UPDATE: Salina toddler injured in assault has died
A 2-year-old girl who was the victim of an assault on New Year’s Eve has died.
Annual Report on Domestic and Sexual Violence raises community awareness
More than 100 people turned out to the Prince of Peace Missionary Baptist Church in Downtown Syracuse despite the rainy weather.
Onondaga County Sheriffs join pilot program to aid victims of domestic violence
For many struggling to find their way out of an abusive situation, the most uncertain time can be after the matter is taken to court. Now, in order to help address that uncertainty, the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Department and other law enforcement agencies statewide are taking part in a pilot program that will allow those who have been granted orders of protection by their local family court to register to receive alerts when those orders are served.
A legacy for Grace: Valesky signs on as co-sponsor for animal abuse legislation
State Sen. David Valesky (D-Oneida) has signed on as a co-sponsor to legislation introduced in the last legislative session that will allow those charged with animal abuse or neglect to be charged with a felony under New York State Penal Law. Currently, crimes against companion animals are legislated under New York State Agriculture and Markets Law.
Pit bull advocacy group seeks to change laws, perception
When Stephanie Heath Higgins met Grace, she could barely hold up her head. The pit bull, at 7 or 8 years old, should have weighed around 60 pounds. But Grace weighed about 30. She was emaciated, dehydrated, suffering from an eye infection. She couldn’t walk. Her organs were shutting down. But Higgins loved her anyway.
More cases of animal cruelty in the media
The dog was huddled next to a trash bin at an apartment complex on Court Street in Lyncourt, barely recognizable. He wasn’t tawny or tan or black or gray; he was pink from mange. At 10 weeks old, he was all alone, abandoned by his owner. On July 12, the puppy was picked up by the Salina dog warden after he was reported wandering in the area and brought to the CNY SPCA, where his case of mange was deemed so severe that it amounts to animal cruelty.
Onondaga Fire Training Center unveils new burn tower, updated technology
Town of Onondaga officials, firefighters and police say the new burn tower was a long time coming.
Police: Man had 46 grams of cocaine when he crashed into DeWitt home
A Syracuse man has been charged with numerous misdemeanors and felonies after a traffic stop, turned police chase.
East Syracuse man accused of intending to sell handgun at Regional Farmers Market
Detectives in the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Burglary Investigation Unit have charged Ronald Cottrell, 32, of East Syracuse with possession of a handgun as well as breaking into multiple storage facilities in 2011 and 2012.
DeWitt Police locate missing man, 89, in hospital
DeWitt Police are asking locals to be on the lookout for a missing East Syracuse man.
Weekend violence leaves seven injured in Syracuse
Seven people are in the hospital after at least four shootings and three stabbings on Syracuse streets over the weekend.
Child porn charges levied against East Syracuse man
Timothy P. McKennan, 35, has been charged in the town of DeWitt with three counts of possessing a secual performance of a child, and one count of first-degree attempted disseminating indecent material to a child in the village of Manlius. McKennan is on the career staff at the Manlius Fire Department in the village as a firefighter and paramedic.
City battles growing vacancy problem; taxpayers foot the bill
Nearly 1,7000 buildings within city lines have been left empty, costing city taxpayers nearly $2 million a year in upkeep costs.
Kulas investigation continues
The investigation continues into how Tracy Kulas died and how she ended up in a wooded area behind Shoppingtown Mall.
Drone protesters charged at Hancock Air Base for marching without a permit
Thirty-three activists were charged after an anti-drone protest at Hancock Air Base Sunday.
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