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Big man Mounir Hima, a transfer from Duquesne, officially visit the Hill not too long ago and committed to Syracuse basketball shortly thereafter, providing the Orange with additional depth at the center spot ahead of the 2022-23 campaign. Now, the 6-foot-11, 240-pound Hima didn’t play a ton of minutes for...

The court appointed neutral special master charged with redrawing New York's House and NYS Senate maps released a draft version of his revised Congressional map on Monday. The makeup of the proposed map doesn't come as a surprise to Central New Yorkers who expected the possibility that Oneida and Herkimer Counties would lose their independence, and be split up into separate districts. The new map places Oneida County, including Utica and Rome, with the more populated Syracuse in the 22nd Congressional District, and Herkimer County and parts of Otsego County with the 21st Congressional District with Rep. Elise Stefanik in the North Country region.

Update (6 p.m.): The area around Route 327 and Upper Gray Road has been reopened. Update (1:15 p.m.): Over 2,000 NYSEG customers are without power in Trumansburg after the late-morning/early-afternoon thunderstorm that came through Tompkins County Monday. Their restoration time is anticipated to be 3:45 p.m., according to the company.

As the Syracuse University community came together to celebrate the Class of 2022, it was only fitting that a Central New York native who has reported on some of the most powerful and consequential stories of our time came home to deliver a Commencement address honoring a graduating class that has gone through more trials and tribulations than any in the University’s 152-year history.

A few hours from Utica is a place where you can hike past 12 scenic waterfalls and swim beneath one in a stream-fed pool. Robert H. Treman State Park is an area of wild beauty in Ithaca, New York. The rugged gorge called Enfield Glen is the park's scenic highlight. Nine miles of winding trails follow the gorge past 12 waterfalls, including the 115-foot Lucifer Falls, to where visitors can see a mile-and-a-half down the wooded gorge as it winds its way to the lower park.

Syracuse, N.Y. — It was once a self-proclaimed no-frills “old guys” bar in the heart of Tipperary Hill. The customers, the beers and the feel of the place hardly changed from day to day. Within the next year, the former George O’Dea’s pub at 1333 W. Fayette...

If you happened to take a flight out of Syracuse’s Hancock airport last month, you certainly weren’t alone. Regional Airport Authority officials say more than 225,000 other passengers passed through the airport in April, an 8.5% increase over the same month in 2019. The volume is usually higher...

(FOX NEWS) -- Bob Barnes, the man who is bicycling to all 50 U.S. state capitals in one year, recently found himself "the most danger" he's been in since embarking on his trip across America, according to a report by Fox News. Barnes, 52, of Syracuse, New York, reached the...

You don't have to go all the way to Disneyland for a magical ride with royalty. This summer you can rub elbows with some of fairytale's elites on a horse-drawn carriage experience in Auburn. Central New York-based company Royal Promise Productions, in conjunction with CNY Carriage Company and the City...

Take a ride of enchantment this summer in Upstate New York with a horse-drawn carriage ride hosted by some of your favorite fairytale princesses. Royal Promise Productions, based in Central New York, is partnering with CNY Carriage Company and the City of Auburn Parks and Recreation for a summer of regal experiences in Hoopes Park. One Sunday each month will feature an event with a different princess.

Submitted by Donna Newman for the Central New York SPCA. A pair of lorakeets came to the shelter as part of a hoarding case. There’s a lot we don’t know about this bonded pair, including their names, genders, and ages. We do know that they’ve come a long way in a short time; their feathers are growing back, they’re getting used to interacting with people, and they’re on the cusp of learning to speak.

If you've grown up in the Central New York region, you may assume salt potatoes would be Syracuse's most popular food. However, that isn't the case. The New York Times has named Cornell Chicken as the main dish of Syracuse. For those that don't know, Cornell Chicken is actually a pretty common dish and recipe here in Upstate New York.

SYRACUSE, NY — The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority is reporting the number of people traveling through the Syracuse Hancock International Airport has returned to pre-pandemic levels. According to airport officials, the airport saw 225,898 passengers travel through the terminal in April, which is an increase over April 2019, which...