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Rochester, N.Y. — Loved ones are remembering an Eastridge High School graduate who drowned in Central New York over the weekend. Kader Oulasie, 21, was kayaking with a friend Sunday on Tully Lake when his kayak capsized, according to the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office. His body was found Monday.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Police Department announced an arrest in an investigation into a fatal shooting from April on Thursday afternoon. The Police Department announced the arrest of Mikel Hackett, 39. He is facing charges of murder in the second degree and criminal possession of a weapon. Police...

BOSTON – A Connecticut man pleaded guilty to conspiring to fraudulently obtain driver’s licenses for ineligible applicants, primarily undocumented immigrants. According to the Massachusetts Department of Justice, 28-yar-old Cesar Agusto Martin Reis of Waterbury admitted to one count of conspiracy to unlawfully...

The Syracuse agency tasked with dealing with the city’s housing crisis is hoping to get funds into the hands of some homeowners by this fall. But lawmakers must first approve the funding, and are asking questions about the program. City councilors approved spending $2.5 million to help launch the...

Editor’s note: After Central Current in May hosted a Democratic mayoral forum, it collected audience questions and edited the questions for length and clarity before sending the questions to the candidates. Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens was the only candidate to respond. Jordan Lally, campaign manager for candidate Pat...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The group The Funky Divas is set to perform at the Great New York State Fair on August 31, at 6:00 p.m. on the Chevy Court stage. From the moment their hit debut single “Hold On” dropped in early 1990, the music scene had been forever changed. They yielded seven MTV […]

Syracuse, N.Y. — Fewer cops in Downtown and Armory Square. Less money for road salt in a notoriously snowy city. A pool closed for two summer months. Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh outlined on Wednesday how city departments will scale down, or entirely cut, some services starting next month. If...

The New York State Assembly and Senate both passed the bill that would discontinue the "100-foot rule."

Elon Musk just sued New York over a law he says could destroy things. Elon Musk is taking on New York State—and it’s not over taxes or traffic. It’s hate speech. The billionaire’s social media platform X, formerly Twitter, is suing New York over it's new law, the "Stop Hiding Hate Act."

LONG ISLAND - New York students are taking to social media to express their frustration over this year's Earth Science Regents exam – an exam that featured questions about toll payments instead of weather. ‘Am I supposed to know this?’. What we know:. Two eighth graders spoke to FOX...