Syracuse NY

Onondaga County residents are being encouraged to conserve water due to a drought watch, and the Onondaga Hill Fire Department is taking extra precautions to ensure they have water available to fight fires.

The Syracuse Police Department is using state money to boost the technology officers use to do their job. Gov. Kathy Hochul met with law enforcement leaders in Syracuse this week to see how central New York is spending $1.3 million in state funding. So, she met Spot the robot dog. The quadruped robot has four legs, a...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A new chapter in innovation has begun in downtown Syracuse as The Tech Garden has been transformed into the INSPYRE Innovation Hub, a 90,000 square foot facility, marking it as the largest startup incubator in New York State. The INSPYRE Innovation Hub, which officially opened...

State Police said Thursday they are launching an Autism Awareness Visor Card Program to help troopers and individuals with autism during interactions. People with autism may face more challenges with law enforcement due to communication differences, sensory sensitivities and difficulties with social interaction....

Constantia, N.Y. - State Police have released the name of a 39-year-old man who died after a two-vehicle crash on Monday in Constantia. Michael J. Hritsko, of Cleveland, died at Upstate University Hospital Monday evening, troopers said. Hritsko was injured in the crash on Route 49 at approximately 6:40 p.m....

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A woman was stabbed on Stewart Court in Syracuse. On Thursday, September 18, around 2:46 p.m., Syracuse Police Officers were called to a report of a stabbing with injuries in the 100 block of Stewart Court. When they arrived, officers found a 25-year-old female with an apparent stab wound...

One man was killed and another injured in a shooting in Syracuse on Tuesday, September 16, and the investigation is ongoing.

UPDATE 9-18-25: This story has been updated to mention the city’s lawsuit against Skyline’s current owners. SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Former tenants of Skyline Apartments could share a settlement of $800,000, court papers show, after a years-long lawsuit against its owners. Each member of the lawsuit, all of whom...

CNY Diaper Bank founder and director Michela Hugo said hundreds of diaper banks across the country are participating in Diaper Need Awareness Week. "We need this week to build awareness, so that people understand that there are families every day who are experiencing this crisis and that we are doing work every day...

City and state officials say that federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents conducted an operation on Tuesday morning in Syracuse’s East Side. ICE, though, has not provided details on what their activity entailed, or even if ICE agents detained any individuals, according to spokespeople for both the city and...