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CHITTENANGO, N.Y. — A person who contracted the rare eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV) in Madison County has died, his family said. George Caswell Baker Jr., of Chittenango, was an Army Veteran and was the chaplain of the Chittenango Fire Department, where he was a member for 56 years.

New York Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that New York State's first-ever inflation refund checks are now being sent to 8.2 million households statewide.

Governor Hochul just defied Washington’s new COVID rules with her own vaccine guidance for all New Yorkers.

Starbucks is having a huge problem so they are shutting down hundreds of stores including in New York State.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — One person is dead after an accident involving a motorcycle and a minivan in Syracuse. According to Syracuse Police, around 7 a.m., officers were sent to the 200 block of Ainsley Drive. At the scene, they found an unidentified male motorcyclist between his 40s and 50s with serious injuries....

Good morning, New York. Here's what you need to know today. We have patchy fog this morning with temperatures mostly in the 50s to mostly sunny skies today, a light wind and highs in the mid- to upper 70s. Capital Region Hourly Forecast | Hudson Valley Hourly Forecast. Around New...

Marcy, NY -- A defense lawyer’s last-ditch efforts Monday to spare a guard from prison for beating an inmate at a Central New York state prison fell flat. Defense lawyer David Longeretta argued that the beaten inmate wasn’t actually vulnerable because he wasn’t physically restrained at the time.

DEWITT, N.Y. — Some residents in DeWitt woke up Sunday morning to thick clouds of smoke outside their windows. This was due to a large fire at Metalico Metal Recycler. A large pile of recyclable materials went up in flames at around 6:30 a.m. The flames were so high...

Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard is asking candidates who have submitted validated petitions to run for mayor a weekly issue-oriented question. The candidates get up to four days to reply and must limit responses to 250 words or less. This week’s question: What are the most important policies the next mayor...

The Onondaga County Sheriff is trying to keep his deputies in newer cars while saving the taxpayers money. Earlier this month, Sheriff Toby Shelley told WAER News that he supports the county executive’s budget allocation to purchase a new helicopter. For vehicles on the ground, Shelley said he’s taking a different...