Episode: 12 Air Date: February 11th, 2026
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On this edition of “It’s Happening Here” host Chris Libonati is joined by Central Current contributor Eddie Velasquez and reporter Patrick McCarthy to discuss immigration enforcement and how local elected officials are responding to pushback against President Donald Trump‘s deportation agenda.
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Sean Kirst: A Kirk Park gathering Saturday to unveil memorial for Al Turner, ‘who got the soul of it’ in community he loved
Whether it was On Point for College or the Inner-City Rotary, a guy who did the quiet civic work that matters most.
With New York State Fair naturalization ceremony canceled, a quiet ceremony in the Onondaga County Courthouse
Rowan Wilson, the state’s top judge, had planned on presiding over the state fair ceremony but traveled to Syracuse to preside over Wednesday’s instead.