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SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Fire Department said unattended cooking sparked a fire at an apartment in the city very early Wednesday morning. The fire department was dispatched to James Geddes Housing at 427 Tully St. around 12:05 a.m. for a fire alarm activation. Crews saw flames coming from a seventh-floor window.

Salina, N.Y. — Five people and two dogs were displaced Wednesday night after their house caught on fire in Salina. Around 8:39 p.m., firefighters went to 208 Breman Ave. for a fire that started in the fireplace area of the house, according to Mattydale Fire Chief Brian Falise. When...

Syracuse, N.Y. ― A Syracuse woman on trial for the fatal stabbing of a man chose to testify in her own defense Wednesday. For around an hour, Shandrika Kersey cried as she explained why she stabbed Jermil Washington, 49, in the neck near a railroad bridge on the 900 block of South Clinton Street on Aug. 23, 2024.

A routine traffic stop in Auburn turned into a major drug and weapons arrest earlier this month, according to police. Officers with the Finger Lakes Drug Task Force and Auburn Police’s GIVE (Gun Involved Violence Elimination) team pulled over a vehicle near Clymer Street and South Street around 9:33 p.m. on October...

The Syracuse Fire Department has warned that some Halloween decorations can be mistaken for the real thing and spark 911 calls, and has suggested that a heads up to neighbors can help reduce unnecessary calls.

Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) looks well-positioned for her expected challenge to Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) to be New York‘s next governor after she came up just five points behind in a one-on-one, hypothetical poll commissioned by Stefanik’s PAC. Stefanik has been eyeing a run for New York governor for several months....

A New York state man is one of the latest winners to take a big cash prize.

A Syracuse jury found three men guilty of executing a couple in their apartment, leaving a disabled child trapped alone for days, according to syracuse.com. LaShawn Dixon, Donnell Thornton, and Jamel Weston were convicted on all counts — including first-degree murder — for the 2022 killings of Alexis Sellin and Jamie...

VILLAGE OF EAST SYRACUSE – Redev CNY has announced the completion of its St. Matthew’s condominiums in East Syracuse, the first condo project in all of New York State to participate in the Affordable Homeownership Opportunity Program (AHOP). The redevelopment of the former St. Matthew’s Elementary School at 214 Kinne...

The Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard police blotter of arrests from police agencies around Central New York was updated today. Arrests added this week took place between Aug. 28 and Oct. 5. Content Assistant. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we...