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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Convicted rapist and kidnapper Christopher E. Block was returned to the custody of the New York State Department of Corrections & Community Supervision. That's according to an alert by DOCCS. Block is being held at the Elmira Correctional Facility. DOCCS said he was returned to prison for violating the

Syracuse, N.Y. — A longtime area restaurateur is reviving a decades-old downtown eatery geared toward training people with disabilities to earn their way into the food business. Marty Richardson will bring her second E.A.T. (Eggs and Toast) concept to the revamped Chimes Building on South Salina Street. The breakfast..

The Syracuse City School District paid its former chief academic officer at least $59,900 to stop working for the district, and both sides agreed not to speak about the separation, according to a settlement agreement obtained by syracuse.com. Britt Britton resigned from SCSD on June 30 after spending two months...

Syracuse, N.Y. - The Syracuse Civilian Review Board Tuesday night refused to restart investigations into complaints against police officers until CRB members get a guarantee of legal representation if sued. On Monday, all nine members of the Syracuse Common Council signed a letter telling the CRB to resume investigatio

About 40 elementary and middle school girls from the Syracuse area are taking part in STEM From Dance at Syracuse's Community Folk Art Center. The three-week summer program, now in its fourth year, uses movement to make subjects like coding and engineering more engaging and easier to understand.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse police were called to the Park Avenue neighborhood early Wednesday morning after a reported stabbing. Officers responded to the area near Park Avenue and Sackett Street just after 2:30 a.m. Police who were dispatched tell CNY Central one person was taken to a nearby hospital,...

High: 90. Low: 70. Intermittent clouds. See the 5-day forecast. Welcome to the Wednesday morning briefing. Here’s a story you won’t read anywhere else. Syracuse schools paid out-of-town administrator at least $59k on her way out: The Syracuse City School District paid its former chief academic officer at least $59,900

Central New York residents can expect seasonably warm and mainly dry conditions on Wednesday with high temperatures in the upper 80s. Showers and thunderstorms are forecast to develop Thursday through Saturday. On Wednesday, skies will be partly to mostly cloudy with a few weak storms possible in southern areas this...

Jazmine Vann was charged with 17 crimes following a fatal crash on Park Street that killed three-year-old Yasmeen Sheef, while investigators continue to build their case for a potential grand jury presentation.

Syracuse, N.Y. – Verizon Fios TV subscribers tuning to WSYT Fox 68 in Syracuse are coming up blank this week. Deltavision Media, a small Jackson, Mississippi-based media company that bought WSYT in 2025, pulled its programming from Verizon after the two companies failed to reach a new retransmission agreement before th