Syracuse NY

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A line of severe thunderstorms moved across Central New York Wednesday afternoon and evening between 3 and 7 PM. While many suburbs, towns and villages only experienced pouring rain, thunder, lightning, gusty winds and a some pea-sized hail, others experienced some trees down and larger hail.

The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning at 4:26 p.m. on Wednesday in effect until 4:45 p.m. for Cayuga, Cortland, Onondaga and Seneca counties. The storms are predicted to bring nickel-sized hail (0.88 inches) and wind gusts of up to 60 mph. "At 4:24 p.m., severe thunderstorms were...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- In a reversal, Fayetteville-Manlius district officials are restoring the free lunch program for high school students. The decision was announced by Superintendent Magda Parvey and administrators at a school board meeting Monday night. Since the 2012-13 school year, F-M has opted out of the federal gov

Clay, N.Y. - A man was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison on Wednesday for stabbing his roommate to death in an apartment in Clay in 2024. Quentin Piquet, 33, had pleaded guilty to the second-degree murder of Brady Tyo, 32, for the stabbing that happened at around 1 a.m. on Feb. 2, 2024, at the Kimbrook Manor Apar

Syracuse, N.Y. — A routine morning walk ended in chaos Saturday when Bronson Mims and his two dogs encountered a machete-wielding neighbor inside their Pioneer Homes apartment building. Mims said he was trying to walk past the neighbor inside the entrance door when the man swung the machete at...

The DeWitt Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying two suspects who allegedly stole $2,152 worth of beauty products from the ULTA Beauty store on Erie Boulevard on April 30th.

CROGHAN, New York (WWNY) - A Marcellus man was arrested on fraud charges following an investigation into a construction complaint, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office. Paul F. Conklin met with a resident as a general contractor in July 2025, the sheriff’s office said. Conklin was hired to...

Syracuse, N.Y. ― A teen convicted of luring his friend to his execution was stoic as he was sentenced to 40 years to life in prison. Ja’Kye Jamison, who was 16 at the time of the murder, was found guilty of second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon in connection with the murder of 15-year-old Karon Works

The Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard police blotter of arrests from police agencies around Central New York was updated today. The arrests added this week occurred between April 15 and May 11. Driving while intoxicated, arson, sexual misconduct, animal cruelty, and stalking were just some of the crimes charged during t

CHITTENANGO, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The village of Chittenango, known for its Oz-themed museum and history, has some big plans for more than four million dollars in state funding it’s about to receive. “We’d like to see it tomorrow, we’re ready to take off running,” said Chittenango Mayor Lou Cianfrocco. The money is part of