Syracuse NY

Syracuse lawmakers have backed a program to create a better path forward for young people involved with crime. The Common Council voted Monday to approve an agreement with the Exalt Youth Intervention program. The goal is to help with life skills, as well as academic planning, and employment for people...

Syracuse, N.Y. — More than a hundred people, including top local elected officials and the city’s next mayor, gathered Monday evening in downtown Syracuse to demand the release of two Upstate hospital workers detained by federal immigration authorities. A mix of area residents and unions representing the two...

Black New York Army National Guard soldiers who bravely served in World War I combat have been awarded a Congressional Gold Medal.

$6,160 - Elbridge - Lot 50 Whiting Road - Zbigniew Majewski to Ryan L., Robert C. and Brendon T. O’Gorman (rural vacant land - 7.43 acres) $11,000 - Syracuse - 1655-57 W. Onondaga St. - Eric Ryczak to Caleb Rupracht (two-family residence) $30,000 - Salina - Lot 18 Kirsch...

Train is coming to Upstate New York to celebrate the 25th anniversary of its breakout hit. The rock band announced its “Drops of Jupiter: 25 Years in the Atmosphere” tour dates Monday, including one Upstate New York concert. Train will perform at the Broadview Stage at SPAC (Saratoga Performing Arts Center) in...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A man involved in multiple crimes, including the death of a 5-year-old toddler, demanded a new attorney. Corrice Parks appeared in Onondaga County Court on Monday for additional proceedings ahead of his sentencing on a weapons charge. The charge stems from an Oct. 11, 2024, incident where police...

Deputies arrested a man after his car veered off the road and into a ditch along Route 96 in Romulus. Cameron Bowers, 37, of Syracuse was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated after the crash around 6 p.m. on Friday, according to the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said Bowers was involved in a...

Onondaga County has released an update on SNAP benefits, noting that full November benefits have been issued and will be available on EBT cards between Nov. 9 and Nov. 13, while new SNAP recipients as of Nov. 1 will experience a delay in receiving their benefits.

Dear Eric: We have a neighbor a few doors up who hates us. We don’t really know why, but he doesn’t want us to walk on “his” sidewalk. He considers that harassment by us – just us. We walk up and down the street for our health and pass his house six to 12 times a day. If he sees us through his window, or one of the...

The Food Bank of Central New York is gearing up for yet another week of helping SNAP recipients amid the government shutdown. There are several food distributions this week in the region. Food pantries. Food pantries in Onondaga County include:. Abundant Life Christian Center Food Pantry in East Syracuse. Wednesday,...