Syracuse NY

A domestic disturbance on Cottage Street led to an arrest after officers responded to a report of a woman being held against her will in Auburn. Officers were dispatched around 10:30 a.m. January 30 to a residence on Cottage Street, where they made contact with both the victim and the suspect, according to Auburn...

DeWitt, N.Y. — A new board of directors has taken over the 135-year-old Central New York SPCA after a protest by staff over claims of animal neglect. The nonprofit’s former board members resigned after staff called for a change in leadership, saying the board had allowed for animals to be neglected.

Searching for affordable towns in New York where retirement dollars stretch further?. These 9 communities offer budget-friendly living and welcoming neighborhoods where growing older feels like a genuine pleasure!. 1. Skaneateles. Pronounced “skinny-atlas” (go ahead, practice it a few times), this gem sits on the...

A high-profile redevelopment deal has collapsed into dueling lawsuits over a shuttered shopping mall, according to syracuse.com. Owners of the vacant Great Northern Mall and a former housing partner are now accusing each other of bad faith and financial misconduct. Syracuse-based Hart Lyman Cos. and Rochester-based...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Syracuse, New York – Wind chills as low as -30 degrees are expected across Central New York and Northeast Pennsylvania late Friday night through Sunday morning, prompting an Extreme Cold Watch for the...

Here are the food service inspections reported by the Onondaga County Health Department from Jan. 18 to 24:. Critical violation: A spray bottle containing cleaner, on chemical storage shelf in rear of kitchen, was not labeled (corrected - bottle labeled). Violations: Multiple squeeze bottles in chicken wing prep...

27-year-old Justin C. Wilson was arrested on hate crime charges for allegedly spray-painting a swastika on someone's garage. Onondaga deputies began their investigation on January 6, 2026, when they were called to a home in the town of Clay following reports of hateful graffiti. Wilson was arrested on February 5,...

A 16-year-old Syracuse male was arrested for attempting to rob a 17-year-old with a loaded gun in the Fairmount Wegmans parking lot, and is now facing multiple felony charges.

For six days, Cheree Byrd pleaded to corrections officers from an upstate New York jail cell that her water broke and that she was going […] ‘My Baby Is Coming Out’: Pregnant Black Woman’s Pleas for Help Were Ignored as She Went Into Labor In a New York Jail Cell, Resulting In Baby’s Death. Now, It’s Haunting the...

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for parts of Central New York as a combination of widespread snow and arctic cold moves into the area. The advisory is from 1 p.m. Friday through 7 a.m. Sunday for Northern Cayuga, Oswego, Monroe, Wayne, Livingston and Ontario counties.