Syracuse NY

AUBURN — The Auburn Fire Department is facing the loss of up to 12 firefighters — one-sixth of its workforce — in the worst-case budget scenario presented on Thursday. Auburn Fire Chief Mark Fritz, who outlined the budget alternatives, explained that an 11% reduction would amount to a $1.5 million cut from his...

New York does not have a Stand Your Ground law, setting it apart from many states that allow self-defense without retreating in public. Instead, the state enforces a strict duty to retreat outside the home, paired with a limited Castle Doctrine for dwellings. Defining Stand Your Ground. Stand Your Ground...

AUBURN, NY (607NewsNow) – One person is recovering after a water rescue in Auburn. On March 26, Auburn Police were called to the Lake Avenue Bridge for a report that a person in crisis had jumped into the Owasco River and was screaming for help. Officers Edward Pickard and...

The transportation job scene in Onondaga County is rolling strong this month. From local delivery routes to long-haul CDL positions, there’s something for every kind of driver.

Flooding around Fish Creek in the Sylvan Beach area has been caused by the combination of melting snow and heavy rain, resulting in a rapid rise in water levels, although the current lake level is still below last year's.

PITTSTON, LUZERNE CO. (WOLF) — Join our team as we kick off this week's latest local sports news, featuring the WVIA News Team and FOX56 Sports Director Bob Ide. We are talking hoops in the WVIA Podcast Studio after an emotional week for fans in Northeast Pennsylvania. Bob was...

SYRACUSE, NY — New York State Police arrested three people on drug charges following a narcotics investigation that concluded April 2, 2026. The State Police Troop D Violent Gangs and Narcotics Enforcement Team executed a search warrant at a North Salina Street residence. Police seized 414 grams of fentanyl,...

TOWN OF VIENNA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Jennifer Seibt woke up to a flooded backyard after rainfall poured on Central New York. What was a small pond behind her home looks more like a lake in the town of Vienna, where Seibt lives. “It’s all the way up to the patio,” said Seibt. Seibt and her […]

Syracuse, N.Y. ― A Syracuse man took the stand in his own murder trial to tell a jury he shot and killed a man in broad daylight in self-defense. During closing arguments Friday, prosecutor Anthony Copani said the first of six bullet wounds suffered by the victim proved the story was a lie.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Longtime Syracuse Reverend Nebraski Carter has died. According to his obituary, he died on March 19 at the Syracuse VA Medical Center. Born in Georgia, Reverend Carter served in Germany and then moved to Syracuse, where he founded the Living Water Church of Christ. He served as its pastor for 53 years.