Category: Syracuse Area

Republican Rep. Sherwood Boehlert, a former republican representing Upstate New York for 24 years, has died. Boehlert served in the House of Representatives from 1983 until 2007. He passed away late Monday night following a brief illness in hospice care. Boehlert was ... MORE

It’ll be Friday night lights, a national audience as one of just four nationally televised games on Friday night, and the toughest test yet when Liberty comes to town on Friday night. The Flames are the stiffest competition yet, according to national ... MORE

The New York Mets are once again sending right-hander Noah Syndergaard on a minor league rehab assignment. Syndergaard, who has been out since having Tommy John surgery last spring, will pitch for the team’s Triple-A affiliate in Syracuse on Wednesday, reports MLB.com’s ... MORE

During Syracuse University’s Class of 2020 commencement ceremony, Kevin Richardson earned the first ever honorary undergraduate degree from the school. Richardson is one of the exonerated five men that was wrongly convicted of rape in 1989 when he was only a teenager ... MORE

Transmission lines will be worked on by the New York Power Authority via helicopters beginning Monday. Counties impacted are Onondaga, Madison, and Oneida. The work is being done on a 50-mile transmission line that runs through Clay, Cicero, Bridgeport, Chittenango, Canastota, Verona, ... MORE

Governor Kathy Hochul is a Syracuse University alum, and will be delivering the commencement speech for the class of 2020 on Sunday. Hochul graduated from the Syracuse University’s College of Arts and Sciences and the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs ... MORE

Syracuse freshman running back Sean Tucker ran for 132 yards and had 121 yards receiving with five total touchdowns as the Orange dominated FCS Albany 62-24 in the Carrier Dome on Saturday. With the win, Syracuse improves to 2-1 on the season, ... MORE

The Syracuse Mets beat the Worcester Red Sox, 9-4, on Sunday afternoon to secure a series victory. Brandon Drury and Travis Blankenhorn led the way, both collecting three hits and a home run in the win. As a result, Syracuse enters the ... MORE

Despite a quality outing from starting pitcher Adam Oller, the Syracuse Mets fell to the Worcester Red Sox, 4-0, on Saturday night at NBT Bank Stadium. Oller went six innings, allowing two runs on four hits while walking one and striking out ... MORE

A mechanic that worked on State Police cars was accused of, and admitted to, stealing over $24,000 in equipment from New York State. David Relyea, 64, of Canastota, stole parts from 2015 until 2020. His job entailed the maintenance of vehicles for ... MORE

The two individuals killed when they hit a fuel tank in Mattydale on Wednesday have been identified by police. The victims were Matthew Kneer and Christine Olmstead, both age 50. The van was traveling west when it went off the road to ... MORE

An early morning fire in Granby had multiple fire departments present. Around 1 a.m. apartments on State Route 176 caught on fire. The apartments appeared to be destroyed with no injuries reported. What caused the fire is unknown and is still actively ... MORE

This Saturday the murder of a teenage girl will be featured on an episode of CBS’ “48 Hours.” In 2019, 17-year-old Bianca Devins, of Utica, was murdered after she attended a concert with Brandon Clark, of Cicero, in New York City. Clark ... MORE

In just his second game with Syracuse, Mark Vientos put together a 3-for-3 performance with his first Triple-A home run, finishing a triple shy of the cycle, to help lead the Syracuse Mets to a convincing 7-1 win over the Worcester Red ... MORE

Following the game last weekend at Syracuse University, the school will have Dome staff enforcing the mask rules this weekend due to the minimal effort on fans parts to follow them. A letter was sent to students Wednesday that informed them they ... MORE