N.Y. — A Syracuse man was arrested Saturday after troopers found drugs and a gun in his car during a traffic stop, according to State Police. Milton Griffin, 36, had nearly an ounce of powder cocaine, nearly two ounces of crack cocaine, methamphetamine, psilocybin and a gun with a high-capacity magazine insid
