Beloved vendor returns to State Fair (sort of) with charity parking lot
NEW YORK STATE FAIRGROUNDS (WSYR-TV) — About three years after her high-profile exit from the New York State Fair, Beth Baldwin is almost returning. She’s getting close, literally. The fund, a nonprofit that raises money for breast cancer research and raises awareness of the disease, will host a charity parking lot to
It took months, but Sharon Owens is close to hiring Syracuse’s first ‘night mayor’
Syracuse, N.Y. — It turns out that a lot of people want to be Syracuse’s “night mayor.”. Because of the heavy interest in the new nightlife coordinator position that Mayor Sharon Owens established in the first year of her administration, city officials have needed most of the summer to review the applications and inter
‘It was horrific’: Man recounts crash between car and several motorcycles in Canton
SYRACUSE, New York (WWNY) - A Massena man says he can’t get the screaming out of his head after he and several other motorcyclists were injured in Saturday’s collision in the town of Canton. “It was horrific. This was worse than any war movie I’ve ever seen,” said...
Two men injured in Syracuse stabbing
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Police are investigating a stabbing that left two men injured. Police responded to the 200 block of Beacon Road around 9:42 p.m. Tuesday. That's where they found a 29-year-old man with a stab wound to his back and stomach. The victim was taken to the hospital. Police believe the injuries are n
CNY town cracks down on short-term rentals (Good Morning CNY for Aug. 19)
Subscribe to get the Good Morning CNY newsletter delivered to your email inbox weekday mornings. Welcome to the Wednesday morning briefing. Here’s a story you won’t read anywhere else. Chobani’s designs for billion-dollar yogurt plant in Upstate NY is giving Apple Park vibes: Chobani is giving the public...
Vintage Syracuse clothing store finds a new home, increased foot traffic
After more than seven years downtown, a retail store specializing in vintage Syracuse clothing and accessories has moved to be closer to students. Scholars and Champs opened at 310 S. Salina St. in 2019 and had decent foot traffic for many years, said owner Bert Aufsesser. Deep down though, Aufsesser said he always had
Drunk driver accused of killing three-year-old passenger now charged with murder
The woman accused of killing her girlfriend's 3-year-old daughter in a drunk driving crash on the city's north side has now been charged with murder.
Two people killed in overnight crash
EAST SYRACUSE N.Y. — Two people are dead after a vehicle crashed into a tree early Wednesday morning, according to DeWitt police. Police said an officer heard a loud collision around 12:12 a.m. while patrolling the Franklin Park neighborhood. The officer found a Kia sedan that had crashed into a tree off the west shoul
Failed Central NY film hub springs back to life as defense and aerospace contractor...
DeWitt, N.Y. — The Central New York film hub failed as a place for filmmaking, but it has found new life as a radar technology hub for a defense and aerospace contractor. The former film hub has been renamed Aspen Park and now serves as an engineering and testing facility for radar and surveillance systems made by Saab
Loaded 9mm seized after Syracuse E-bike rider ran red light and resisted arrest
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Police Department recovered a handgun after an officer pulled over a man on an E-bike. The police department posted the incident on its Facebook page on Tuesday. An officer conducted the traffic stop near South Salina Street and East Raynor Avenue after seeing an E-bike rider fail to stop

















