County Executive Ryan McMahon plans to bring his aquarium project back to the county legislature in the summer after they refused to vote on it in December. Read more »
Davis will replace retiring Superintendent Jaime Alicea effective July 1, 2022 while the Board of Education searches for a new permanent superintendent. Read more »
The Syracuse Common Council added $1 million in additional expenditures to Mayor Ben Walsh's initial city budget proposal. Read more »
The Daily Orange compiled a list of reproductive healthcare resources in wake of the leaked Supreme Court draft decision that would overturn Roe v. Wade. Read more »
Women’s March Syracuse hosted the rally, where speakers from both legislative and advocacy backgrounds voiced disapproval of the draft opinion and called for action to protect reproductive rights. Read more »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
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 »
The documentary focused on the history and culture of Pioneer Homes, including the impact of SU's nearby Steam Station. Read more »
The Syracuse Common Council approved the sale of 16 properties to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for a total price of $2,416 on Monday afternoon. Read more »
New York state’s fiscal year 2023 budget will include $1.1 billion for the Interstate 81 removal project, syracuse.com reported Saturday. Read more »
