Syracuse NY

A Black letter carrier, Cecil Cooper, walked into the office of the Syracuse Herald-Journal on the morning of April 5, 1968. He did not have any mail to deliver that day, just a message. An appeal he hoped the entire city would hear. The evening before, civil rights leader, Rev....

Syracuse, N.Y. — Over 400 Onondaga County employees earned more than $100,000 in total pay in 2025 and eight earned more than $200,000. The county’s two highest-paid employees last year were Medical Examiner Dr. Carolyn Revercomb and Health Commissioner Dr. Kathryn Anderson, according to data from the county....

Music and messages highlighting the mission of Martin Luther King Jr. could be heard during an annual event at the Tucker Missionary Baptist Church in Syracuse on Monday. “His birthday's Jan. 15, but this is the day that the world sets aside from a governmental standpoint to celebrate him," said Rev. Dr. DeCarto D....

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — John Legend, the multi-Grammy award winning musician is bringing his "Get Lifted, 20th Anniversary Tour" to Syracuse. An Evening with John Legend, a Night of Songs and Stories will come to the Landmark Theater on April 28, 2026. Tickets go on sale January 24 at 10 a.m.

UTICA, N.Y. ― A former prison guard from Mid-State Correctional Facility has been sentenced for planting evidence after the death of an inmate. Messiah Nantwi, 22, was beaten to death inside the Marcy prison on March 1. Officers used fists, batons and boots to strike Nantwi after they said he was acting up during a...

A popular band is coming to Syracuse, but you might not immediately recognize the name. Monkeys On Ecstasy will perform at Middle Ages Brewing Company on Feb. 12, 2026. The one-night only show will begin at 8 p.m.; doors open at 7. Tickets go on sale Thursday, Jan. 22, at...

A New York State man will be spending the rest of his life behind bars for intentionally setting a house on fire and killing his neighbor. In December 2025, Anthony Green, 60, was convicted by a jury of his peers in Onondaga County on one count of murder in the first degree, three counts of attempted murder, and one...

Syracuse, N.Y. ― A man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Tuesday for starting a fire that killed a woman on Syracuse’s South Side. Anthony Green, 60, set a fire on the porch of the home at 2017 South Ave. that he shared with his partner, Lorraine Green, around 11 p.m. on June 20, 2024.

Members of All Saints Roman Catholic Church in Syracuse are rallying behind a fellow parishioner named Jose who was arrested by immigration agents on Friday. It’s the latest ICE enforcement action targeting undocumented residents in Central New York. Pastor of All Saints, Father Fred Daley knows Jose and his...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Fire Department responded to an apartment fire on Emerson Avenue during freezing temperatures around 10 a.m. on Tuesday. A second-floor window was broken. Dark smoke stains could be seen around it. The fire department used ladders to get to the second floor. Firefighters were...