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Section of downtown railroad bridge overpass collapses on South Clinton Street, no injuries
The City of Syracuse says no injuries were reported from the sidewall collapse. The City also closed a few roads while crews investigated the incident. (Friday, July
WCNY’s Robert Daino stepping down, Basso named interim head
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — After 13 years, Robert Daino is stepping down as president and CEO of WCNY at the end of the month. The WCNY
Think tank to local governments: Obey Supreme Court ruling, stop collecting agency fees
ALBANY, N.Y. — The Empire Center, a free-market think tank in Albany, has sent 1,700 letters to county, city, town, and village governments Tuesday telling
Tompkins County getting federal help with mobility project
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County is among six communities in the U.S. that will get federal help developing new ways of getting around. The Shared
OCC weekend-college program adds three majors
ONONDAGA, N.Y. — Onondaga Community College (OCC) has added three majors to its weekend-college program. When first announced in May, OCC indicated that the school
Upstate Medical University’s geriatrics division now operates as a new department
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Upstate Medical University has made its division of geriatrics into its own clinical department. Geriatrics is the branch of medicine that deals
Court suspends law license of former St. Lawrence County district attorney
ALBANY, N.Y. — A state appellate court has suspended the legal license of Mary Rain, the former St. Lawrence County district attorney and a former
Regatta making a comeback in Broome County
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — Organizers are reviving a “whatever-floats” regatta in Broome County. For years, the “Yegatta Regatta” saw people in canoes, kayaks, rafts, inner tubes,
E-Z Pass coming to Thousand Islands Bridge
ALEXANDRIA BAY, N.Y. —The Thousand Islands Bridge, connecting Interstate 81 to Canada, will be able to process E-Z Pass transactions when new equipment is installed
Downtown Syracuse population swells to 3,600 residents
SYRACUSE — More than $360 million of investment activity is either underway or announced, and 3,600 people call downtown their home, the Downtown Committee of Syracuse, Inc. reports. “And this [downtown population] number will continue to grow,” said Merike Treier, executive director of the Downtown Committee. She noted that downtown’s residential population has increased 77
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