Syracuse NY

Flu cases in Central New York continue to hold steady, according to recent data. For the week ending Friday (February 21), Onondaga County reported the highest number of flu infections with 361 cases, followed by Oneida County with 97 and Oswego County with 75. Health experts emphasize the importance of vaccination,...

Firefighters responded to a house fire at 1128 Wadsworth Street in Syracuse on Monday, March 2, 2026, at 6:59 PM. Crews from Station 2 on Lodi Street found smoke coming from the second floor of a two-and-a-half-story home. The fire was located in the kitchen area and brought under control within 10 minutes, with full...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Former Syracuse City School District Board of Education Commissioner Cherlyne "Twiggy" Billue has filed a stay and an appeal with the New York State Education Department. The move comes after she was ousted from the district's Board of Education on Jan. 20. The filing seeks to...

The new chancellor will help finalize the athletic department's successor to the retiring John Wildhack.

A deliciously-titled new movie shot in Syracuse is coming out next month. American High’s latest film, “Pizza Movie,” will be released April 3 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ in the U.S., as well as Disney+ internationally. The Disney-owned streaming services will exclusively host the movie after its March 13 premiere at...

Cicero, N.Y. — Poundtown Burger Bar hasn’t been open downtown very long, but its smashburgers are spreading to two additional locations across Central New York. Owner Randall Hon said today he signed a lease on Monday for a new Poundtown location in the Aldi Plaza at 5962 Route 31 in Cicero. Work is already underway,...

FedEx is closing more shipping centers in Upstate New York as part of its restructuring and consolidation process. FedEx confirmed this week that it will close facilities in Binghamton/Kirkwood, Buffalo/Cheektowaga, Conklin, Elmira, Ithaca, Plattsburgh, Syracuse, Utica and Watertown at the end of June. The company...

Clay, N.Y. - Deputies this weekend used a drone and helicopter to rescue two men who got stranded in a Clay marsh as they tried to rescue a lost dog. The deputies used the helicopter to herd the dog out of the marsh into the hands of rescuers. The rescue...

Update at 11:30 a.m. on 3-3-26: The Onondaga County District Attorney’s Office has identified the shooting victim as Jesus Delgado. SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Syracuse Police are investigating a deadly shooting in the city’s Northside neighborhood. Syracuse Police said its ShotSpotter technology sent officers to the...

A new $10 million project is bringing 33 apartments to Solvay. Onondaga County officials announced the project Tuesday morning. It's being built at Milton and Cogswell avenues. The building will also include six stores downstairs. Construction is expected to start this summer and take about a year. "One of our...