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(WSYR-TV) -- Onondaga County recently introduced a new program that's helping out military families. The County Legislature voted unanimously to eliminate the $500 burial fee for Onondaga County veterans, their spouses, and dependent children.

As two teen boys checked car door handles Monday afternoon in a downtown parking lot, they found one -- not just with a few things to take, but with the keys inside. A new-looking $650,000 Rolls Royce Phantom unlocked, sitting in a parking lot at 333 West Washington Street, with the keys inside. The

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SYRACUSE N.Y. — Family and friends came together Friday night to remember a 22-year-old Syracuse mother who was shot to death over the weekend. Sarah Tombs died Sunday at her apartment on Village Drive. Police say she was shot in the head by her boyfriend, Darien Shellman.

The number of Sexually Transmitted Infections are steadily rising in Onondaga County. Cases of Gonorrhea, Syphilis and most of all Chlamydia have been climbing. Last year the Onondaga County Health Department saw more than 3,000 cases of Chlamydia. It's mostly seen in women, but some health professi

Next time you find yourself in Onondaga Lake Park, picture a beach. A vision could soon become a reality. An online survey conducted by Onondaga County suggests roughly 32,000 people would swim at an Onondaga Lake beach each year.

NJ Transit and PATH may not get a piece of New York City’s congestion pricing pie, said toll experts debating that plan on Friday, because they believe not many Jersey drivers will ditch their cars and get on a crowded train or bus.

SYRACUSE N.Y. — Firefighters and police surrounded the Onondaga County Justice Center Tuesday afternoon after a report of a hazardous material. According to the Onondaga County Sheriff's Office, six deputies were taken to the hospital after being exposed to a powdery substance. Investigators say t

The Citizen's top five stories of the work week. The Auburn Police Department announced Wednesday they located a boy first reported missing on Tuesday. According to a news release from 1:35 p.m. Wednesday, police located 12-year-old Jonathan Parker, who the department had asked for the public's assi

New York state tax revenues fell by $3.7 billion, or 4.7 percent, last year — the largest collapse since the 9/11 attacks — but officials downplayed the significance. Trying to find a bright side, state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli said things could have been worse since a surge in collections last m

Cicero Fire Department has posted pictures of a man going into their Station 2--near Cicero North Syracuse High School, while they were out on a fire call Friday evening. The man, believed in his 30s, is seen going through lockers, taking a set of keys, and then a firefighter's vehicle.

CLAY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- A new pizza shop is what's going in the former Mark's Pizzeria location along Route 57 in the Town of Clay. "The Stop" is opening soon. According to their Facebook page, they have a target date of mid-May. "The Stop" will offer the traditional pizza and wings, but healthier o

An outbreak of listeria linked to sliced deli meats has spread to four states including New Jersey, and one person has died from the infection in Michigan, according to the Centers for Disease Control.

Geddes — Food is one of the biggest attractions at the New York State Fair and this year there will be some new options!. The Sweet Praxis, a Syracuse bakery, will be in the Dairy Building. The bakery will have hot cookies and brownies featuring ingredients made in New York State. Bakery owners Na

AMBOY – On Wednesday April 17, at approximately 10:30 p.m., State Police in Hastings responded to a possible stabbing at a cabin in the vicinity of 68 Little Pond Road in the town of Amboy.

The California “house of horrors” parents who abused and tortured 12 of their 13 children were sentenced to life in prison Friday with the possibility of parole after 25 years.

ALBANY, NY (WROC) - Charter Spectrum has reached a deal with New York it says will keep the cable company in New York State. Last year, the state's Public Service Commission sought to kick Spectrum out of New York and cancel its approval of the company merger with Time Warner after state officials s

Syracuse, NY -- An Onondaga County jury found a man guilty this afternoon of a murder captured on video in an Erie Boulevard East parking lot. In the video, Joshua Wright, 28, and Wendell Griffin, 30, are seen entering the sleeping victim’s vehicle moments before he was shot dead. Wright has already

SYRACUSE, N.Y. – A marijuana business in the former New Venture Gear factory in DeWitt that sold last year for $50 million may be sold again to a Canadian company. Canopy Growth Corp. of Ontario announced it has obtained the rights to buy Acreage Holdings LLC, which owns the DeWitt business and othe

LIVERPOOL N.Y. — Investigators say a 20-year-old from Liverpool drove drunk and took out a utility pole in a crash that knocked out power to neighbors for several hours.