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14-year-old shot in Syracuse: Police respond to the scene of a shooting Wednesday night on Putnam Street in Syracuse. A 14-year-old boy had gunshot wounds in both legs, police said. (Timia Cobb photo)
The latest
Is it possible to tear down I-81 without noise, air pollution? Here’s how the DOT promises to try: In about one month, the massive effort to tear down the elevated Interstate 81 in downtown Syracuse will start to come within hearing and breathing reach of at least 3,500 residents. The highway will come down way before public housing is rebuilt, which means hundreds of people will still be living within yards of the highway. Some windows and back porches will be just feet from construction.
How a 30-page report, with little public input, blew up Syracuse’s budget: Weeks of simmering tension between the Syracuse Common Council and Mayor Ben Walsh’s administration has boiled over with a bitter public fight over the city’s next budget. At the center of the feud is a 30-page document, written by a regional accounting firm for the council.
‘Uncertainty is terrible’: Central NY manufacturer lays off 32 as Trump’s tariff threats exceed payroll: The owner of a Central New York company that has been making boilers for 75 years says President Donald Trump‘s tariff war has created an “existential” threat to his business and prompted him to shrink his workforce. Fulton Cos. CEO and owner Bram Palm said he laid off 32 local support personnel on Thursday while facing the prospect of a 13-fold increase in tariff costs…