Last-minute lawsuit aims to block Micron chip fabs on environmental grounds
A national advocacy group and some Central New York residents filed an 11th-hour lawsuit today seeking to block Micron Technology’s development of chip fabs in the town of Clay, arguing that the environmental review of the massive project was inadequate. The lawsuit was filed the same day that state...
The Hardest Law To Believe In New York May Finally Be Ending — And...
Did you know that if you’ve been shimmying your shoulders or swaying your hips in a New York City restaurant, you’ve technically been… breaking the law?! No, we’re not kidding. Filling up on so many appetizers you question if you’ll even make a dent in your entree? Totally fine. Bopping your head back and forth while...
Massive Snowstorm Headed To Western New York
Get the snowblowers and shovels ready, another snowstorm is coming to Western New York.
‘Unattended cooking’ causes kitchen fire in Syracuse apartment
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Fire Department responded to a kitchen fire in a multi-story senior living apartment building on Crouse Avenue on the evening of Jan. 15. The fire department said crews were dispatched to the fire at 501 S. Crouse Ave. around 6:36 p.m. Crews encountered a large amount of smoke coming...
Micron digs into CNY soil marking a $100 billion investment in microchip manufacturing in...
No one imagined when leaders began talking with Micron about coming to Central New York that four years later they’d gather in a snow-covered field in Clay breaking ground on the largest semiconductor chip fabrication plant in the nation. But that's just what hundreds of elected officials, key business leaders, and...
As Micron prepares to break ground, Central New Yorkers share hopes and concerns
CLAY, N.Y. — Micron is set to officially break ground Friday on its massive semiconductor facility in the Town of Clay, marking a major milestone more than three years in the making. The $100 billion project is expected to bring up to 50,000 jobs to Central New York over...
Central NY snow update: Brief afternoon lull before evening lake effect begins
There will be a brief lull in the snow this afternoon, but steadier lake-effect snowfall is expected this evening in Central New York, according to the National Weather Service. Weather alerts remain in effect through Friday afternoon. This evening’s lake effect snow will transition to narrow lake effect snow bands...
Syracuse hospital worker from Cuba facing deportation to Ecuador, splitting him from his husband
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR) — After being detained while attending a regularly scheduled immigration hearing in the fall, Alcibiades “Alex” Lazaro Ramirez Gonzalez, a Upstate Medical University worker, now faces deportation to Cuba, a country he has zero ties to. Gonzalez’s union, the Civil Service Employees Association...
Prosecutor argues New York prison guard’s inaction contributed to inmate’s death
UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — A New York prison guard who failed to intervene as he watched an inmate being beaten to death should be convicted of manslaughter, a prosecutor told a jury Thursday in the final trial of correctional officers whose pummeling, recorded by body-cameras, provoked outrage. “For seven...
LIST: Latest snow totals from around CNY
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Winter weather returned to the region this week, with much colder temperatures and another round of snow. Take a look at the list of snow reports below as of mid-morning Friday: Location Snow Amount (in) Time of Report County 1 S Euclid 10.7 0830 AM 01/16 Onondaga Baldwinsville 3.5 NE 10.4...
