Syracuse NY

At first, working on this column, I kept striking out. I drove around Syracuse on Friday and Saturday, looking for travelers on foot willing to speak on-the-record about being forced by unplowed city sidewalks to take long, risky and nerve-racking walks in the traffic lanes of busy streets and avenues.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Buffalo, New York – Snow and mixed precipitation could create slick travel from the southern Lake Ontario shoreline to the North Country late tonight through Wednesday night. According to the US National...

PHOENIX, NY — A Phoenix woman faces felony drug charges following a traffic stop on State Street on Feb. 14, 2026. Officer Foreman of the Village of Phoenix Police Department stopped a vehicle and arrested Tia M. McConnell, 56, of Phoenix. McConnell is charged with criminal possession of a...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Syracuse, NY – Drivers across central New York have hours to prepare before snow and ice move in by noon Wednesday, threatening to coat roads just in time for the evening commute. According to the National...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Central New York winters don’t exactly scream “tee time.”. With snow on the ground and temperatures hovering below freezing, golfers are usually left counting down the days until spring. But starting this week, there’s a new option for keeping your swing sharp without stepping outside.

DeWitt, N.Y. — The Eagle Newspapers, which publishes five community newspapers in Central New York, will start charging for home delivery and digital access starting next month. Currently, the newspapers are free for home subscribers and at locations in the communities they cover: Baldwinsville, Cazenovia, DeWitt,...

You’ve used it for over 20 years, but by the time you finish reading this, it might already be gone from your local McDonald's.

A New York State Department of Transportation employee was arrested this month after police say an investigation led them straight to her driveway. On February 4, 2026, New York State Police in Oneida received a larceny complaint from the NYSDOT Investigations Bureau about a theft from a DOT facility at 635 Lenox...

Another Denny’s restaurant in Central New York has closed its doors for good. The Denny’s Diner in Herkimer, N.Y., shut down after its last day of business Sunday, according to cnynews.com. An employee told the Townsquare Media publication that the closure is permanent. Denny’s did not announce the...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Have you seen this man? Syracuse Police are asking the public’s help in finding 36-year-old Dontae Crawford. He is a 5’9″ and 145 lb. Black male with black hair and brown eyes. He is wanted for a domestic-related incident, police say. Crawford is accused of forcing his way into a victim’s […]