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A country legend is celebrating five decades of music. Vince Gill announced his 50th anniversary tour dates Monday, including a July 9, 2026, concert at The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater. The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, Jan. 16, at 10 a.m. via Ticketmaster or...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — People gathered in Downtown Syracuse for the “ICE OUT FOR GOOD” protest against federal immigration enforcement on Monday, Jan. 12. Protestors began with a rally in Columbus Circle before marching to Clinton Square for a vigil honoring those who have lost their lives this year because of...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. New York– A developing storm system is set to bring a major pattern change to the Northeast, impacting Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine from...

Metro-North Railroad is forking over $182 million after the deadliest crash in the commuter rail's history.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — This week, the first of six people involved in a drug trafficking ring inside the Parkside Commons apartment building in Syracuse was sentenced. The trafficking ring operated like a business; there were managers, employees, shift changes, and more. Victor Medina Parilla, 33, was charged with...

Happy Monday friends, and welcome to a new week of up and down weather. Temperatures are in the teens and 20s this morning alongside patchy black ice, slippery stretches, and some leftover lake effect/mountain snow showers. It’s with elevation and across parts of northern New York where you’ll find most of the...

Man sentenced to 50 years for brutal kidnapping and torture DeWitt, NY A man was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the kidnapping and torture of another man. Shah Powell, 36, was convicted after holding Jhomiel Brown hostage in a shed, where he subjected him to severe brutality. Brown testified that on September...

Syracuse, N.Y. — A downtown bakery and café that opened with long lines and big expectations has closed permanently, its owner announced over the weekend. Sugar Grove Cafe and Bakery, which opened in late 2024 at 401 S. Salina St., ended operations effective immediately, according to a Facebook post from owner Tonya...

Syracuse, N.Y. — For months, Rhea Holmes slept on her husband’s grave at Oakwood Cemetery after being evicted from her Syracuse home. From May to mid-December, she quietly lived at the cemetery, sleeping under a tarp atop his grave. She would sneak in in the evenings. She sometimes used bathrooms at nearby Syracuse...

LAFAYETTE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Investigators are looking for the driver of a pick-up truck who’s accused of throwing a decapitated deer head toward a group of protesters in LaFayette. About 10 people were protesting at the corner of Route 11 and Route 20 near the LaFayette Post Office. The gathering on Saturday morning...