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Bear spotted roaming Onondaga Hill yards, cemetery, busy intersections
Onondaga Hill, N.Y. — A black bear has been spotted roaming yards and a busy intersection on Onondaga Hill Tuesday, forcing one nearby middle school to briefly delay dismissal and a hospital to warn employees. The bear was first seen Tuesday morning by neighbors along Skyline Drive. Chris Piering’s...
25-year-old woman arrested for DWI after car crashes into a tree in Camillus
Camillus, N.Y. — A 25-year-old woman was arrested this weekend for drunk driving after her car went off a road and struck a tree in Camillus, State Police said. Bridget M. Mitchell, of Marcellus, was driving her 2022 Honda north on Thompson Road around 1:42 a.m. Saturday when she failed to stop at a stop sign on Devoe Road, said Jennifer L. Jiron, a spokesperson for the State Police.
Another tractor-trailer gets stuck under bridge in Syracuse
Syracuse, N.Y. — A tractor-trailer got stuck under the Park Street bridge in Syracuse on Wednesday morning, police said. Police responded to the bridge at 6:34 a.m. for the truck stuck under the bridge, said Kieran Coffey, a spokesperson for the Syracuse Police Department. The driver managed to drive...
A Syracuse-area fish fry restaurant is closing after nearly 70 years
North Syracuse, NY — A longtime takeout restaurant that specializes in fried fish is closing after nearly 70 years of operation. Sal’s Seafoods, which opened on Route 11 (3730 Brewerton Road) in North Syracuse in 1957, announced on social media its last day of business will be June 28.
Several Syracuse-area schools hit with email threat that appears to be hoax, deputy says
Marcellus, NY - Several school districts in the Syracuse area received e-mail threats today that appear to be a hoax, according to the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office. The Sheriff’s Office is assisting school districts in following the procedures they have in place for these threats, a spokesman said.
Syracuse amphitheater to let kids in free for first time — at 5 concerts
Parents, if you don’t want to spend money on a babysitter so you can go to concert — or educate the next generation on good tunes — there’s good news at one of Central New York’s largest live music venues. The Empower Federal Credit Union...
Auburn hospital, working with Upstate, opens new cancer treatment center
Auburn, NY -- Auburn Memorial Hospital opened a new cancer center Wednesday in collaboration with Upstate Medical University in Syracuse. The $15 million cancer center will have more than 30 employees and bring expertise from Upstate’s Cancer Center to the city in Cayuga County. It is located on the grounds of the hospital at North and Lansing streets.
Man accused of threatening to bomb Upstate Community Hospital avoids jail for now
Syracuse, N.Y. – A 24-year-old man accused of threatening to bomb Upstate Community Hospital has avoided jail at this time. He pleaded guilty Wednesday to a lesser charge of attempting to make a terroristic threat in exchange for interim probation. If he is successful on interim probation for a year, he will not have to serve prison time.
Man stabbed multiple times after altercation at Salt City Market, police say
Syracuse, N.Y. — A man was stabbed multiple times after a fight that started in Salt City Market Tuesday evening, police said. The 39-year-old man stabbed was involved in a fight at 484 S Salina St. around 4:27 p.m., said Kieran Coffey, a spokesperson for the Syracuse Police Department.
Rape, murder: See 310 new arrests added to syracuse.com police blotter
The Syracuse.com | The Post-Standard police blotter of arrests from police agencies around Central New York was updated today. The arrests added this week were from the last month, although a few go back further. Those charged ranged from 16 to 89 years old. If you purchase a product or...
Retired state police commander details investigation into bomb threats credibility
MANLIUS, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Law enforcement called the bomb threats emailed to teachers in at least 10 Central New York school districts on Wednesday, June 12, not credible. Five were in Onondaga County where the sheriff’s office says they believe the emails came from overseas. It only took a few hours for those threats to […]
WATCH: Liverpool High School principal wakes up to senior prank
LIVERPOOL, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — As the school year ends and high schoolers get ready to graduate, high school seniors are planning and pulling off class pranks. Students at Liverpool High School got creative with their prank as they came over to Executive Principal Brett Woodcock’s front lawn and greeted him in their pajamas as he was headed out to work in the morning.
Trial begins for man accused of fatally stabbing his mom in Van Buren: ‘She was brutalized’
Van Buren, N.Y. – A 45-year-old man sat in a near-empty courtroom Tuesday as his sister recounted the harrowing morning she found their mother’s dead body and told police she believed her brother was the killer. Daniel Chilson is on trial accused of killing his 74-year-old mother Leora...
Syracuse schools payroll: See highest-paid, search every salary for 2022-2023
Syracuse, N.Y. — Superintendent Anthony Davis was the highest-paid employee in the Syracuse City School District during the 2022-2023 school year, according to state and district records. Davis’ salary for the year was $255,000. That’s the amount in the contract he signed when he took over as permanent superintendent...
Driver hits 2 motorcycles after making illegal U-Turn, driver ticketed, troopers say
Salina, N.Y. -- Two people were injured in a crash Sunday after a driver made an illegal U-Turn and hit two oncoming motorcycles, troopers said. Around 10:18 p.m., officers responded to East Molloy Road in the town of Salina for an accident with injuries, according to Trooper Jennifer Jiron, a spokesperson for the State Police.
$17K+ stolen from DeWitt cannabis store, police need help finding suspects
DEWITT, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The DeWitt Police Department is looking for the remaining two out of four alleged suspects involved in a burglary of a DeWitt cannabis store burglary. Just after 4 a.m. on May 30, DeWitt Police were sent to Loudpack Exotics, on Kinne Road, for a burglary alarm. At the scene, police found […]
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