Syracuse NY

LAFAYETTE, NY (607NewsNow) – An incident at a protest in Onondaga County is under investigation. The Syracuse Post-Standard reports a man in a pickup truck threw a severed deer head at a group of anti-ICE protestors on January 10 in Lafayette. A spokesperson from the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A popular Jamaican Food Stand in Syracuse’s Salt City Market has opened a second full-service Jamaican restaurant in Armory Square. “Erma’s Bistro” opened earlier this month in Armory Square at the location that was formerly the “Modern Malt” diner. Owner...

Butterscotch’s New Year did not start out well. His beloved owner passed away, and he found himself at the shelter with a cat and another dog. This four-pound peanut loves people and other dogs, but he’ll be quite happy to be your one and only. Butterscotch is currently...

Sharon Owens made history in Syracuse when she was sworn in as mayor earlier this month. She was not only the second woman ever voted in, but the first person of color. “Yeah, it's surreal,” she replied. “Only the second woman. Mayor Walsh might have been the youngest mayor, and now I am the first Black mayor. It is...

Video shows the chaotic aftermath of a massive I-81 pileup in LaFayette, where roughly 30 vehicles, including tractor-trailers, collided during snowy conditions. Seven people were taken to area hospitals.

(WSYR-TV) — A school shooting threat that investigators deemed not credible pushed the Liverpool High School to dismiss students early on Thursday after rumors on social media stirred fear. The threat was apparently written on a bathroom wall, a spokesperson for the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office told NewsChannel...

Skaneateles, N.Y. ― An Italian restaurant where pasta is the star. Who would’ve thought?. At face value, such a statement seems obvious. An Italian restaurant should probably make good pasta, right? But for the number of Italian restaurants we have in Central New York, few are making fresh pasta in-house every day,...

After months of investigation, an arrest has been made in a deadly Fourth of July crash in Chenango County.

Syracuse’s newest chief of police was sworn in by Mayor Sharon Owens on Wednesday. Chief Mark Rusin is taking on the mantle after the former chief of police, Joe Cecil, retired. At 42, Rusin will be the youngest chief to lead the department in more than 100 years. The...

Update 4:50pm: The Town of LaFayette is asking residents to stay home and off roadways for the next 6 to 8 hours following an activation of their emergency response plan. The town says they’re also assisting through the American Red Cross and the LaFayette School System with possible lodging and meals for those...