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Businesses to spruce up your yard, your car and yourself are featured among the 46 businesses that registered with County Clerk’s offices in Onondaga, Cayuga and Madison counties between March 20 and 24. Three businesses filed to close in Onondaga County. One of these was for an Oswego County...

New York state has agreed to pay $5.5 million to the man who spent 16 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of raping writer Alice Sebold when she was a student at Syracuse University. His lawyers announced the settlement on Monday.The settlement comes after Anthony Broadwater's conviction for raping Sebold in 1981 was overturned in 2021. It was signed last week by lawyers for Broadwater and New York Attorney General Letitia James, David Hammond, one of Broadwater's attorneys, said.Broadwater, 62, said in a statement relayed by Hammond, "I appreciate what Attorney General James has done, and I hope...

Update: Route 48 is back open, according to 511NY. Lysander, N.Y. — A portion of Route 48 has been closed most of the day Monday and will remain closed for several more hours after a crash, Onondaga County 911 dispatchers said. Route 48 is closed in both directions from...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A Syracuse man is looking at 30 years to life after admitting he was guilty on Monday, March 27, to the deadly shooting that occurred almost a year ago in Armory Square. Last year, on April 16, Brandon Rolfe was charged with shooting five people, including Akok Lual, who was the lone […]

Syracuse school officials are deciding how students can earn one of the 250 spots that will be available in the first freshman class of the district’s STEAM school. The admissions process, which mimics aspects of applying to prestigious universities, may seem daunting. But administrators are reassuring students and parents that the process to get into the school will be competitive but fair and will not be based heavily on prior academic excellence.

Syracuse, N.Y. — Less than 90 days into 2023, there have already been 182 mass shootings so far. Members of the Syracuse City School board said they were heartbroken to hear of another school shooting this year. The mass shooting in Nashville, is yet another reason for increased safety measures here in Syracuse city schools.

Subscribe to get the Good Morning, CNY newsletter delivered to your email inbox weekday mornings. High: 46; Low: 28. Cloudy; morning shower in spots. See the 5-day forecast. 6 dead in Nashville school shooting: A former student killed three children and three adults at a Christian elementary school in Nashville on Monday, armed with two “assault-style” weapons and a handgun after elaborately planning the massacre by drawing out a detailed map and conducting surveillance of the building, police said. The massacre at The Covenant School in Nashville was the latest in a series of mass shootings in a country that has grown increasingly unnerved by bloodshed in schools. (Nicole Hester/The Tennessean via AP)

Cakes, cookies, cupcakes and more will be available for sampling Thursday at the first-ever Syracuse Bakers Expo in downtown Syracuse. The expo, to be held 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Marriott Syracuse Downton hotel, is meant to showcase the efforts of 22 Onondaga County baked goods and desserts businesses. The event in the hotel’s Grand Ballroom is coordinated by local bakery Trita Treatz and the Jubilee Homes of Syracuse, a nonproft that provides housing for low income people.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A firefighter from the North Syracuse Fire Department has died after suffering for months from a cardiac arrest event during a residential fire on January 13. The North Syracuse Fire Department reported with the deepest regret and heartfelt sorrow on Saturday, March 25, the Line of Duty Death of Past Chief Peter […]

Syracuse, N.Y. -- Several boys track and field athletes across Section III will have the chance to fill expanded roles this spring. At its Section III spring sports media day, Syracuse.com polled coaches as to which of their competitors they expect to emerge. Here are their responses.

Cicero, N.Y. - A vehicle driving on I-81 was damaged Monday morning after a tractor trailer lost two tires on the highway in Cicero, deputies said. Deputies responded to a call around 7:37 a.m. of a tractor trailer that lost a wheel, according to 911 dispatch reports. A tanker tractor...

Syracuse, N.Y. — Patients at two of Syracuse’s three hospitals spent some of the longest stretches in emergency rooms in all of New York last year, according to federal data. Patients at St. Joseph’s Hospital Health Center spent a median of 341 minutes in the hospital’s emergency room...

Syracuse, N.Y. - Camillus police have issued an alert for a Syracuse teen who has been missing for over a month. Cheyenne R. Jones, 15, has been missing since Feb. 26, according to the alert filed with the state. Jones may be traveling to Kentucky or California, the alert says.

DETROIT, MI — Raimier Walker is one step closer to representing Team USA in the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris. Last weekend, the 19-year-old Liverpool native snagged first place at the USA Boxing National Qualifiers in Detroit. Competing in the 125lb division, Walker went 4-0 earning an invitation to the U.S. Olympic Team Trials this upcoming December.

Syracuse, N.Y. – More than 13,000 Onondaga County residents could lose their Medicaid coverage over the next year. That could happen because they are now making too much money to qualify for the health insurance program for the poor and disabled.

A major investigation in Onondaga County has led to the seizure of seven so-called "ghost guns," and local law enforcement officials say fighting the spread of these weapons is a priority. Onondaga County Sheriff Toby Shelley said ghost guns are the result of a pipeline of manufacturing and distributing deadly...

Syracuse, N.Y. — The government will resume checking the eligibility of all people enrolled in Medicaid over the next 14 months. Here are steps Medicaid enrollees can take to avoid losing coverage:. Update your contact information with your Medicaid agency. If you have moved, contact your Medicaid agency to...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Jamesville Correctional Facility is not closing this week--although initial plans called for an April 1 shutdown date. It will close eventually according to Onondaga County leaders. Late last year Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon and outgoing Onondaga County Sheriff Gene Conway proposed closing the facility...

Few things make me happier than a lazy day spent at home watching some classic comedy. Seriously, this is my version of Utopia. I decided to take in some movies I had never seen before recently and one of them was the 1991 comedy Career Opportunities. If you have never...

Syracuse, N.Y. — The Section III baseball season will be underway soon. Here’s what to know about Class B, C and D this season. >> Section III baseball media day roll call: Photos from every team (39 photos)