Tuesday evening hundreds of protestors gathered outside of the James M. Hanley Courthouse. The crowd, filled with people of all ages, shared their voices about the reported overturn of Roe v. Wade. Read more »
Richard Shoff, currently a deputy chief of Syracuse Police Department, will become the next first deputy chief. Captain Julie Shulsky has been appointed as a deputy chief. Read more »
Polygraphs, colloquially referred to as lie detectors, measure physiological changes in a person while answering a series of “yes” or “no” questions. Read more »
Murphy’s Island, a piece of land adjacent to Destiny USA on the shore of Onondaga Lake, brings as many as 100 eagles to the area, according to the Onondaga Audubon. Read more »
The McMahon Ryan Child Advocacy Center in Onondaga County will receive $670,000 in funding as a part of New York state’s Community Violence Intervention Act. Read more »
Five burglaries have recently occurred in off-campus neighborhoods, according to a Department of Public Safety email Sunday evening. Read more »
Councilors spoke with SPD Chief Joe Cecile regarding an incident involving officers physically restraining an 8-year-old Black child last week. Read more »
Schumer will advocate for increased funding to Syracuse-area organizations if accepted to the CVI Initiative. Read more »
First published in 2019, The Urban Forest Master plan focuses on preserving the urban forest that provides services to the community. Read more »
Protesters called for reform to governance and policing in Syracuse following a video of police officers physically restraining an 8-year-old Black child. Read more »
Kenton Buckner, the chief of Syracuse Police Department, resigned from his position on Friday afternoon. First Deputy Chief Joseph Cecile will take over as the chief of police effective immediately, Mayor Ben Walsh announced in a press conference later in the day. Read more »
Syracuse Police Department held a press conference Thursday to address the video showing a police officer physically restraining a young child that was circulated on social media on Monday. Read more »
Syracuse University’s Department of Public Safety and the Syracuse Police Department are investigating several burglaries in off-campus neighborhoods. Read more »
Syracuse University has a reputation of setting off loud fireworks for various events without any forewarning to the surrounding community. Read more »
While New York being the 16th state to legalize recreational marijuana created an opportunity to learn from other states' processes, there are still many ways legalization has fallen short. Read more »
Onondaga County will receive over $3.7 million in the first round of opioid settlement payments, according to a press release from the New York state attorney general’s office on Tuesday. Read more »
The shooting occurred on the 300 block of South Clinton Street between Al’s Wine and Whiskey Lounge and DP Dough just after midnight on Saturday. Read more »
A video of a Syracuse police officer physically restraining a young child and moving him into a police car was posted on Twitter on Monday morning at 11:01 a.m. Read more »
Created by the Department of Neighborhood and Business Development and approved by the Syracuse Common Council, the funds will aid in the redevelopment and improvement of underutilized commercial and mixed-use properties. Read more »
Syracuse University will return to the “BLUE” COVID-19 alert level effective April 19. The decision comes amid an uptick of cases on campus and in Onondaga County. Read more »
The community grid alternative of the Interstate 81 viaduct project will take six years to construct, according to the project’s environmental impact statement. Read more »
A man barricaded himself inside Pop Shop on the 500 block of Westcott Street on Sunday night. Read more »
The acquisition, if approved by the state, would leave Syracuse with just two general hospital systems — Upstate University Hospital and St. Joseph’s Health. Read more »
But Walsh said in the presentation that under his proposal for fiscal year 2023, which will last from July 2022 to June 2023, the city will be running a deficit. Read more »
