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Town of Manlius board votes no to $2.8 million land purchase for new town hall
MANLIUS, N.Y. — At Wednesday night’s town board meeting, the Town of Manlius said no to the $2.8 million purchase of land for a new town hall building. After pushback from community members, the board says they understand their concerns. It was an incredibly packed board room, filled...
100 Black Men of Syracuse proposes its own Central New York Academy Charter School
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse non-profit organization known as the 100 Black Men of Syracuse is looking to work with the Syracuse City School District and The Higher Learning Network, to build a new charter school for underserved students. The group has already submitted a proposal to New York...
13 Forest Rangers Make 2 Rescues in 2 Days on Rondaxe-Bald Mountain
On Monday, July 15, at about 11:15 am, Herkimer County requested Forest Ranger assistance for a hiker with an unstable ankle injury on Rondaxe Mountain. Seven Forest Rangers and an Assistant Forest Ranger responded with the Eagle Bay, Old Forge, and Webb Fire Departments. Rescue crews reached the 53-year-old from Pennsylvania and secured her in a wheeled litter.
Why haven’t we seen as much wildfire smoke as we did last year?
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — During the summer of 2023, Rochester and much of the east coast of North America was bathed in wildfire smoke and saw huge reductions in air quality on multiple occasions. This year outside of some hazy skies and some light air quality issues only affecting those most sensitive to it, there […]
Vegas man arrested for making threats to federal, state officials
A federal grand jury returned a 22-count indictment charging a Las Vegas man with threatening to assault and murder federal officials, including federal judges, and state employees in Washington, D.C., New York, New Jersey, and Montana.
Upstate NYer Buys $10 Scratch-Off At Grocery Store Wins $3M
The New York Lottery has many scratch-off tickets to choose from. There are thousands and millions to win. You can spend anywhere from one to thirty dollars on a scratch-off ticket. The latest Capital Region lottery winner bought a ten-dollar scratch-off and cashed in big!. Which $10 New York Lottery...
Lewis County DMV fully functioning after last week’s issues
LOWVILLE, N.Y. (WWTI) – The Lewis County Department of Motor Vehicles announced on Tuesday that their systems are fully functional. Last week’s global internet outage caused problems where the DMV couldn’t process any transactions. Items that required a new photo, permits, commercial licensing, REAL ID, enhanced licensing could not be handled due to the outage.
Utica woman arrested in North Utica Wal-Mart robbery
UTICA, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) — A Utica woman was arrested on Monday, July 22 after she threatened employees at the North Utica Wal-Mart with a box cutter, according to Utica Police. Officers were called to the Wal-Mart at Riverside Mall at approximately 9 am on Monday. Upon their arrival, they...
West Genesee High School cell phone policy sees success, schools around U.S. follow suit
CAMILLUS, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — It’s a subject with many different opinions, but West Genesee High School’s year-old cell phone policy tries to strike the right balance for everybody. Heatherlynn Loughlin, a parent of recent West Genesee High School graduates and also a substitute teacher, sees the different sides. “As a parent and an educator, I […]
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