Onondaga County buys last piece of ShoppingTown Mall after years of legal battles
DEWITT, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Onondaga County now owns all of the former ShoppingTown Mall, after writing a check for the final parcel it had to fight to obtain. “We gave a 2.5 million dollar check to Benderson,” County Executive Ryan McMahon confirmed to NewsChannel 9 | LocalSYR.com that the county government gave a $2.5 million check to Benderson Development.
New Wingstop in a Syracuse suburb sets an opening date
Camillus, N.Y. — A new Wingstop fast-food restaurant in Camillus is set to open on Monday, store employees said. Plans for the Wingstop were approved by the town of Camillus last fall. The restaurant is located in the former GameStop space in a shopping plaza near Fairmount Fair. The plaza is at 3528 W. Genesee St.
Popular BBQ restaurant closes another location, down to just 5 restaurants
A long-running Brooklyn barbecue restaurant is closing its doors after 15 years, marking the end of a neighborhood fixture. Dinosaur Bar-B-Que is set to close its Brooklyn location later this spring, according to a statement from the Syracuse-based chain. The restaurant confirmed the closure in a statement posted to Facebook,...
Syracuse seafood restaurant to expand with second Central NY location
Syracuse, N.Y. — Nine years after opening in downtown Syracuse, popular seafood bistro The Fish Friar is expanding to a second location in Ithaca and has launched a food truck. Targeting an August opening, development began earlier this year at Triphammer Marketplace, an open-air shopping center featuring predominantly local...
Driver given CPR and rushed to hospital after crashing into house in Syracuse
Witnesses on the scene said the car was traveling at a high rate of speed before crashing into the house.
19-year-old found guilty of trying to kill kids in shooting on North Side
Syracuse, N.Y. ― A 19-year-old was found guilty Friday of trying to kill a group of kids by opening fire on a crowded street. Nakise Elliott, of Syracuse, was convicted of five counts of attempted murder, two counts of second-degree assault and one count of criminal possession of a weapon.
Man dead after crashing into vacant home on Fitch Street in Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A man is dead after crashing into a vacant house on Fitch Street in Syracuse. The Syracuse Police Department did not release his name. He was taken to Upstate University Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Emergency crews responded to the 100 block of Fitch...
Driver, 20, dies after car crashes into house in Syracuse
Witnesses reported the car was speeding when it crashed over a curb and slammed into the vacant home on the Near Westside.
Win Tickets To See Fantasia & Anthony Hamilton
This Mothers Day Weekend, Western New York welcomes a R&B stars Fantasia and Anthony Hamilton to heat up Rochester
Above average warmth through Saturday before a wintry chill returns by Sunday!
Syracuse just tied the warmest temperature of 2026 so far with a high of 83 degrees! While not a record high (90 degrees set in 2012), the 83 degrees was good enough for the third warmest April 16th on record. It was 88 degrees in 2002 for second place. As...

















