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MERGE Dance Festival welcomes all to the dance floor
(WSYR-TV) — If you like to dance or even if you don’t but like to catch a performance there is a week-long dance festival taking place. MERGE begins May 13 and is happening all over Syracuse and Central New York. Lisa Price, Lee Spencer, and Jason Ngo joined the show to share more.
Scuffle outside courthouse after 5th day of Baby Dior murder trial; mom arrested
Syracuse, N.Y. — Emotions spilled over outside the Onondaga County Criminal Courthouse Friday at the end of the fifth day of a trial for a Syracuse man accused of fatally shooting 11-month-old Dior Harris. An argument started around 3:15 p.m. outside Judge Gordon Cuffy’s courtroom, where Jesse D. Outley,...
After deaths of 2 children, no more ‘business as usual’ (Your Letters)
Is there reason to hope that after the suffering of Ashton DeGonzaque and Nefertiti Harris (and their subsequent deaths) that Onondaga County won’t return to “business as usual”? Did the crushing stresses that families and individuals experienced during the coronavirus pandemic get the notice and response that was needed?
‘School is supposed to be a safe place’; Mother who allegedly beat SCSD teacher in court
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Lynzina Sutton, the mother of a Lincoln Middle School student, who allegedly verbally assaulted and repeatedly punched a teacher in the face back in February, was in court on May 1. Sutton was arraigned in Onondaga County court on 14 counts. They include assault, harassment and burglary. The other counts are […]
Onondaga Co. Sheriff Shelley reacts to tragic news in North Carolina
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — North Carolina’s tragic news hits close to home for our local law enforcement as they continue to mourn the loss of Syracuse Police Officer Michael Jensen and Onondaga County Sheriff’s Lieutenant Michael Hoosock. “We’re holding up fine. We just keep moving. It’s all...
NY’s school meals are getting healthier (Guest Opinion by Dr. Ileana Vargas & Anupama Joshi)
Dr. Ileana Vargas is a Pediatric Endocrinologist and Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. Anupama Joshi, M.S., of Cary, North Carolina, is vice president of programs at the Center for Science in the Public Interest, an independent, science-based advocacy organization that works to improve how the nation eats, and founder and former National Farm to School Network executive director.
Which food services passed or failed health inspection April 14-20
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The Onondaga County Health Department released its inspection reports for restaurants checked from April 14 through April 20. Read to see how the establishments failed inspection in detail below. Dunkin’. Dunkin’ had eight violations, with one in critical condition. Critical Condition: Foods not protected...
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