Syracuse NY

Cicero, N.Y. - A Cicero family is having some fun with the driving mess made by the Interstate 81 project in Syracuse. Sandy and Kevin Gibson have turned the aggravation into a timely Halloween display. Passersby of their home at 8243 Cicero Mills Road can see several skeletons scattered on...

A bizarre trend is spreading across New York schools. Students are posting shocking videos online, upsetting fellow classmates and residents.

Clay, N.Y. — The song “Stayin’ Alive” was in Andrea Elia’s head — not from her playlist, but from her CPR training. The song’s beat helped her keep time as she did CPR to save a man’s life after he was thrown from his motorcycle in a crash in Clay.

How old is too old to go trick-or-treating on Halloween?. According to a new poll of syracuse.com readers, 30.4% say kids should stop asking for candy on the October 31 holiday when they turn 14 years old. That’s typically the age that children start high school. It was the...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse officials and housing advocates gathered Thursday at the Moyer Carriage Lofts on the city’s North Side, highlighting how the completed affordable housing development is helping shape the future of housing in central New York. The 128-unit complex, which opened inside the restored historic...

New affordable housing is taking shape in Syracuse's Tipperary Hill neighborhood. Four homes are currently being built in the area. The project is part of both a city and state effort to increase housing options for home buyers. The homes will be Energy Star rated as well as energy-efficient. Meanwhile,...

Milton W. Thompson III is accused of stealing the vehicles and renting them out. A former Avis Budget car rental employee is wanted by police officers for allegedly stealing close to 50 vehicles and renting them to central New York residents. According to Syracuse.com, 31-year-old Milton W. Thompson III allegedly...

One person was injured in a house fire in Syracuse on Thursday, Oct. 30, and two pets were rescued while several others did not survive.

Two years ago, when Delores Howard died, I told her son Wayne a moment would come when I’d write about Delores, as I knew her. I was working for The Buffalo News at the time, and I want to say Wayne and I met at the Brooklyn Pickle while I stopped back in Syracuse, and he raised his hands in that...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Police Department is honoring an officer who was killed in the line of duty 35 years ago on Thursday. Detective Wallie Howard Jr. was shot and killed on Oct. 30, 1990, during an undercover operation. He was assigned to the CNY/DEA Task Force. Detective...