Camillus gun club says stray bullets aren’t from them, town disagrees
CAMILLUS, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The Camillus Sportsmen’s Club shut down back in October, a decision made by the Town of Camillus. The choice was made after numerous complaints from people living in a nearby neighborhood up on a hill past the gun ranges. Some of those complaints included reports of bullets found in yards...
Saving a Syracuse mansion built in 1892 and making it a gateway to downtown
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The historic Green Mansion in Syracuse will be redeveloped into a headquarters for the Greater Syracuse Land Bank and workforce housing with investment from the NBT CEI-Boulos Impact Fund. The project will restore the 9,780-square-foot property in the Near Westside neighborhood, creating four units...
3 teens led 15-year-old into woods in Syracuse park and shot him seconds later,...
Syracuse, N.Y. ― Karon Works texted another teen to ask if he wanted to smoke. Two hours later, Works, 15, was led to a wooded area in Lower Onondaga Park by three teens. Seconds later, the teens fired 15 shots from three guns. Works died at a local hospital.
Everyone saw a Nob Hill disaster coming. Why didn’t Syracuse do more to prevent...
Syracuse, N.Y. — A month ago, Sean Stanyon sat in a Syracuse City Court room and told the judge he feared what would happen in his Nob Hill Apartments building if things continued the way they had been going. “I’m scared to sleep at night in case there’s a...
New SNAP rules could cut benefits for 6,000 in Onondaga County
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Roughly 6,000 people in Onondaga County will have to prove that they are working or volunteering in order to keep their food stamp benefits. New federal rules for food stamps, also referred to as SNAP, went into effect March 1. The rules impact people who are considered...
Syracuse Mayor Owens announces search for new commissioner of finance
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Sharon Owens announced Monday that the city is launching a search for a new commissioner of finance. Diane Nastri, assistant director of accounting, has been appointed interim commissioner, effective March 4, while the city conducts the search. The commissioner of finance serves as...
Three injured in high-speed collision on I-81 North near Mattydale
SALINA, N.Y. — Just before 5:00 p.m. on March 9, New York State Police responded to a crash on I-81 northbound in the town of Salina. A 2016 Ram operated by David H. Coates, age 47, of Mattydale, was traveling north on I-81 behind a 2024 Honda driven by Abdullah Ahmed Ismael, age 56, of Syracuse.
Asking Eric: After burying both my parents, I wonder if I even have my...
Dear Eric: Over the past two years, I have buried both of my parents. My place in the world going forward feels uncertain and untethered, but in reflecting on their lives and long, long marriage, I now see that everything we are, we have, and we do – to me – really only matters through the lens of story.
Excellus collected $1 billion more in premiums in 2025, but spent nearly as much;...
Syracuse, NY -- Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield collected $1 billion more in premiums last year, but spent nearly all of it on higher claims, according to financial statements filed with the state Monday. Overall, Excellus lost $108 million on its core insurance business in 2025. “Health care spending is...
What’s Going Around: 3-9-26
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Here is the weekly check of the illnesses most commonly seen in area doctors’ offices. Liverpool Syracuse Camillus Pulaski

















