Almost half of Upstate NY districts see high school graduation rates over 90%
Twelve school districts in Upstate New York saw 100% of their students graduate within four years during the 2023-2024 school year. The districts were located in Allegany, Columbia, Delaware, Essex, Franklin, Genesee, Jefferson, Livingston, Oneida and Warren counties. That is according to data from the New York State...
Mayor-elect Owens says CNY workers’ detention was a ‘kidnapping’
A song blared from loudspeakers and blended with the voices of more than a hundred protesters gathered outside the James M. Hanley Federal Building in Syracuse on Monday evening. “Solidarity forever, solidarity forever, solidarity forever, for the union makes us strong,” the crowd sang as people lifted signs and...
Onondaga County ratchets up pressure on 91-year-old widow to leave home on Micron site
Syracuse, N.Y. – Onondaga County is putting new pressure on a 91-year-old Clay widow to vacate the house where the county promised she could live the rest of her life. To make way for Micron Technology’s chipmaking complex, the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency is now starting a court action against...
NY State Man Arrested For Alleged Domestic Assault
Officials say that a 56-year-old man from New York state was arrested after an alleged attack
Make Your Pennies Worth Double in Central New York
Market 32 and Price Chopper are making your pennies worth twice as much! On Nov. 16, exchange loose or rolled pennies for gift cards at double value — $10 becomes $20.
Syracuse native will serve as top deputy to Zohran Mamdani in New York City
New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has turned to a Syracuse native more than twice his age to fill the role of his top deputy. Dean Fuleihan, 74, will serve as first deputy mayor and will be responsible for overseeing the operations of city government, Mamdani said Monday. Fuleihan served...
Non-Fatal Shooting in Wampsville, No Community Threat
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. -- A man was injured in a shooting Monday evening in the Village of Wampsville. The Madison County Sheriff’s Office reported that deputies responded to a call around 6:49 p.m. at 200 N Court St. They found a 24-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the neck. He was taken to Upstate University Hospital...
Syracuse Common Council OKs youth intervention program
Syracuse lawmakers have backed a program to create a better path forward for young people involved with crime. The Common Council voted Monday to approve an agreement with the Exalt Youth Intervention program. The goal is to help with life skills, as well as academic planning, and employment for people...
Alex and Yan are missing: Syracuse nurses, friends and politicians protest after ICE detains...
Syracuse, N.Y. — More than a hundred people, including top local elected officials and the city’s next mayor, gathered Monday evening in downtown Syracuse to demand the release of two Upstate hospital workers detained by federal immigration authorities. A mix of area residents and unions representing the two...
Duty Calls: Gold medal commemorates World War I Harlem Hellfighters
Black New York Army National Guard soldiers who bravely served in World War I combat have been awarded a Congressional Gold Medal.
