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New York care management company to acquire nearby personal care provider
Two central New York home care companies will soon combine. Aging Advocates, a provider based in Manlius, NY, moved to acquire Senior Home Care Solutions, headquartered in East Syracuse, NY. Aging Advocates announced the transaction on Thursday. “This acquisition aligns with our mission to promote dignity and independence for our...
Utica Blue Sox rally for win in final regular-season home game of 2024
UTICA — The Utica Blue Sox closed the home portion of the 2024 Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League regular-season schedule with some late-inning heroics. Held in check for seven innings Thursday against the visiting Oneonta Outlaws, the Blue Sox totaled three hits, four walks and took advantage of some miscues to rally for five runs in the eighth inning.
Engineering Camp inspires future engineers in Rome
ROME — “You are all engineers,” Engineering Camp head instructor and founder Toni York told the 20 student participants Friday at the Orion NTROPEE facility. “You are already engineers because you did real engineering this week.”. The weeklong Engineering Camp welcomed area students in grades 6-8,...
Shots fired in Syracuse tripled in a week: 8 injured in 5 shootings
Syracuse, N.Y. -- The number of shots fired incidents in Syracuse tripled in a week and appear to stem from beefs between rival gangs, police said. In seven days, there were 36 shots fired incidents in Syracuse, according to Syracuse Police COMPSTAT reports. That’s compared to 12 shots fired incidents the week before.
Utica police release narrated video of Nyah Mway shooting death: Here's what it reveals
Note: This story was updated with a statement from Justice For Nyah Mway. From the time he was stopped to when he was shot, the Utica Police Department went over its body camera footage of the shooting death of 13-year-old Nyah Mway in a new video released Thursday night. Utica Police Lt. Ashley Berger...
First Presbyterian still in 'digging out phase' after Rome tornado
ROME — Clean up and stabilization efforts continue at the First Presbyterian Church in Rome, with church leaders as much in the dark as everyone else on the future of the house of worship. “I know everybody is looking for some answers. We don’t really have all the facts...
Store in Rome busted for untaxed cigarettes, 10+ pounds of cannabis
ROME, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — On Monday, July 22, the Rome Police Department searched the Rome Dairy Market at 603 North James Street. Celine Dion performs for 1st time since ‘stiff-person’ diagnosis: What is the disease?. Police found over 350 cartons of unstamped/untaxed cigarettes, along with 10+ pounds...
'A problem we can solve:' More affordable housing is coming to Buffalo
NEW YORK — More high-quality, affordable housing is coming to Buffalo. State Senator Sean Ryan announced the first step of ‘The City of Good Neighborhoods’ plan to build safe and affordable rental units statewide. $40 million in the state budget was established in New York’s Vacant Rental Improvement Program to create more affordable rental properties for low-income families, notes the Senator’s Office.
Massena woman arrested for series of vehicle thefts in Cayuga County
A Massena woman was arrested for stealing multiple vehicles in Cayuga County Wednesday. On February 29, deputies with the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office responded to Lake Road in the Town of Genoa for a car in a ditch. Deputies quickly learned the vehicle was stolen out of the Town of Mentz. Witnesses report they saw a woman flee the scene shortly after crashing. While continuing the investigation, deputies were notified a homeowner just north of their location on Lake Road reported their home was broken into and their car was stolen.
City of Cortland receives $65,000 to remove ash trees
Gov. Kathy Hochul recently announced that the City of Cortland and other municipalities will receive grant funding to support 23 urban forestry projects across New York state, according to a release. Cortland is receiving $65,000 of the $7.1 million distributed through the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s Urban...
News10NBC Investigates: Customer says convicted crooked contractor is at it again
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Contractor complaints are some of the most frequent cases that land in News10NBC’s inboxes. But as News10NBC consumer investigator reporter Deanna Dewberry explains, most contractors rarely face criminal prosecution. Why not? The answer is simple. If a contractor took your money but didn’t do any...
Man killed in head-on collision in Madison County, woman airlifted to hospital
A Chenango County man is dead after a head-on collision in the Town of Brookfield Tuesday afternoon. New York State Police report Dominick E. Brown, 44, from New Berlin was driving a pickup truck southbound on NY-8 when he crossed over the double yellow line into the opposite, striking an SUV driven by a 63-year-old woman woman from Leonardsville.
29 Student-Athletes Receive Long Island Junior Soccer League Scholarships
The Long Island Junior Soccer League (LIJSL), the largest league in the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA), has the largest scholarship program in Eastern New York. The league distributed 29 scholarships at the LIJSL Scholarship Breakfast on Sunday, July 21 at the Huntington Hilton. These well-rounded teenagers, selected based on academic and athletic excellence plus community service, exemplify the mission of the league and its idealistic slogan of “Building Character Through Soccer.”
Winning Take 5 ticket sold in WNY
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Western New York has another lottery winner. The New York State Lottery announced Friday there were multiple top-prize winners for the July 25, 2024 TAKE 5 evening drawing. One of the tickets was sold right here in WNY. A prize-winning ticket worth $16,759 was sold at...
Two more tornadoes confirmed in New York: See where they hit
A small tornado touched down in Oswego County and damaged trees during storms on July 24, according to the National Weather Service. The tornado struck near the town of Orwell, causing a short path of broken tree limbs near a tributary of Pennock Brook. The estimated peak winds for the twister was 85 mph, placing it on the upper limit of the Enhanced Fujita Scale rating of 0; it traveled 0.2 miles and had a maximum width...
DEC warns of Asian Longhorned Beetles
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — There are two species of beetles that can be found throughout New York State. The first being the Native Whitespotted Pine Sawyer, which is native to the state. The other being the Asian Longhorned Beetle. “The Asian Longhorned Beetle is an invasive insect from Asia that attacks and kills hardwood trees, […]
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