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SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR) — After being detained while attending a regularly scheduled immigration hearing in the fall, Alcibiades “Alex” Lazaro Ramirez Gonzalez, a Upstate Medical University worker, now faces deportation to Cuba, a country he has zero ties to. Gonzalez’s union, the Civil Service Employees Association...

Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Sienna Tarkian prefers her shaken espresso sweetened. But, the Syracuse University freshman finds that many cafes tend to go overboard on the sweet notes, overshadowing the deep and robust richness of the coffee beans...

A man has been arrested for allegedly spraying another person with bear spray in Central New York. New York State Police say Arthur L. Stewart, of Ithaca, was arrested Tuesday morning after troopers were dispatched to a report of a dispute around 11:18 a.m. ET. A person was sprayed with bear spray in a staircase...

CICERO, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Water Authority announced encouraging news regarding the repair of its water system in Cicero on Wednesday. The OCWA said more than half of the new pipe is currently installed in the work zone. It said that its crews are making significant progress with dewatering, excavation, the...

A Syracuse man, Zackery M. Kulas, has been charged with manslaughter following a hit-and-run incident that occurred on July 4, 2025, in Sherburne. According to the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office, Kulas, aged 37, was driving eastbound on State Highway 80 when he struck and killed 59-year-old Jeffrey Maxson, who was...

Several supporters for Syracuse school board Commissioner Twiggy Billue spoke at a Wednesday board meeting criticizing the way the board has handled the potential removal of Billue. “Syracuse is watching your decisions,” said Walt Dixie, a longtime South Side activist and executive director of Jubilee Homes, where...

DeWitt, N.Y. -- One Onondaga County town is resisting a switch to automated trash and recycling collection, a decision that has created confusion and prompted officials to walk back an initial solution. DeWitt residents got a letter Dec. 31 with the news that come March 1, the town’s hauler would...

Here are the food service inspections reported by the Onondaga County Health Department from Dec. 28 to Jan. 3:. Critical violations: One can of tomato sauce on dry storage shelf is severely dented (corrected - voluntarily discarded). Ice in ice machine adulterated, has mold growth on the ice (corrected -...

Get the latest Syracuse news delivered right to your inbox. Subscribe to our newsletter here. Julie Varney was watching the news when she learned that the restaurant where she had her first date with her now-husband was set to close. She told her husband she wanted to visit Spaghetti Warehouse one last time and take...

We have an update on the repairs taking place at the Burlington on Erie Blvd East, in DeWitt.