Syracuse NY

UTICA, N.Y. ― A former prison guard from Mid-State Correctional Facility has been sentenced for planting evidence after the death of an inmate. Messiah Nantwi, 22, was beaten to death inside the Marcy prison on March 1. Officers used fists, batons and boots to strike Nantwi after they said he was acting up during a...

A popular band is coming to Syracuse, but you might not immediately recognize the name. Monkeys On Ecstasy will perform at Middle Ages Brewing Company on Feb. 12, 2026. The one-night only show will begin at 8 p.m.; doors open at 7. Tickets go on sale Thursday, Jan. 22, at...

A New York State man will be spending the rest of his life behind bars for intentionally setting a house on fire and killing his neighbor. In December 2025, Anthony Green, 60, was convicted by a jury of his peers in Onondaga County on one count of murder in the first degree, three counts of attempted murder, and one...

Syracuse, N.Y. ― A man was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole Tuesday for starting a fire that killed a woman on Syracuse’s South Side. Anthony Green, 60, set a fire on the porch of the home at 2017 South Ave. that he shared with his partner, Lorraine Green, around 11 p.m. on June 20, 2024.

Members of All Saints Roman Catholic Church in Syracuse are rallying behind a fellow parishioner named Jose who was arrested by immigration agents on Friday. It’s the latest ICE enforcement action targeting undocumented residents in Central New York. Pastor of All Saints, Father Fred Daley knows Jose and his...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Fire Department responded to an apartment fire on Emerson Avenue during freezing temperatures around 10 a.m. on Tuesday. A second-floor window was broken. Dark smoke stains could be seen around it. The fire department used ladders to get to the second floor. Firefighters were...

Central New York residents should prepare for dangerous wind chills and strong winds on Tuesday as an arctic air mass plunges into the region. The National Weather Service has issued a cold weather advisory for portions of Central New York from 10 p.m. Monday to 10 a.m. Tuesday. Wind chills are expected to drop...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Watertown, New York – Dangerously cold arctic air is poised to sweep into northern New York late this week, setting up a prolonged stretch of sub-zero temperatures and life-threatening wind chills across...

Syracuse, N.Y. — There’s a tiny house tucked behind The Cider Mill, and for years it was easy to miss. You might have driven past it a hundred times without giving it much thought. That little house is now The Clerk’s House, a new bakery and cafe that...

Syracuse, N.Y. -- A grocery store on the the city’s North side closed abruptly today. A sign on the door said the Save A Lot discount supermarket is now closed. The store is in a small shopping plaza at 500 Butternut St. and has been operating for years. Marty...