N.Y. emergency rooms see spike in cannabis-related visits
Since the legalization of marijuana in 2021 in New York, emergency rooms have seen a spike in cannabis-related visits. “A lot of what’s available in legal dispensaries or even what’s available in the street is that the THC content is much higher than it used to be. So people are starting to experience some bad...
New York bill would ban police use of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance
ALBANY, N.Y. – New York lawmakers are considering a sweeping proposal to prohibit law enforcement from using biometric surveillance technology, while creating a task force to study if and how such tools should ever be allowed. Assembly Bill A01045, sponsored by Assemblymember Deborah Glick and matched in the Senate...
Dollar Tree Raises Prices to Maximum $7 in New York State Stores
Dollar Tree's price hikes have many scratching their heads, especially when a simple hanger now costs more than a dollar. What’s happening here?
Lawmakers promise to uncover truth on Hochul’s $11B home care program contract after claims...
State lawmakers are demanding more answers after growing evidence suggested that Gov. Kathy Hochul’s administration allegedly steered the contract for a massive $11 billion Medicaid home care program. A rep for Public Partnerships, LLC, admitted in a letter sent to state Senators investigating the disastrous...
Syracuse tailgaters persist despite construction woes
SYRACUSE, N.Y (WSYR-TV)– Syracuse fans are undeterred by construction and technical issues as they continue their long-standing tailgating traditions on game day. Despite major construction around the Syracuse campus and the introduction of a new parking pass system that has been confusing fans, they remained...
Here’s what Micron’s chip complex in New York would look like (Top stories for...
Each week, syracuse.com will look back at some of our most important and valuable journalism from the previous week. Here are six stories for the week of Aug. 31, 2025. Subscribe to get the Syracuse.com Exclusives newsletter delivered to your email inbox every Sunday. Here’s what Micron’s chip complex in...
New York Confirms First Case Of Deadly Tree Disease
New York confirms laurel wilt, a deadly fungus attacking sassafras and spicebush, raising alarms for wildlife and forest health.
One person shot in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — One person was shot in the Park Avenue neighborhood in Syracuse early in the morning on Sunday, September 7. A ShotSpotter activation around 12:20 a.m. on the 900 block of Park Avenue sent Syracuse Police officers to the area, which is near Playmakers Sports Bar. After officers arrived at...
Green Lakes State Park says ‘your Instagram’ is killing something in the water
FAYETTEVILLE, N.Y. — Your Instagram is killing it. That is the urgent message from staff at Green Lakes State Park in Fayetteville. The park said the reef at Deadman's Point is "slowly dying" from people standing on it, taking pictures and videos to post on social media. The reef...
Syracuse’s broken stairs a symptom of dysfunctional city government (Your Letters)
Re: “Price to fix crumbling stairs near Syracuse University nearly triples to $3M. Will council consider it?” (Aug. 25, 2025):. Another set of stairs. Same story. Same neglect. While the Westminster Park stairs sit barricaded with no timeline and ballooning costs, the stairs at the southwest corner of...
