Syracuse NY

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A month after a county court ruled that city code enforcers did not need a judge’s permission to shut down a convenience store for illegally selling cannabis and tobacco, Mayor Sharon Owens announced that the city government was shutting down seven shops around the city. A spokesperson for the mayor did […]

Conditions are primed today for scattered severe thunderstorms to develop this afternoon with the chance of damaging winds, hail, and even an isolated tornado can't be ruled out. Another low-pressure system is crossing the Great Lakes region will swing through the northeast over the next 24 hours, shaping our weather...

Brewerton, N.Y. — What the heck is a black onion?. I muttered the question to myself while scanning the burger section of the menu at Brewerton’s Bear Creek Restaurant and seeing the reference repeatedly listed as a topping. Our waitress wasn’t even sure what it was. Apparently,...

New York State Homes and Community Renewal (HCR) Commissioner RuthAnne Visnauskas today announced that affordable homeownership is expanding in Central New York as Syracuse Habitat for Humanity begins work on a $1.5 project in the Madison County village of Canastota. Syracuse Habitat will construct four new single-family affordable homes on Rosewood Circle with the help of $1 million from HCR’s HOME Homebuyer Development...

Syracuse, N.Y. – The developer of a 309-unit apartment complex in Manlius is asking for its property tax bill to be cut in half over the next decade. In exchange, the affiliate of Hueber-Breuer Construction Co. would create seven permanent jobs and set aside 31 of the new apartments — 10% of the total — to rent at below-market rates at the new Twin...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It's been feeling like summer this week with several days in the 80s across CNY! Warm enough to take the boat out on local lakes. However, you should think twice before jumping in the water. The water temperature is still very cold this time of year, cold enough to kill or cause hypothermia. I'll explain the dangers of cold water, safety tips...

Subscribe to get the Good Morning, CNY newsletter delivered to your email inbox weekday mornings. High: 80. Low: 56. Partly sunny, chance of thunderstorms. See the 5-day forecast. Photo of the day. Margaritas out of an ice cream machine? It looks like soft-serve ice cream, and it pours like soft-serve...

Syracuse, N.Y. ― A judge ruled Wednesday that prosecutors violated the rights of a 19-year-old on trial for attempted murder, but found it was not enough to warrant a mistrial. Nakise Elliott is accused of riding up on a Veo electric bike on Knaul Street on June 23, 2024,...

The Syracuse Police Department is investigating a shooting on the south side of Syracuse, leaving a 68-year-old man in critical condition. On Wednesday, just before 6 p.m., Syracuse Police Officers responded to a report of a shooting with injuries in the 300 block of Palmer Avenue, according to a department spokesperson.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Family members have launched a GoFundMe after a devastating house fire on Bellevue Avenue displaced an 88-year-old woman from her home of 68 years. On Tuesday April 14, the Syracuse Fire Department responded to a house fire with reports of a possible occupant inside. Crews were met with heavy flames and smoke, and took two hours to fully extinguish the...