Man arrested on felony warrants tied to Geneva incidents
A Syracuse man was arrested March 21 on multiple felony charges after officers identified active warrants tied to domestic incidents in Geneva. Dominique D. Huddleston, 35, was taken into custody on bench and arrest warrants, including five counts of aggravated family offense and four counts of criminal contempt in...
F-M school board member asks state to investigate district’s secret hiring of PR firm
Manlius, N.Y. -A longtime Fayetteville-Manlius school board member is asking the state comptroller to investigate whether her fellow board members skirted their own policies and state law when they secretly hired a public relations firm last year. Marissa Mims, who was first elected to the school board in 2009,...
🔥 Syracuse South Side Home Damaged in Afternoon Fire
Firefighters responded around 3:12 p.m. Wednesday to a house fire at 108 E. Kennedy St. on Syracuse’s South Side. Flames started in a second-floor bathroom and spread through the home, filling it with heavy smoke.
A 119-year-old Syracuse funeral home just closed, and its estate sale is full of...
A historic Syracuse time capsule will be dismantled this weekend. The Giminski-Wysocki Funeral Home at 1320 W. Genesee St. hosted thousands of funerals, primarily for the local Polish community, since it opened in 1907. It closed its doors March 15. This weekend, the contents of the building, including items from...
Onondaga County used unlicensed medical firm for 3 years to provide care in jail;...
Syracuse, N.Y. — For three years, Onondaga County used an unlicensed medical company to provide care to people held in its jail, prison and youth detention center, according to a state Attorney General’s Office investigation. Two inmates at the Justice Center jail died under the company’s care and...
Dog ‘continuously shivers’ after perilous rescue from Upstate New York river
Seneca River, NY – Local authorities carried out a dramatic rescue on Monday, saving a goldendoodle from the freezing waters of the Seneca River. At around 6:00 p.m. on March 23, 2026, 911 received a call about a dog seen swimming in the middle of the Seneca River. The Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office responded...
Onondaga County Water Authority begins water service line inspections
ONONDAGA COUNTY N.Y. — The Onondaga County Water Authority (OCWA) is visiting neighborhoods across Central New York to confirm the materials used in water service lines, a federal regulatory requirement. The inspections, part of OCWA’s Water Service Line Inventory, will continue through June and include about 1% of...
Syracuse Sandwiches: This 47-year-old favorite still runs the room at Riley’s
(We all have our go-to order. This series is about shaking that up. Each week, I’ll spotlight one sandwich at a Central New York restaurant worth trying — and explain why it ended up on my plate. Got a suggestion? Text me at 315-382-1984. Don’t be surprised if I ask you to join me.)
Syracuse Police Seek Suspect After Devine Street Stabbing
Syracuse police are searching for a suspect after a man was stabbed several times early Wednesday (March 25) on Devine Street. Officers responded to the 100 block of Devine Street around 12:01 a.m. after receiving a report of a stabbing with injuries. At the scene, authorities found a 50-year-old man...
Two men sentenced in Parkside Commons large drug ring run out of apartment
Syracuse, N.Y. — Two men who admitted to helping run an illegal drug business out of Parkside Commons apartment complex in Syracuse were sentenced to prison Thursday. Onondaga County Judge Matthew Doran sentenced Jorge Lacen-Pizarro and Jesus Berrios-Ortiz following guilty pleas tied to the large-scale drug operation...

















