Syracuse NY

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....

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As global threats against journalists continue to rise, Syracuse University students are getting a closer look at the risks tied to the profession they are preparing to enter. Students, faculty and media professionals gathered Thursday night at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications for a...

Manufacturing is staying strong in Onondaga County, with solid opportunities for skilled hands and sharp minds. If you like working with machines or metal, these local employers are hiring now.

$3,831 - Otisco - 1895 Otisco Valley Road - Onondaga County Water Authority to Jaoanne E. Murphy Qualified Personal Residence Trust (waterfront access) $10,000 - Lysander - Lot 36 Kibby Road - Corinne E. Williams as survivor of Steven T. Williams to Ryan and Abigail Hagerman (residential vacant land) $10,000...

Syracuse, N.Y. – Seven months after the city declared it a major safety threat, a smokestack at the historic Syracuse train station known for its plaster human figures is coming down. Brick by brick, workers have been taking down the 90-year-old smokestack at the former New York Central Railroad...

The National Weather Service released a special weather statement at 10:01 p.m. on Sunday until Monday at 2 a.m. for Oneida, Yates, Seneca, Cayuga, Onondaga, Steuben, Schuyler, Tompkins, Madison and Cortland counties. "Temperatures are falling into the lower 30s as cooler air overspreads the area, with many roadways...

SYRACUSE — Sinclair’s CNY Central cluster (NBC3 / WSTM, CBS5 / WKOF and CW6 / WSTM-DT 3.2) shared a pair of job postings with CNYTVNews.com. They’re looking to hire an investigative reporter, as well as a weekend sports anchor who would also serve as a multimedia journalist for a few days during the week.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — This first weekend of spring so far has not been looking or feeling like it at all. Many locations in the southwestern and central U.S. have experienced record-breaking triple-digit heat over the past few days. At this time it appears this summer heat will be staying...

Sid Hill serves as Tadodaho, or spiritual leader of the Haudenosaunee. He has known Joe Heath for decades, because Heath — a Syracuse lawyer — serves as general counsel for the Onondaga Nation. I asked Hill the other day if he has one particularly vivid memory of Heath....