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VAN BUREN, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Onondaga County Sheriff Deputies were sent to a home in Van Buren around 12:30 a.m. on March 22, for a stabbing. Deputies found a male victim who was stabbed in the neck and hand at the scene. The victim said that his roommate, 28-year-old...

AURELIUS, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — New York State Police arrested an Auburn woman after she allegedly was driving the wrong way while intoxicated. On March 18, New York State Police arrested 28-year-old Samantha E. Ryan from Auburn N.Y. after responding to a vehicle driving the wrong way on Arterial East in the town of Aurelius. Ryan […]

What would it mean to be named North America's 'Strongest Town'? Before we get into the particulars I can tell you that there is only one New York community in the running and your vote could get them to #1. Seneca Falls, New York is a college town known for...

BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The Baldwinsville Central School District reeling this afternoon, March 21, after the sudden death of a Durgee Junior High School 8th grader. Police say 14-year-old Maya “Marshall” Pickard was found dead at their home on Mercer Street yesterday afternoon. The manner and cause...

Spring is on the way, with farm stands and a landscaper among the 37 new businesses that were registered at County Clerk’s offices in Onondaga, Cayuga and Madison counties between March 13 and 17. Other businesses included dog daycare and a speech therapist. Seven businesses opted to close in...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A terrifying drug that eats away at skin and limbs is blamed for dozens of deaths locally. Xylazine is the drug that has caused deadly overdoses in Upstate New York. In Monroe County, police report nearly 60 fatal overdoses linked to the drug for 2022. In Wayne County, police report three fatal overdoses linked to the drug for 2022, and 10 under investigation.

Artist Tyrone Johnson-Neuland has come a long way from his childhood, when he ordered information on how to be an artist from the ads in TV Guide magazine. He is this year’s first Emerging Artist to be featured in both the Schweinfurth Art Center and Cayuga Museum of History & Art from March 25 through May 28, 2023.

The 2022-23 Section III girls basketball Onondaga High School League all-stars were recently released. Players were selected by Section III coaches.

(WETM) – A resident of the town of Ovid has been arrested for driving while intoxicated. According to New York State Police, troopers in Waterloo observed a car that failed to keep right and performed an unsafe turn on State Route 89 in the town of Seneca Falls. William E. Eastman, 39, was subsequently arrested […]

Iselin-based World Insurance Associates LLC on Tuesday said it acquired the business of Finger Lakes Partners Insurance Services Inc. of Geneva, New York, on Jan. 1. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. Finger Lakes was formed in 2007 when two established agencies with histories dating back to 1900...

The company announced on its website and Facebook page at the beginning of March that it will be shutting its doors.

BALDWINSVILLE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — She’s only in junior high, but her dance teachers say she has what it takes to be a professional ballerina. In this week’s Extraordinary Talent of the week, this 15-year-old from Baldwinsville is now competing on a world stage. “When I was like...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The amount of closed sales on housing has dropped to its lowest point in nearly a decade in New York State, according to the latest report from the New York Association of Realtors (NYSAR) The latest report shows that closed sales have dropped from 9,351 in February 2022 to 6,147 units. […]

The first round of Central New York village elections in 2023 will take place on Tuesday, March 21. There will be another round of elections on June 20 and the remaining few will take place on Election Day (Nov. 7.) Polls will be open from noon to 9 p.m. in...

More shady news surrounding the case of Tyre Nichols has been revealed. Lt. DeWayne Smith, the Memphis Police Department supervisor at the scene while Nichols was beaten to death, retired with full benefits—one day before a hearing to terminate him. HuffPost reports that documents were filed to revoke his law enforcement certification, and several city officials were upset after finding out. JB Smiley Jr., Memphis City Council’s vice-chairman, said it’s unfair. “I just don’t like the fact that his parents are paying this officer to go on and live and that’s troubling,” Smiley said.

SENECA FALLS, N.Y. — A Rochester woman was arrested in Seneca Falls after police said she was riding in a car involved in a theft and drove toward officers on March 5. Seneca Falls Police said the woman, 56-year-old Vanessa Jackson, wasn’t involved in the theft but tried to drive away in the car. The other passenger, who is accused of the theft, ran from the car.

SKANEATELES, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – The Skaneateles Police Department is searching for the people responsible for several acts of vandalism that occurred overnight in the village of Skaneateles. According to the police, numerous messages were spray painted on the sidewalks, roadways, and street signs around Leitch Avenue, including one which was anti-Semitic. There was graffiti on […]

Geddes, N.Y. - A Clay man is dead following a crash in Geddes early yesterday morning. Onondaga County Sheriff's Investigators say that a 36-year-old Kevin Haynes went off the road while exiting 690 at John Glenn Boulevard and struck a culvert. Nobody was in the car with him. He was...

The Onondaga County Clerk’s office recorded 96 home sales between March 6 and 10. The most expensive home sold was a four-bedroom, three-bath contemporary home in the town of Skaneateles that sold for $950,000. The home last sold for $300,000 in 2009. (See photos of the home.) You can...

Lisbeth Collado was previously indicted with her husband Jamie Avery Jr. for attempted aggravated murder, attempted murder in the second degree, arson in the second degree, attempted arson in the second degree, attempted assault in the first degree, and two counts of endangering the welfare of a child. The post Mother pleads guilty to trying to light her 1-year-old daughter on fire first appeared on Law & Crime.