Syracuse NY

DeWitt, N.Y. - Interstate 481 in the town of Dewitt will be closed for nearly two weeks in late April and early May for construction related to the Interstate 81 Viaduct Project, according to a news release from the state Department of Transportation. The highway will be closed between Exit...

Overtime pay for Syracuse city workers is unavoidable, especially for police, fire, and the department of public works. As common councilors begin putting their final touches on the city budget, the city auditor wants them to be more realistic about what they allocate for overtime. Halfway through the fiscal year...

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There's no shortage of U.S. communities centered around academic campuses, from vibrant college towns steeped in Southern flair to campuses that transform into winter wonderlands. And then there's Alfred, New York, a cozy student town nestled between Erie and Syracuse and just hours away from the Chautauqua-Allegheny region's offerings. From wine tasting trails around Lake Erie to the historic streets and scenic trails...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the individuals pictured in connection with ongoing retail-related criminal incidents in the Eastwood area. Investigators are working to identify these subjects as part of an active investigation, according to a...

The following is a listing of all residential property transfers in the Syracuse City School District reported in March. There were 138 transactions posted during this time. During this period, the median sale for the area was a 1,261-square-foot home on 6th North Street in Syracuse that sold for $156,000.

For four years, Syracuse University has fought the city of Syracuse in court to avoid paying property taxes on part of its tax-exempt student center. So far, lawmakers, a review board and a judge have agreed that yes, SU owes taxes on the building. The university could get a ruling on its latest appeal from a court in Rochester as early as today...

After two years of internal planning, Centro presented its route overhaul proposal to the public during a hearing Thursday night. Around 50 attendees showed up, and nearly half got up to comment on Centro’s first major overhaul in 20 years. Many spoke about the inconvenience of having their usual...

ROME, N.Y. -- A Syracuse woman accused of bringing an unknown substance into the Mohawk Correctional Facility in Rome did not appear in Rome City Court. This happened on Easter Sunday. The judge issued an arrest warrant for Shondrea Taylor after she missed her court appearance. Two corrections officers who...

Sunday is the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster. A nuclear power plant in Ukraine in the former Soviet Union exploded, causing 31 direct deaths and nearly 100,000 more as a result of radiation. Nuclear energy, whether used for power or as a weapon, is a reason so many communities...