Syracuse NY

Albany, NY (WRGB) — Governor Kathy Hochul announced a $1 billion investment to create or preserve nearly 3,000 affordable homes across New York State. This initiative is part of her five-year, $25 billion Housing Plan aimed at addressing the state's housing crisis by increasing the housing supply. Governor Hochul...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Colorful firework displays and lively parades will kick off across the area as Western New Yorkers celebrate the Fourth of July. See a full list of this year’s displays and events celebrating the holiday below. Firework shows are listed by date, with Independence Day festivities below. Monday,...

A judge is set to decide whether low-level radioactive material left over from the creation of the first atomic bomb can find its forever home in a metro Detroit landfill. The state of New York wants to send about 6,000 cubic yards of tainted soil and 4,000 gallons of contaminated groundwater to a waste disposal site...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Housing Authority announced Central Village resident Niala Dixon as the 2025 winner of the Co-Generation Steam Plant Scholarship. Dixon is a graduate of Nottingham High School. She is looking to study law at Syracuse University in the fall. Alongside her academic achievements, the SHA...

At Syracuse's Jazz Fest on Saturday, the music will stop briefly to celebrate beloved broadcaster Mike Price, who died in May at the age of 87. When Price died, an era of local broadcasting died with him. He was one of the very first employees of what was then WNYS-TV,...

One of the individuals connected to an Interstate-81 heroin bust received his sentencing on Tuesday in Cortland County Court. According to a county court representative, Kenneth W. Williams (age 25), of Syracuse, was sentenced 1.5 years in prison and two years of post-release supervision – which will be executed as a...

Creed is bringing their “Summer of ‘99 Tour” to the Empower Federal Credit Union (FCU) Amphitheater at Lakeview in Syracuse, NY, on Friday, July 11. The concert starts at 7 p.m. with Grammy-nominated rock band Daughtry and Mammoth WVH opening. Syracuse is the only stop in New...

You might not give much thought to what happens to your grass clippings after mowing, but in New York State, tossing them into the street can lead to real problems. It’s not just about keeping things looking nice. There are safety and environmental reasons why this is a bad idea.

Two teens disappeared without phones after midnight in New York. What they packed and where they were found stunned first responders. In this week's DEC Forest Rangers – Week in Review, which highlights statewide forest ranger actions, the DEC confirmed finding missing teens in the woods. New York State...

Syracuse, N.Y. — An 18-year-old was charged Friday in the drive-by shooting that wounded three kids on Syracuse’s North Side Monday, police said. Nakise Elliott was charged with second-degree attempted murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, according to Kieran Coffey, a spokesperson for Syracuse...