Syracuse NY

NEW YORK STATE (WRGB) — It is with deep sadness that Superintendent Steven G. James announces the line of duty death of retired Sergeant Frederick W. Scheidt Jr., 67. Sergeant Scheidt passed away on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, from an illness stemming from his assignment in and around the World Trade Center site...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – Crime in Syracuse has dropped precipitously in multiple areas this year compared to last year and the five-year average, Mayor Ben Walsh and Police Chief Joe Cecile said Thursday. Citing the latest Comparative Statistics data issued this week, the two said overall crime had dropped 27%,...

Memphis rapper FastCash CMoney, whose real name was Cordney Smith, was shot and killed early Sunday morning, August 10, in Memphis.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Syracuse’s soon-to-open aquarium is diving into the local film industry. Construction is still underway at the state-of-the-art aquarium at the Inner Harbor, but plans for what happens inside are already taking shape through a new partnership. “It’s a partnership with the film industry from...

Among the many employment laws on the books in New York State, there is one Federal law that is designed to protect employees and job candidates from having to take a lie detector or polygraph test. We are in the second half of 2025 and if your resolution or goal...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Mary Nelson Youth Center is getting ready for its 2025 Back2School Supply Giveaway on Saturday in Sankofa Park. The giveaway will be on Aug. 16 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Backpacks and school supplies will be given out to children in the community. Founder...

A Syracuse man faces 20 years in prison for filing false bankruptcy petitions in New York and several other states alleging that law enforcement officials and judges owed him millions of dollars in debts. Federal prosecutors say 41-year-old Robert Johnson filed the bogus bankruptcy papers claiming the officials were...

There is a scary outbreak of a disease that residents in some areas of New York State should know.

The New York State Police have announced the results of a 4-hour detail that targeted drivers along the Taconic State Parkway this week.

A classic rock singer has a “heartbreaking” announcement after more than 50 years of performing. “I don’t know what I want to do next,” former REO Speedwagon frontman Kevin Cronin told Ultimate Classic Rock in a new interview. Cronin has been touring with the Kevin Cronin...