Author: Syracuse News

Syracuse, N.Y. — A driver who hit a man with his pickup truck, leaving him dead in a ditch in the town of Onondaga, accepted a plea deal on Friday that will send him to prison. Jeffery Cleeton, 55, of Camillus, was charged Dec. 18 with leaving the scene of a fatal motor vehicle accident.…

Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse men’s lacrosse is very familiar with Maryland’s winning formula under head coach John Tillman. The Orange has experienced it first-hand in close losses the past two seasons, and it’s seen it still in action in the game film watched in preparation for Saturday’s meeting. “They’re a very well-coached team, almost to…

LaFayette, N.Y. — Interstate 81 has closed at the LaFayette Exit due to crashes in both directions. All lanes are closed after the multi-vehicle crashes at around 9:50 a.m., according to dispatches from the Onondaga County 911 Center and a state alert. It is unclear if anyone involved has been injured at this time. We…

Syracuse, N.Y. — Average home sale prices are up 11% or more when compared with this point in 2023 in six Onondaga County towns, according to new data. The towns are Camillus, DeWitt, Geddes, Onondaga, Pompey and Salina, according to data from Central New York Information Service Inc., an arm of the Greater Syracuse Association…

During a time when political parties are strategizing to jail librarians with criminal charges, a documentary is making sure to set the record state on the activism of Black librarians: They ain’t quiet. In fact, they are very loud and proud of what they do. “Are You A Librarian: The Untold Story of Black Librarians”…

NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s hush-money trial will go ahead as scheduled with jury selection starting March 25, a New York judge ruled Thursday, turning aside demands for delay from the former president’s defense lawyers, who argued it would interfere with his campaign to retake the White House. The decision means that the first…

The National Weather Service issued a report at 2:46 a.m. on Friday for blowing snow until 6 a.m. for Oswego County. “A band of heavy lake effect snow and blowing snow will produce near whiteout conditions with visibility below a quarter mile at times. This band will mainly be located across Oswego and southern Lewis…

Syracuse, N.Y. – Graduate student guard Kaiyem Cleary (Manchester, England/Redemption Christian Academy (NY)/Florida Southern/Florida Southwestern/Ball State) and freshman guard AJ Dancler (Indianapolis, Ind./Southport) each scored four points in overtime to lead the Le Moyne College men’s basketball team to a 69-64 overtime victory over Central Connecticut State University on Thursday night in Northeast Conference action…

A report was issued from the National Weather Service on Thursday at 11:50 p.m. for snow squalls and showers until Friday at 3 a.m. for Tompkins County. “Scattered snow showers and isolated snow squalls will continue to move east southeast heading into the overnight across Northeast Pennsylvania and the Southern Tier of New York. These…

Salina, N.Y. — A man was caught selling a fentanyl-heroin mixture from a Salina home Thursday after federal agents used a confidential informant to stage the drug sale, investigators said in court documents. The mixture weighed about 15 grams (about half an ounce) and was packaged in 15 “bricks,” investigators said. Diquan Hall, 26, was…