The sheriff’s office has not yet released the man’s name.
Justice & Equity
Posted inCity of Syracuse
Syracuse embarks on study to quantify its housing problem
Less than a quarter of residents living in Syracuse can afford a newly renovated apartment.
Posted inHousing
Syracuse declares Ballantyne Gardens apartments unfit, considers further legal action
“No one deserves to live in an environment like that. We won’t tolerate it,” a city official said.
Posted inJustice & Equity
Confronting the Civilization Fund Act and its connection to Central New York
Three Onondaga brothers Willis, Abel and Albert Pierce, all survived after escaping the Thomas Indian School
– among some 2,740 Native children, many of whom were bused from across the Haudenosaunee Confederacy and forced to attend New York’s largest and longest-running residential boarding school.
Posted inLabor & Employment
Syracuse University grad students plan vote on union for spring
Syracuse University graduate students will vote on forming a union to represent grad workers this semester.
Posted inJails & Prisons
Inside Onondaga County’s problem with virtual arraignments
Advocates say virtual arraignments held in Syracuse City Court infringe on defendants’ rights.
Posted inPolicing
Syracuse Common Council approves police contract upgrading pay, schedule
Patrol officers will now work a 15-day schedule instead of a six-day schedule.
Posted inPeople
Reflecting on One Year of War: Syracuse Ukrainian church congregants mourn, pray for peace
One year after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the local Ukrainian community gathered in Syracuse to mourn, remember lives lost and pray for peace.
Posted inJails & Prisons
Ryan McMahon answers questions about Jamesville Correctional Facility closure
Onondaga County Legislator Mary Kuhn and community member Andy Mager voiced displeasure about the process of closing Jamesville.
Posted inJails & Prisons
Onondaga County to hold public meeting about closure of Jamesville Correctional Facility
Legislators voted to close Jamesville on Feb. 7.
