Syracuse NY

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The 13th annual Syracuse Half Marathon was on Sunday. Over 3,000 runners participated in the 13.1-mile race in Downtown Syracuse. Runners from all over the United States participated in this event. It started at 7:30 a.m. and went on until 10:30 a.m. 35% of runners came...

Superintendent Dr. Magda Parvey spent Saturday morning meeting Fayetteville-Manlius families and neighbors at Of Moose and Mind Bookshop in Manlius. The cozy space filled with parents, students, and longtime residents eager to introduce themselves and share what matters most to them.

The Jamesville-DeWitt Central School District is giving students more ways to share their ideas and help shape school life. A new Superintendent’s Student Cabinet, launched in December, brings together high school students to meet with Superintendent Darcy Woodcock and discuss policies, school experiences, and...

With Gerry McNamara officially coming home to Syracuse, former team great Eric Devendorf is thrilled with the move.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A suspect has been arrested following an investigation into a report of a female employee being followed and touched without consent on the campus of St. John Fisher University. On March 15, the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office began an investigation after it was reported that a woman was...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR) — The City of Syracuse has entered contract negotiations with B&R Bunkhouse to continue to house and care for stray dogs. “The city and B&R Bunkhouse are back at the table, negotiating a way to continue the partnership, so there won’t be any disruption in services for the dogs that are being […]

A 41-year-old man is recovering after being stabbed several times near the Rescue Mission in downtown Syracuse on Sunday (March 22) afternoon. Officers with the Syracuse Police Department responded to Gifford Street and found the man suffering from multiple stab wounds to his abdomen and another to his chest....

Liverpool, N.Y. — The Liverpool Central School District is facing a $17 million budget gap, and officials are looking at layoffs. The district needs to cut 80 to 85 positions districtwide, Superintendent Richard Chapman told syracuse.com | The Post-Standard Monday. The district employs 1,390 people, so the reductions...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Fire investigators are trying to understand what caused a reported fire at 145 South Midler Avenue last Friday. This is the second vacant home in Syracuse damaged by a fire in the same week. It was around 7:49 p.m. when firefighters arrived at the scene, a 2½-story home with visible smoke....

Syracuse, N.Y. — A 34-year-old man found guilty of fatally shooting a man because he believed his children were in imminent danger was sentenced to prison Monday. Dashontay Kirkland, of Syracuse, was sentenced to 25 years for second-degree murder and 15 years for second-degree criminal possession of a weapon....