Gov. Kathy Hochul leads Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman by 11 points among registered voters in New York’s governor’s race, but Blakeman is ahead in Upstate New York, according to a new Marist Poll.
A Madison County resident has tested positive for a rare and potentially fatal tickborne disease, the county announced Monday.
The resident has contracted the Powassan virus, according to a Madison County Office of Public Health news release.
Calling all good boys! Syracuse-based independent film production company, The Dazey Phase, is holding an open casting call for three dogs for a feature film shooting in Syracuse and New York City beginning in September.
Producers are looking for two retrievers of any breed, including Golden Retrievers or any color Labrador Retriever.
Ontario County Court Judge Kristina Karle did not hold back Tuesday during the sentencing of Precious Arzuaga, the ringleader in the torture and murder of Sam Nordquist in the Finger Lakes last year.
Arzuaga, 40, pleaded guilty in June to all of the charges against her, including first-degree murder, kidnapping and torture.
In the courtroom, Arzuaga tried to apologize for what she had done, saying she could not take back her actions and wanted to say she was sorry. She said Nordquist loved her and her two children.
Before sentencing her to life in prison without parole, Karle spoke about Arzuaga’s criminal past and condemned her actions in the case. She spoke with anger and disappointment in her voice. She wiped away tears after talking about how gentle and kind Sam Nordquist was.
When the judge sentenced Arzuaga to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the courtroom spectators broke into applause.
There are dozens of farm-to-table restaurants throughout Upstate New York, so consider this a list just to get you started. Which ones did we miss?
A 73-year-old man hasn’t been seen in more than three weeks after his empty RV was found at a remote Adirondack campsite, troopers said.
On Thursday, the State Police put out a request for the public’s help to try to locate the man.
Do you have what it takes to be a first responder?
Now you can find out at the inaugural Strength to Serve Challenge, a three-mile obstacle course race featuring 30 first responder-inspired challenges designed to test participants’ physical strength, mental toughness, and ability to work as a team.
The Strength to Serve Challenge will be held on September 13, 2026, at Green Lakes State Park. It’s open to people of all fitness levels, ages 12 years and older.
Here are 15 of the most difficult, tongue-twisting, mangled town names in Upstate New York. There are many others, for sure, so please let us know if you live in a place that nobody ever seems to say correctly.
Justin Sislo, 35, killed Steve M. Sislo, 76, and Donna M. Walker-Sislo, 72, with the .22-caliber rifle at the parents’ home at 7625 McCormick Rd. in the town of Madison. Justin Sislo then killed himself in the home.
The rifle had been purchased by one of Justin’s siblings in Georgia over four years ago, said Capt. Jon Morticelli, a spokesperson for the Madison County Sheriff’s Office. The rifle was left in Steve Sislo’s possession and used for target practice, he said.
Justin was prohibited from possessing firearms under orders of protection issued by two judges when the killing took place. The orders were issued after he was arrested twice on charges of abusing his girlfriend.
A 21-year-old from Fort Drum was injured while cliff jumping at Salmon River Falls on the afternoon of August 21. Access is prohibited within 15 feet of the falls edge and all cliff edges. No swimming is allowed in the plunge pool.
The NYS Fair is offering over 40 concerts, beginning tomorrow, free with admission to the fair. Start planning your fair days now with the full concert schedule.
The fair opens on Wednesday, once again providing Syracuse with its favorite pastime, complaining about the New York State Fair.
You know it’s late summer in Central New York when the days are getting a little shorter, nights a little colder, and you can almost smell the New York State Fair coming around the corner.
And lately, maybe you’ve noticed black-spotted leaves falling at an alarming rate from that big Crimson King Norway maple tree in your front yard.
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That’s not a premature sign of autumn. It’s a phenomenon caused by a combination of two fungal diseases called tar spot and anthracnose.
Syracuse police were patrolling the city's Westcott neighborhood Thursday morning when they saw vehicles with flashing lights.
The officers stopped to help, assuming other local police were executing a warrant, police said. But when the officers realized it was an ICE stop, they quickly backed up, a Syracuse police spokesman said. (State law bans police officers from cooperating with ICE.)
Federal immigration agents detained three men in a white Jeep on Thursday morning on Westcott Street, according to witnesses and video they captured.
Syracuse police were preparing to drive away when an ICE officer made a request: The federal agents said one of the men they detained had driven the Jeep into one of their vehicles and asked for a crash report.
📽️: Footage provided by witnesses
For months before he killed his parents, Justin Sislo physically and psychologically abused his girlfriend with relentless brutality.
The abuse — broken bones, burns and terror — was so bad she twice attempted suicide to escape the torture. By the end of it all, she had 32 fractures in her ribs. She thought he would kill her, she told police.
Instead, Sislo last week murdered his parents, Steve Sislo and Donna Walker-Sislo, in their home in the rural town of Madison. He then fatally shot himself.