Syracuse NY

A 21-year-old local man, Lamar Sparks, has died following a shooting outside the Destiny USA mall in Syracuse. According to the Syracuse Police Department, officers responded to reports of gunfire in the mall’s Yellow Parking Lot around 12:14 a.m. on Saturday (March 14). When police arrived, they learned Sparks...

Cicero, N.Y. - The United Way of Central New York is offering free tax preparation and filing for people or families who earn a combined $69,000 or less. There are two sessions, one on Saturday and one April 11. Both sessions are from 9 a.m. to noon at the Sidney...

The Cardiff Giant remains one of the most sensational frauds ever perpetrated on the American public. Since being “discovered” on an Upstate New York farm in 1869, thousands have visited the 10-foot stone figure that now calls Cooperstown home. Long before the internet and 24-hour news cycles, the...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — An 18-year-old man is in critical condition after a shooting near St. Joseph's Hospital in Syracuse. On Friday, March 20, around 6:16 p.m., Syracuse Police Officers responded to the 500 block of Prospect Avenue in regards to a report of shots fired, according to a Police Department spokesperson.

Syracuse, N.Y. — Rhonda Vesey was getting repeated phone calls a few months ago from an unfamiliar number that she didn’t answer, figuring it was spam. But the caller was persistent, so she finally decided to pick up. On the line was a representative of one of the biggest healthcare companies in the nation. They’d...

As a kid, Carmen Cesta always had a menagerie of pets in his room. Now, at 36, he has melded his two passions, animals and entrepreneurship, into one growing pet shop business, which has expanded to a new location in downtown Syracuse. The wedge-shaped Byrne Square building (built in 1830)...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A new pharmacy is coming to Syracuse’s Valley Plaza Shopping Center as a part of a larger effort to bring essential services back to the area. The roughly 1,000 square-foot space, once home to CNY Tax Service, will soon be transformed into a pharmacy. Rhonda Vesey, the executive director of...

Syracuse, N.Y. - A 24-year-old man was stabbed Friday morning inside a prominent Syracuse apartment building, police said. Police were called at 9:36 a.m. to Regency Tower, 770 James St., according to Kieran Coffey, a spokesperson for the Syracuse Police Department. The building is home to several businesses,...

SALINA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Layoffs seem to be inevitable for the Liverpool Central School District due to a massive budget deficit. Liverpool staff are expected to be notified about whether they’ll keep their jobs by early April. Superintendent Richard Chapman projects that the number of laid-off employees could reach...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Buffalo, N.Y. – Travel across parts of New York could become dangerous within minutes as strong wind gusts and bursts of snow reduce visibility and create slick road conditions heading into early April....