Syracuse NY

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Shootings with injuries in the City of Syracuse have dropped nearly 15% so far this year, according to new data reported by Syracuse Police. The decline mirrors a broader statewide trend among the 28 communities participating in Governor Kathy Hochul’s Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE)...

Manlius, NY – A pediatrician already on New York’s watch list for vaccine fraud has been charged criminally with faking her son’s vaccination records to try to get him into public school. Dr. Shareen Ismail, 49, of DeWitt, was arrested Dec. 3 and charged with tampering with...

The Food Bank of Central New York will have their Mobile Food Pantries up and running again this week to help anyone who needs it. Marietta Bible Church on Tuesday, starting at 3 p.m. Where: 2851 Sevier Rd., Marietta, N.Y. When: Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 3 p.m. Bellegrove Church on...

As they covered the war in Afghanistan, news reporters from the L.A. Times and NPR would ask interpreter Hashmat Baktash to arrange interviews with local people in hiding from the Taliban. Afghans near the U.S.’s Bagram Airfield spoke reluctantly and often asked to remain anonymous, he said. Now, Baktash...

Clay, N.Y. — A man has been accused of beating his aunt to death inside her home in Clay, according to a new indictment. Kristen A. Baxter, 31, is accused of beating Christa M. Baxter for a “period of time,” causing blunt force trauma injuries to her head and compression injuries to her neck, according to an...

Auburn, N.Y. — The great-great-great grandniece of Harriet Tubman has died this week in Auburn, church officials said. Pauline Copes Johnson was 98 years old when she died, the Harriet Tubman Memorial A.M.E. Zion Church announced Monday. Johnson was the oldest member of the church and a longtime matriarch...

DEWITT, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A victim was taken to the hospital by his friend after he was stabbed at a Chipotle in DeWitt. Around 10:33 p.m., DeWitt Officers were called to 3496 Erie Boulevard for a fight between three people. One male had been stabbed with a knife. When they arrived, everyone involved in the […]

Syracuse, N.Y. — A man locked himself inside a Syracuse home for over two hours Tuesday after threatening his neighbor with a gun, police said. Around 8:18 a.m., Syracuse police responded to a menacing with a gun call in the 100 Block of Washington Square, according to Kieran Coffey, a spokesperson for the police...

A major shift in the forecast has parts of New York bracing for heavier snow and tougher travel than first expected.

Governor Kathy Hochul announced a decline in gun violence across New York State. Shooting incidents involving injury dropped by 60 percent in the 28 communities participating in the Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative since 2021. According to recent data, the first eleven months of 2025 recorded the...