Meet ‘Aunt Rhonda,’ whose years of persistence will bring a store to a Syracuse...
Each week, syracuse.com will look back at some of our most important and valuable journalism from the previous week. Here are six stories for the week of Oct. 5, 2025. Subscribe to get the Syracuse.com Exclusives newsletter delivered to your email inbox every Sunday. Meet ‘Aunt Rhonda,’ whose years of...
When will Burlington Coat Factory in DeWitt reopen?
DeWitt, N.Y. - After a water main break in August, a national retailer remains closed. Burlington Coat Factory, at 3471 Erie Blvd. E. in DeWitt, closed two months ago after damage from the water main break. The water main break also affected Michaels and Dick’s Sporting Goods in the shopping...
Two people stabbed overnight in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Two people were stabbed in Syracuse early in the morning on Sunday, October 12. Just before 2 a.m. Syracuse Police officers were sent to the 100 block of Herkimer Street, a few blocks away from Lewis Park, for the report of a stabbing. At the scene, they found two people who […]
Moyers Corners firefighters put out first electric car fire in IHOP parking lot
CLAY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The Moyers Corners Fire Department felt the course of modern technology this morning when it arrived to a first for their crew: an electric car fire. Several of the crew’s cars and engines arrived to the parking lot of the IHOP in Clay just after 8 a.m. on Oct. 12. Once […]
Man From New York State Wins $3 Million Dollar Lottery
A New York state man is one of the latest winners to take a big cash prize.
Heads Up, New Yorkers, Those Inflation Checks Might Be Taxable
New Yorkers are learning those inflation refund checks aren’t tax-free
NY to raise maximum weekly unemployment benefits to over $800 starting this week
ALBANY, N.Y. – Unemployed New Yorkers will soon see a significant increase in their weekly benefits. Starting this week, the state will raise the maximum unemployment check from about $500 to more than $800. Gov. Kathy Hochul said the boost was made possible after the state paid off a $7 billion federal loan used to...
Your Inflation Refund From New York Will Cost You
New York families will receive financial help as the state distributes inflation rebates, but there's an added cost.
Upstate New York Man Killed After Violent Palisades Parkway Crash
A high-speed maneuver on the Palisades Parkway ended in tragedy as a Hudson Valley man died instantly.
The City In New York Where Groceries, Gas, And Dining Out Are Shockingly Cheap
Tucked away in New York’s Southern Tier, Elmira offers a financial reprieve so refreshing it feels like finding money you forgot in every pocket. While the rest of the state grapples with eye-watering price tags, this riverside gem operates in a parallel economy where your dollar stretches like an Olympic gymnast.
