Syracuse resident votes to support struggling families
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC News) – As voters across Central New York head to the polls, each person has their own reason for voting. For Carin Eaton, an Onondaga County voter and Eastwood resident, that reason is her neighbors. “Looking around, it just seems to me that the community is...
Syracuse’s housing divide widens as development booms near the university
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (NCC NEWS) — A tale of two cities is unfolding in Syracuse. As development accelerates near Syracuse University, the area has become a hub of construction and rising skylines. Meanwhile, residents on the city’s south side remain increasingly cut off and overshadowed by the surge in investment and...
Syracuse mayoral candidate Sharon Owens on I-81 viaduct removal, redevelopment of public housing
Sharon Owens, the Democratic candidate for mayor, talks the removal of the I-81 viaduct and the redevelopment of public housing. The post Syracuse mayoral candidate Sharon Owens on I-81 viaduct removal, redevelopment of public housing appeared first on Central Current .
High wind warnings and advisories in effect across CNY
Looking ahead to a very windy Wednesday across central New York as wind advisories and high wind warnings come into effect later this afternoon/evening across central New York. The strongest gusts through the area will likely develop between 6PM and 2AM tonight. Here's a quick estimate on our maximum wind...
Syracuse PD makes arrest in dog stabbing investigation
SYRACUSE, NY (607NewsNow) – A Syracuse man accused of stabbing a dog is under arrest. The Syracuse Police Department believes Raqueeb Shadreem is the man who stabbed a pit bull in the neck on October 21. According to the Syracuse Post-Standard, the 47-year-old Shadreem is also accused of attacking...
Manlius shuts down the Dog Gone Inn, plagued by filth, neglect and a death,...
Manlius, N.Y. — A Manlius animal care facility left dogs alone for more than 23 hours a day in filthy conditions, police allege. Animals at the Dog Gone Inn were unwashed and were not allowed outside to relieve themselves, police say. Feces covered the outdoor area of the business.
Slow down or pay up: Syracuse school zone cameras are now live
After two months of warnings, drivers in one major city are getting the message: If you speed through a school zone, you’re going to have to pay up. Syracuse is committed to curbing speeding in school zones. At the start of this school year, the city installed speed and red-light cameras in designated school zones...
From delivering babies to having them: St. Joseph’s celebrates a baby boom
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — There’s something in the water, or maybe in the nursery, at St. Joseph’s Health Hospital. Fourteen nurses and one doctor, all from the Women and Infants Unit, have recently welcomed babies of their own. “It was just kind of funny because it was like a happy accident,” said Josephine George,...
Upstate University Hospital is moving its after-hours pediatric urgent care this week
Syracuse, NY -- Upstate University Hospital’s pediatric after-hours urgent care is moving near downtown after more than a decade at Community General. The new urgent care opens at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 4, on the fourth floor of the Nappi Wellness Institute, a medical office building next to the main hospital across...
Local Alert: Onondaga County Man with Dementia Missing Near Norstar Blvd—Community Assistance Needed
The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information to locate David Woodruff, a 73-year-old man with dementia who is missing. He was last seen near Norstar Blvd. at about 6:18 PM. He was wearing a gray long-sleeve shirt, blue pants, a leather jacket, and a brown knit cap.
