Syracuse man charged with DWI after driving slow on I-81 (State Police)
A Syracuse man was charged with driving while intoxicated after he drove significantly under the speed limit on Interstate-81. The New York State Police report noted that on Sunday (Sept. 28), a trooper on I-81 near mile-marker 53 in the City of Cortland observed a vehicle traveling about five miles-per-hour in the...
‘You could smell burning rubber’: Lithium battery suspected as cause in Metalico fire
A fire at the Metalico metal recycling facility in DeWitt, N.Y. on Sunday, Sept. 28 was likely caused by a lithium battery from a large object, such as a scooter, and was extinguished with the help of the facility's equipment.
Central NY man with EEE dies; first EEE-related death here since 2015
Sullivan, N.Y. - A Madison County man with the rare eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) has died. The man is the first human death from the mosquito-borne virus in Central New York since a Salina man died in 2015. A 4-year-old girl from Oswego County died in 2011. Four others have died from the virus in the past five...
Central NY man killed in head-on crash in Herkimer County
Newport, N.Y. - A 59-year-old man from Central New York was killed in a car crash in Herkimer County Tuesday night. The man was identified as Rodney K. Dodge, 59, of Utica, according to a news release from State Police spokesperson Trooper Jennifer Jiron. At approximately 9:17 p.m., Dodge was...
‘Suspicious’ package in Syracuse turns out to be noise-monitoring device (Good Morning CNY for...
Subscribe to get the Good Morning, CNY newsletter delivered to your email inbox weekday mornings. High: 77. Low: 41. Partly sunny and warm; see the 5-day forecast. What was that “suspicious” package? Syracuse police used a small drone and a robot to investigate a suspicious box found strapped to a tree near City Hall...
Fallen hero, Officer Michael Jensen, honored with highway dedication
A highway sign dedication was unveiled on Route 46 in Rome, NY to honor the memory of Syracuse Police Officer Michael Jensen, who was killed in the line of duty in April 2024.
Woman should not be charged for jailers’ mistakes (Your Letters)
Regarding “Jail deputies released the wrong prisoner and jail gave her someone else’s drugs, sheriff says” (Sept. 26, 2025):. Why is Courtney Phillips being charged with felony escape, forgery, falsifying a business record, and criminal possession of a controlled substance?. The Post-Standard recently reported that...
Fugitive of the Week: Gary Zaleski
Gary Zaleski, a 46-year-old white male with sandy hair and green eyes, is wanted by the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office for multiple active warrants, including Aggravated Unlicensed Operation of a Motor Vehicle in the first and third degree.
Florida man sentenced to over 17 years for leading cocaine trafficking ring in Central...
A Florida man will spend more than 17 years in federal prison for leading a major drug trafficking conspiracy that funneled cocaine from Puerto Rico to Syracuse and laundered drug proceeds back to the island. Juan Correa Sr., 49, of Lady Lake, Florida, was sentenced Wednesday to 210 months in prison for conspiring to...
Syracuse’s City Hall evacuated over 1-81 noise monitor mistaken as ‘suspicious package’
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV)– A “suspicious package” taped to a tree in Syracuse, which led to evacuations at city hall, turned out to be an I-81 noise monitor owned by the New York State Department of Transportation. Everyone at City Hall, including the mayor, stood outside the building on the afternoon of Sept. 29, as...
