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Sheep Keep the Grass Maintained at Local Solar Fields
CANASTOTA, N.Y. -- With solar fields popping up in the area, have you ever wondered how they mow the grass between panels? Well, some are using the most natural way possible—sheep. A farm in Munnsville has a distinct business supplying grass-eating sheep to solar farms. The trend of employing...
360 Sprint Car Cole Cup set for Saturday at Utica-Rome Speedway
VERNON — The Cole Cup – a premier event for 360 Sprint Cars in Central New York – returns to the Utica-Rome Speedway schedule this Saturday. The event recognizes the contributions of former speedway owner Gene Cole to racing at the Route 5 oval and beyond.
45 guns stolen from Central NY, North Country shops; feds offer $5k award for tips leading to arrest
Syracuse, N.Y. — Federal investigators are offering a $5,000 reward for tips that lead to arrests and convictions in connection to a spree of gun shop break-ins in Upstate New York. A total of 45 guns were taken from shops in Syracuse, Cazenovia, Watertown and Endicott between July 27...
History program recalls Smith & his Peterboro birdhouse
PETERBORO — Historian Norman K. Dann continues the Summer Sunday Series at 1 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 18 with a look back at “Greene Smith: Rebel and Outdoorsman” at the Gerrit Smith Estate National Historic Landmark, 5304 Oxbow Road. Smith was contrary in his family from the way...
Showers/storms looking more scattered for the weekend
SYRACUSE, NY (WSYR-TV) – We’ve had a nice and much needed stretch of dry weather this week. Unfortunately, Mother Nature is bringing back showers and storms for the weekend. Details below…. Showers arrive overnight. After another hazy, sunny and very warm day Friday, we start to see some...
U.S. Department of Justice awards $1.4M to the City of Syracuse
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — The City of Syracuse has been awarded two grants totaling $1.4 million through the U.S. Department of Justice Byrne Discretionary Community Project Grants program. The Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) program distributes funds to 50 states, U.S. Districts and territories for a variety...
45 graduate at Central NY law enforcement academy ceremony (list)
Syracuse, N.Y. — Forty-five people graduated Friday from the Central New York Law Enforcement Academy at a ceremony held at Onondaga County Community College. Below is the list of graduates. Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office Correction Department. Joseph Boccardo. Austin Bush. Kobe Dellomorte. Shyria Jones. Michael Scarson. Jacob Schnur.
Syracuse signs skilled Serbian big man
Petar Majstorovic, a 6-foot-9 center from Haguenau, France, has signed a National Letter of Intent to play at Syracuse. Majstorovic most recently was a member of ASVEL Basket Lyon-Villeurbanne U-21 team in the French ProA U-21 league. In 34 games, he averaged 9.7 points, 7.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.9 steals and 23.6 minutes played per contest. He shot .624 from the field and .679 from the foul line.
Nationally, car thefts are down; in Syracuse, car thefts continue to rise
National data suggests that car thefts are cooling across the country; the opposite is true locally in Syracuse. In just the past week, the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office reported a record 77 cars stolen in a seven day period. The Syracuse Police Department has investigated 802 stolen vehicles so far this year, 220 more than was stolen by mid-August 2023, a year that ended up shattering records in the city for stolen cars.
Syracuse’s Brady Market temporarily closes its doors
SYRACUSE N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Syracuse’s Brady Market is closing its doors after being open for three years. The grocery store located on Gifford Street on the west side of Syracuse couldn’t stay afloat financially after struggling to bring customers in. “We just didn’t have the impact in...
Destiny USA misses nearly $40 million loan deadline
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — A bond rating agency has released a report showing Destiny USA cannot make a $38.9 million payment to meet requirements to extend its forbearance agreement. As a result, the company says, "the special servicer has terminated the forbearance agreement and is planning enforcement action." Kroll Bond...
Syracuse’s highest-volume ER looks to grow even more with new $1 million entry area
Syracuse, NY -- Crouse Hospital unveiled a new walk-in entrance Friday that it hopes will improve safety and efficiency at the city’s highest-volume emergency room. The improvements will allow Crouse to see roughly 6,000 more patients a year, a 10% increase, without sacrificing quality, estimated CEO Dr. Seth Kronenberg.
Dragon Boat Racing will return to Syracuse’s Inner Harbor this September
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Clear your schedule, it’s back!. For its second year, the two-day Syracuse Inner Harbor Fest will be brought back to the community. This year’s event, hosted by COR Development Company in partnership with Empower Federal Credit Union, Equitable Advisors, and Limp Lizard, will not only support Clear Path for Veterans but also The Baldwin Fund, which is dedicated to funding breast cancer research, according to COR.
Crouse Health opens new emergency room expansion
SYRACUSE N.Y. — After 4 months of renovations, Crouse Health has opened a new expansion in its emergency department. The new Rapid Evaluation Unit quickly serves patients who arrive at the Emergency Department with physicians and a tech who evaluate the patients and determine the appropriate course of action. This unit serves both critical and non-critical patients who come to the walk-in emergency department entrance.
UPDATE: 13-year-old charged in deadly shooting of 25-year-old in Syracuse
Update at 3:20 p.m. on 8-16-2024: A 13-year-old has been arrested and charged in connection to the deadly shooting of 25-year-old Matthew Freeman. Syracuse Police said the teen has been charged with the following: The investigation into this incident is still ongoing. Anyone with any information is encouraged to contact the Syracuse Police Department Criminal Investigations Division […]
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