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Syracuse, N.Y. ― An attorney for the woman accused of killing her 5-year-old daughter said Monday that the woman’s ex-boyfriend was the one who fatally injured the child. Latasha Mott, Neffy’s mother, has been accused of beating her daughter to death with a belt while she was in the shower at 127 West Beard Ave. on...

BROOKLYN – The Correctional Association of New York, (CANY) an independent, non-profit organization with a legislative mandate to monitor and report on the conditions in New York State prisons, announced an update to its interactive map of state prisons, providing the latest available data on prisoners, facility...

A rapper who drew one of the largest crowds ever in New York State Fair concert history is returning to Syracuse. A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie will perform at Upstate Medical Arena at The Oncenter War Memorial on Sunday, March 29, 2026. No opening act has been named for the show, which will begin at 8 p.m.

Bail reform in New York has led to a decrease in felony rearrests, reduced recidivism, and lower incarceration rates, while also highlighting the need for further sentencing reform to address the disproportionate impact on poor, nonwhite New Yorkers.

Syracuse Police Department is dealing with double the amount of car thefts they usually handle this week. Above is an excerpt of this week's COMPSTAT (Comparative Statistics) report. It shows last week at 24 thefts, which is already high compared to the rest of the data, while this week sits at 43. Chief Joe Cecile...

Syracuse police officers apprehended two teenagers after running from a stolen vehicle on Interstate 81. The incident began when officers were investigating a stolen vehicle complaint and observed two individuals operating the vehicle. The suspects crashed and abandoned the vehicle on I-81, leading to a foot chase...

Plans to redevelop a college campus in Madison County are sparking controversy as immigration enforcement efforts continue to ramp up across the country. Hundreds of people have signed a petition calling for the deal to be paused. It’s been more than two years since Cazenovia College closed, taking with it...

Upstate New York is going to get it's first full-size IKEA store.

Each week, syracuse.com will look back at some of our most important and valuable journalism from the previous week. Here are six stories for the week of Nov. 9, 2025. Subscribe to get the Syracuse.com Exclusives newsletter delivered to your email inbox every Sunday. When ICE came for Jeremy, Syracuse’s...

Syracuse, N.Y. – The Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency meeting to formally approve the Micron Technology chipmaking complex in Clay has been pushed back by a day. The agency was scheduled to meet Monday morning to vote on the project and more than $2 billion in tax breaks for...