Police asking public to avoid area in City of Syracuse
The public is asked to avoid the area of Montgomery and Water Streets while the investigation ensues.
Leader of Syracuse drug trafficking circle sentenced to 17.5 years in prison
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The United States Department of Justice announced on Sept. 29 that a Florida man was sentenced to 17.5 years in prison as the leader of a cocaine conspiracy. The DOJ said that 49-year-old Juan Correa Sr. is one of four conspirators charged for shipping cocaine from...
Once a struggling mother of 5, Brenda Mims has fed Syracuse’s hungry for decades...
She stops to check the warmer, making sure everything is intact for the incoming rush. Five volunteers are prepping items for lunch, and more are clocking in by the minute. Today, they’ll serve a barbecue chicken sandwich, tomato cucumber salad and sweet potatoes. “I always say that food needs...
New York German Shepherd Found Tied By Owner In Basement, Surviving On Gravel
Syracuse Police Animal Cruelty Officers were called to a residence on Delaware Street in Syracuse, New York, following a report of a dog trapped in a basement. What seemed like a standard call soon revealed one of the most disturbing cases of neglect the officers had ever encountered. Inside the...
Grand jury indicts 15-year-old accused of fatal shooting at Syracuse pool
Syracuse, N.Y. — A grand jury voted to indict a teen on a murder charge stemming from a fatal shooting at a Syracuse pool this summer. Kyari Cunningham, 15, is charged with second-degree murder and second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. He is accused of shooting A’Dhon Thomas, 15,...
Were you at Syracuse’s Carousel Center on opening day in 1990? We want to...
October 15, 1990 was a big day in Syracuse history. The first shoppers streamed into the brand-new, shiny Carousel Center for the first time, changing forever the way Central New Yorkers shopped. Syracuse Mayor Tom Young and Pyramid Companies managing partner Robert Congel cut the ribbon at 9:55 a.m., accompanied...
Retirees can’t afford NY’s rising utility bills (Guest Opinion by Tom Tatun)
Tom Tatun is executive director of the Retired Public Employees Association. The nonprofit organization, headquartered in Troy, represents the interests of nearly 500,000 retirees and beneficiaries from New York state and local governments, school districts, and public authorities. The Central New York Chapter serves...
CNY woman sentenced to federal prison for drug and firearm offenses
A 30-year-old woman from Syracuse has been sentenced to five years in federal prison for her role in a drug trafficking conspiracy and for possessing firearms with defaced serial numbers. Alexis Miranda was sentenced Thursday in U.S. District Court for conspiring to distribute heroin, methamphetamine, and fentanyl,...
Officer stabbed by inmate at Auburn prison
A corrections officer was stabbed outside the mess hall at Auburn Correctional Facility after an inmate suddenly attacked him with a homemade weapon. Officials say the assault happened on September 19, when the officer was monitoring inmates leaving lunch. The 56-year-old inmate initially walked past, then doubled...
Central NY motorcyclist dies after colliding with pick-up truck
New Haven, N.Y. ― A 60-year-old motorcyclist died after colliding Friday with a pick-up truck in Oswego County. Jerry Davis, of Palermo, was pronounced dead at Upstate University Hospital, according to a news release from the Oswego County Sheriff’s Office issued Monday. Around 5:31 p.m. Friday, Davis was...
