Cameron Isaac, one of the two suspects in the murder of a Syracuse University student, will appear in a pretrial hearing in the city of Syracuse on Tuesday morning. He is charged with tampering with a witness connected to the murder case. Read more »
President Trump issued an executive order banning his administration’s officials from lobbying for five years after they leave their posts. Experts have mixed feelings about what effects his proposals may have. Read more »
The announcement of Republican Gov. John Kasich speaking at the Toner Prize for Excellence in Political Reporting award ceremony comes at a time when President Donald Trump is in contentious relationship with the press. Read more »
Onondaga Lake has seen major improvement in water quality since remediation efforts began, but some remain dissatisfied and blame corporate influence for preventing a full restoration. Read more »
Five SA assembly members have been referred to SA’s Judicial Review Board after failing to attend mandatory Monday night meetings. This comes after SA was unable to meet quorum for the second time this legislative session. Read more »
The team is building a web-based application that would help intelligence analysts improve their reasoning, avoid faulty logic and collaborate efficiently. Read more »
Christopher Nomura and post-doctoral fellow Ata Pinto from SUNY-ESF developed a special polymer capable of tricking cancer cells into ingesting chemotherapy drugs in a ‘Trojan horse’ style maneuver. With a more precise delivery method, these polymers may allow for lower doses of chemotherapy with the same effectiveness. Read more »
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner will hit her term limit at the end of this year, opening up the race to replace her to new faces. Get to know the candidates as their campaigns get underway. Read more »
New York state Attorney General Eric Schneiderman issued a scam alert that fake immigration agents are soliciting money from immigrants in exchange of avoiding deportation. Read more »
The meeting will be held Thursday between the city's Neighborhood Preservation and Economic Development committee and Downtown & Metropolitan Planning committee. Read more »
Project developers still must apply for construction and demolition permits before moving forward. Additionally, the developers have submitted a request to the Syracuse Industrial Development Agency of $1.7 million in mortgage and sales tax breaks that have yet to be approved. Read more »
While serving as a co-chair of the Central New York Regional Economic Development Council, Chancellor Kent Syverud was a key player in obtaining funds from the Upstate Revitalization Initiative. That initiative gave money to a citizen group recommending a Syracuse city-Onondaga County governments merger. Read more »
A Syracuse University assistant geology professor had his research paper outlining his discoveries concerning the Great Oxidation Event published in a major international journal of science. Read more »