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Popular radio host Scott Dixon is leaving Syracuse rock and alternative music station 95X (WAQX-FM). He confirmed his departure Thursday on Facebook. “To all the listeners and friends made along the way, THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart,” he wrote. “Spending the last 14 years talking to you every day and having pe

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Two Syracuse Police Officers were injured in a crash with another vehicle on Friday morning, Syracuse Police Department Spokesperson Sergeant Thomas Blake said. The crash occurred at the intersection of Erie Boulevard East and North Townsend Street around 10:07 a.m. Sgt. Blake said the two officers,...

CAZENOVIA, N.Y. – Delightful. That is the word that Penny Hazer used frequently this week while describing her “Wind Swept Hill Farm” property at 5857 East Lake Road near Cazenovia. The views are “delightful,” the eleven-and-a-half-acre property is “delightful,” the four-bedroom house is “delightful.” So is the...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR) — The City of Syracuse is making changes to create safer working conditions for employees by using preventative methods to reduce serious injuries, especially for those in the Department of Public Works. Pointing the finger at the employee and telling them to stay safe, Lisa Schmidt, the city’s ri

Lacrosse legend Casey Powell, the new head coach of Le Moyne men's lacrosse, talks to syracuse.com's Brent Axe.

(We all have our go-to order. This series is about shaking that up. Each week, I spotlight one sandwich at a Central New York restaurant worth trying — and explain why it ended up on my plate. Got a suggestion? Text me at 315-382-1984. Don’t be surprised if I ask you to join me.)

DEWITT, N.Y. — An out of town driver hit a low clearance bridge on North Midler Avenue in Dewitt on Thursday, August 13. Around 3:20 p.m. Dewitt Police arrived to the scene to find a box truck wedged beneath the bridge in the area of Midler and Wavel Street.

A large wind power project is taking shape in Madison County. As with most projects of this size, the developer is asking for some tax breaks, but county leaders want to say no. Liberty Renewables wants to build wind turbines on top of hills stretching across the midsection of Madison...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — People are getting help after their home was severely damaged by a fire at a building on Wednesday, Aug. 12. The Syracuse Fire Department said in a statement that at about 7:30 p.m., crews were alerted to a reported fire at 1000 block of Emerson Avenue. Heavy fire was coming from […]

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — As Mark Shaaf prepares to bury his 3-year-old daughter Yasmeen, he is also watching the criminal case surrounding her death grow. Prosecutors charged Yasmeen’s mother, 27-year-old Nathalie Alejandro, on Wednesday with criminally negligent homicide. She is the second person charged in connecti