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Diners across Syracuse and Buffalo are mourning the impending closure of the beloved vegan restaurant Strong Hearts. The restaurant, which opened in Syracuse in 2008 before expanding to a second location in Buffalo in 2022, has long been a favorite with New Yorkers, loved for its plant-based twists on everything from l

Bachman-Turner Overdrive. This admittedly lame dad joke seems a fitting way to open my review of The Guess Who: Canadian Music Hall of Famers, those guys from Winnipeg, and one of the great dad rock, or maybe at this point, granddad rock bands of the late ’60s and early ’70s.

One sentence from Kiyan Anthony should have every Syracuse fan smiling. “Honestly, I feel like if anybody else got the job, I probably would have transferred.”. Kiyan flat-out admitted that if Syracuse had hired someone other than Gerry McNamara, he likely would’ve entered the transfer portal. For a program...

Just before noon on Monday, July 6, New York State Police say troopers, along with the Truxton Fire Department and TLC Ambulance, were dispatched to Route 91 near Tinker Falls in the Town of Truxton for a reported two-vehicle crash. Police say two people were transported to Guthrie Cortland Medical...

Orkin just released its annual bed bug rankings, and three New York cities made the top 50 — with New York City climbing to 12th worst in the country.

When Gunhild Carling returns to Central New York this week, she’ll celebrate one of her musical heroes and honor two Syracuse-area figures who helped shape her personal connection to the region. Carling, known internationally as Sweden’s “Queen of Swing,” will present a Louis Armstrong tribute with the Carling Family..

UTICA, N.Y. — A former New York state corrections officer was sentenced Tuesday in connection with the fatal beating of an inmate last year at a Central New York prison. Oneida County Court Judge Michael Nolan sentenced the former officer, Thomas Eck, to nine months in the county jail.

WEEDSPORT, N.Y. — The Village of Weedsport is under a boil water order according to the Cayuga County Health Department. The order was sent out late Tuesday night and is expected to last for a few days. The health department said the water system in the village lost water...

Café Sankofa is a Black-owned and -led nonprofit that aims to uplift Syracuse’s southside community. It’s a hub for Syracuse’s Southside that provides access to food, wellness resources, and opportunities says it’s at risk of having to close due to financial challenges. The word “sankofa”...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Fourth of July violence in several upstate New York cities has prompted a response which, if implemented, would make young people stay at home past certain hours. The idea of a curfew, for now — is just that. There are things most everyone can agree...