Syracuse NY

More than 20 state lawmakers from Pennsylvania, New York and Massachusetts are backing legislation that would ban law enforcement — including federal immigration officers — from wearing masks during most operations. The lawmakers gathered at the Boston Convention Center on Tuesday to promote transparency in...

Gov. Kathy Hochul got a progress report Tuesday on her vision to reimagine the Albany riverfront. Hochul stressed that she’s lived in Albany since 2014. She and her husband ride their bikes along this riverfront. She is determined to transform the 787 corridor into a vital community treasure it was meant to be....

A 23-year-old Baldwinsville man that was making a delivery is facing charges after allegedly stealing a watch and damaging it

Term limits will be on the ballot when Onondaga County voters go to the polls in November, after county lawmakers voted unanimously Friday to put a decision on the issue in the public’s hands. The referendum will make two changes from the way things stand now. First, terms for...

Regarding the letter, “Fencing to keep out homeless people is just ‘squeezing the balloon’ ” (July 31, 2025):. I share the belief of Catholic Charities head Mike Melara that putting a fence at the end of Dickerson Street only serves to relocate the problems of the homeless men and women who congregate near the Rescue...

An Army National Guard member has been arrested on several charges for allegedly attempting to smuggle contraband into Collins...

A reality TV star and influencer is inviting Central New York to join what she calls Syracuse’s first social club. The Society, co-founded by Tammy Kay Ly, will open Sunday, Aug. 10, at 300 E. Washington St., Syracuse. If you purchase a product or register for an account through...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Police Department has named the pedestrian victim of a fatal crash on Monday. The Police Department identified the deceased a Lavaughn Polk, 38, of Syracuse. Officers responded to the area of East Adams Street and South Townsend Street on July 31 around 7 a.m....

AUBURN, N.Y. — The Auburn Police Department announced the arrest of a woman in an investigation into sex crimes. Police charged Starr A. Merritt, 20, of Auburn with rape in the second degree, a felony. Police said, on July 29, its patrol division became involved in a rape investigation...

Four grandparents from New York state last seen in Pennsylvania were found dead in West Virginia, authorities said. Marshall County, W. Va., Sheriff Mike Dougherty told WTRF-TV in Wheeling, W. Va., and Steubenville, Ohio, that Dr. Kishore Divan, Asha Divan, Shailesh Divan and Gita Divan were found dead in their...