Syracuse NY

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Sheriff's Office arrested a Syracuse Firefighter accused of raping a child. The sheriff's office said it charged Jeremy W. Warters, 25, with two counts of rape in the third degree and one count of endangering the welfare of a child. He was arrested on July 28.

Eight schools in a six-county region of Central New York had 100% proficiency levels on Algebra II Regents exams during the 2024-2025 school year, according to state data. The list included two schools in Onondaga County: Fabius-Pompey Middle School High School and Onondaga Senior High School. Another 11 schools in...

Syracuse, N.Y. – Syracuse officials have a new site in mind just beyond its borders to locate a much-discussed city dog shelter. The city is in negotiations to purchase a warehouse/office building on Burnet Avenue in the village of East Syracuse across from the Lotte Corp. pharmaceutical manufacturing facility.

MANLIUS, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A student support contractor faces charges who worked with children at a Central New York school district was arrested on allegations he had inappropriate electronic communications with a minor he was mentoring. The Town of Manlius Police Department said in a statement that at about 6 p.m. on

There's a plan to fill this vacant building at 3350 Erie Blvd. E. It looks like take-out will be replacing tattoos. In 2024, Nashwan Ahmed purchased the building with the intention of turning it into a deli with a convenience store.

ONONDAGA, N.Y. — On Wednesday afternoon, the Department of Civil Service announced the opening of Syracuse's first Computer-Based Testing Center on the Onondaga Community College campus. The center is a part of a larger push from the Department of Civil Service to make it easier for state employees to...

Clay, N.Y. — A man forged signatures and posed as his dead mother-in-law for nearly a decade, illegally collecting more than $140,000 in Social Security benefits, according to federal prosecutors. Zvonko Klapan, 68, of Clay, was arraigned Friday in Binghamton on three counts of wire fraud, aggravated identity theft...

TOWN OF GEDDES, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A Syracuse firefighter has been arrested, accused of raping a 15-year-old girl in the Town of Geddes, detectives state in court paperwork obtained by News Channel 9.  Investigators from the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office said 25-year-old Jeremy Warters had sexual contact with the girl

Watertown, N.Y. — A man has been passing counterfeit $100 bills at Dollar General stores in the North Country and Central New York, according to State Police. The man used the fake bills in an attempt to buy online gift cards in Jefferson and Oswego counties, according to Jennifer Jiron, a spokesperson for the State Po

MANLIUS, N.Y. — A water main break has shut down a section of road in Manlius. The Manlius Police Department posted on its Facebook page that Bowman Road between Manlius Center Road and Wimbleton Court is closed due to the water main break. The police department posted the alert around 4:45 p.m. on Tuesday.