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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR) — Onondaga County Sheriff’s deputies say they were not pursuing a car when it barrelled through Washington Square Park Wednesday night, Aug 19. People at the scene said a big group of adults and kids were playing soccer at the time of the incident, when the group saw the car coming their way. […]

You know it’s late summer in Central New York when the days are getting a little shorter, nights a little colder, and you can almost smell the New York State Fair coming around the corner. And lately, maybe you’ve noticed black-spotted leaves falling at an alarming rate from that...

SYRACUSE, New York (WWNY) - A fundraiser is planned to help cover expenses for two of the most seriously injured riders from a weekend motorcycle crash in Canton, as victims recover and question how the collision happened. John Dimick and Michael Thomas were airlifted to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR) — The Central New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has experienced considerable turmoil for years. But Onondaga County is pouring $150,000 into the organization, signaling a possible permanent turnaround. Over 200 animals are being cared for at the CNY SPCA, just one of the es

Syracuse, N.Y. — If the city permanently blocks off East Adams Street for Upstate University Hospital’s new emergency room, it could cause significant traffic bottlenecks all the way to Salt City Market unless changes are made to other streets, according to an analysis by the state DOT. To...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As the nearly $104 million Harborview Aquarium moves toward a fall opening, Onondaga County legislators are questioning what the project could cost taxpayers after the doors open. The county has said ZoOceanarium will operate the aquarium, but questions remain about the project’s long-term financial re

Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Over the summer, Syracuse University continued work on several construction projects from new dorms to campus-wide renovations, some of which will continue throughout the academic year. SU announced in May that the campus woul

Nineteen small businesses on Syracuse's Northside were awarded a share of a $2 million investment from Onondaga County's Main Street Program to fund property renovations.

Syracuse Residents are invited to a community block party today raise awareness about the revitalization efforts in the city’s former 15th Ward. Sarah Walton LaFave, Executive Director of Blueprint 15, a nonprofit helping guide development efforts, said all the work in the area makes life for residents there challengin

Taxpayers in Clay sent the most money of any town to a school district in Central New York in 2025, according to records from the New York State Comptroller’s Office. The Liverpool Central School District collected over $59 million from Clay taxpayers last year. That’s the highest total from any town to a single school