Syracuse NY

Mark Rusin has been appointed as the new Syracuse Police Chief by Mayor Sharon Owens, and he discussed his philosophy of finding common ground and his experience serving under Chief Joe Cecile in an interview with NewsChannel 9.

County Clerk offices in Onondaga, Cayuga, and Madison counties registered 28 new businesses during the week of Dec. 29 through Jan. 2. Some of the new businesses included a new food trailer and a reflexology provider. Two businesses filed to discontinue operating in Onondaga County. Onondaga County. Business...

TOWN OF ONONDAGA, N.Y. — A pickup truck was heavily damaged after getting in an accident with a plow in the Town of Onondaga. Just before noon on Monday, January 5, first responders were called to the intersection of Route 20 and Hitchings Road, according to a Facebook post by the Otisco Fire Department.

Dr. Amy Tucker, a cardiologist and chief medical officer at Upstate University Hospital, has been elected upstate governor-elect of the New York Chapter of the American College of Cardiology. Her term as governor will run from 2027-2030. In the role, Dr. Tucker will represent the interests and needs of cardiologists...

Burlington is set to open a new store in the former OfficeMax/Office Depot space off E Circle Drive in Cicero, NY, with an estimated opening date of May to August of this year.

A violent apartment break-in sent an Auburn man to state prison this week, according to The Citizen. Police said the early-morning Sept. 1 robbery unfolded at Auburn Heights Apartments, where three men forced their way inside and stole cash. Officers arrested two suspects at the scene, while a third ran but didn’t...

New York Air National Guard announced that Col. Brett Batick, a Manlius resident, recently took over command of the 174th Attack Wing. Batick replaced Brig. Gen. John O’Connor, a resident of Rochester, who led the wing since 2023. Col. Batick graduated from the University of Florida in 1998 where...

Upstate University Hospital is providing breast cancer screenings directly to women in Onondaga and Oswego Counties with its mobile mammography van, making the process quick and easy for patients.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Syracuse woman who was wanted for allegedly abandoning her 13-year-old child and two dogs in an uninhabitable Penn Yan home has turned herself in, police said. Ashley A. Montgomery, 43, formerly of Penn Yan, was arrested on an indictment charging her with abandonment of a child, second- and...

A reported domestic violence incident in the Town of Ira led to a felony arrest. Deputies arrested a woman after responding to a residence on Dec. 21 for a report of injuries. Investigators identified Marissa P. Clinch, 34, of Vernan Corners, as the suspect. Deputies said she struck a male victim in the back of… More...