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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Have you seen this man? Syracuse Police are asking the public’s help in finding 36-year-old Dontae Crawford. He is a 5’9″ and 145 lb. Black male with black hair and brown eyes. He is wanted for a domestic-related incident, police say. Crawford is accused of forcing his way into a victim’s […]

AUBURN, N.Y. — An investigation is underway after an inmate has died while incarcerated at the Cayuga County Jail. According to Cayuga County Sheriff Brian Schenck, 43-year-old Andre Denman was found unresponsive during a routine cell check. Medical care was provided immediately, with Denman being transported via...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — One person is dead after a house fire in the city of Syracuse. According to Chief Michael Monds of the Syracuse Fire Department, fire crews were called to the 600 block of West Brighton Avenue at 1:12 a.m. for a reported house fire. When they arrived, they found the home engulfed in flames, posing a...

Syracuse vaulted to the top spot in the polls after defeating Maryland on Friday night at the JMA Dome.

Have you tried the new I-690 East on-ramp near downtown Syracuse?. The state Department of Transportation opened it in November before they finished building the full lane to merge smoothly into traffic. That means drivers have to yield, look over their shoulder and merge into busy traffic in a construction...

Brighton, N.Y. (WHAM) — A new and increased DMV point system for serious driving infractions is now in effect across New York State. "They're going to be more careful because they don't want to get this suspended license," said patrol officer Brandan Flicker of the Brighton Police Department. Previously,...

Salina, N.Y. - A garage fire Tuesday afternoon in Salina spread into a home, but firefighters put it out before causing much damage to the home. The homeowner initially tried to put the flames out themself before the fire began spreading through the garage and they called 911, according to Tony Albanese, a deputy...

Good evening, Central New York. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. Tonight will be variably to mostly cloudy with areas of fog and mist. Rain showers or a wintry mix will develop late, especially across Central New York and the Southern Tier....

Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Officers removed a trespasser from the Newhouse School of Communications Tuesday afternoon, a Syracuse University spokesperson confirmed. The trespasser, a former student, had a prior no-trespass order, the spokesperson...

Syracuse, N.Y. – Jan Sterling has loved weather since he was a kid growing up in the rural Oneida County town of Westernville. Sterling remembers photos his mother took of snow nearly up to the roof in 1947, the year he was born. He recalls the big storm of 1961 and of course the Blizzard of 1966.