Syracuse NY

Drivers on Syracuse’s University Hill are reporting major delays and gridlock after the first phase of traffic changes tied to the Interstate 81 project began this week, including backups so severe that some workers said colleagues were stuck for hours trying to leave parking garages. The state has started...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 68-year-old victim of a shooting on Palmer Avenue in Syracuse has died. The Syracuse Police Department identified the deceased as Dwayne Frazier, of Syracuse. The police department responded to the 300 block of Palmer Avenue around 6 p.m. on April 15 for a report of...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Here are the food service inspections reported by the Onondaga County Health Department from March 29 to April 4:. No restaurants were found operating unsatisfactory this week. OPERATING ACCEPTABLY. The following establishments were inspected but no violations were found. Afghan Food Mart & Grocery, LLC, 1215...

There are few things more anxiety-inducing than when you’re stuck in line at an event — to get inside, for the restroom or to get a drink — and the house lights start to flash. Do you stay or do you go?. Syracuse Stage just made that...

Syracuse, N.Y. ― A Syracuse defense attorney told a jury Wednesday his 19-year-old client has committed crimes and should be held accountable — but not for the charges he faces stemming from a 2024 shooting. Nakise Elliott, of Syracuse, is on trial, charged with five counts of attempted...

A former Syracuse radio host and news director has died, according to his colleagues and friends. Chris Barnes, whose decades-long broadcasting career included a year at NewsRadio 570 WSYR 106.9 FM, died Tuesday at age 66. In a Facebook video posted hours before his death, Barnes said he was at Reading Hospital in West Reading, Pennsylvania, with multiple health problems, including liver and...

One of the biggest names in Hollywood was spotted in Central New York. Oscar-winning filmmaker and actor Ron Howard was at the Salt City Market in Syracuse on Wednesday, according to local fan Michael Cericola. Cericola wrote on Facebook that he saw Howard sitting at a table and approached him.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A month after a county court ruled that city code enforcers did not need a judge’s permission to shut down a convenience store for illegally selling cannabis and tobacco, Mayor Sharon Owens announced that the city government was shutting down seven shops around the city. A spokesperson for the mayor did […]

Conditions are primed today for scattered severe thunderstorms to develop this afternoon with the chance of damaging winds, hail, and even an isolated tornado can't be ruled out. Another low-pressure system is crossing the Great Lakes region will swing through the northeast over the next 24 hours, shaping our weather...

Brewerton, N.Y. — What the heck is a black onion?. I muttered the question to myself while scanning the burger section of the menu at Brewerton’s Bear Creek Restaurant and seeing the reference repeatedly listed as a topping. Our waitress wasn’t even sure what it was. Apparently,...