Latest local news, weather and sports for Syracuse and Central New York

15 minutes ago  Syracuse Police are looking for the parent of a child who was found walking in the 400 block of Dewitt Street.

25 minutes ago  One of the two baby swans in Manlius has died. Ornithologist Michael Bean said the cygnet was struggling to swim at one end of the swan pond and a bystander jumped in to try to save it. Bean says the cygnet died less than an hour later.

33 minutes ago  Country music star Toby Keith will be visiting Central New York this summer, but right now he's taking time off from the road to go back to his roots.

53 minutes ago  Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants to create tax-free entrepreneurial zones tied to State University of New York campuses.

55 minutes ago  A severe thunderstorm warning is in effect for parts of central New York.

1 hour, 9 minutes ago  A second yogurt plant is about to open in a Genesee County business park.

1 hour, 15 minutes ago  A man wanted for murder in Pennsylvania surrenders to police after a stand-off on East Fayette Street in Syracuse, Tuesday evening.

1 hour, 18 minutes ago  Taxpayers in the North Syracuse Central School District were the only ones who defeated their school budget Tuesday night.

2 hours, 43 minutes ago  The State Fair announced more musical performances, laying framework for free entertainment as part of the Midway Music Series.

Today at 11:02 AM  An Oneida County woman heads up a national campaign to challenge the myths and misconceptions surrounding sex offenders.

Today at 10:54 AM  Power has been restored to the majority of the area following the severe thunderstorms that ripped through Central New York on Tuesday night.

Today at 9:04 AM  The resident of a Cortlandville apartment is charged with arson and related charges after a fire at her apartment earlier this month.

Today at 8:10 AM  Thousands are without power across Central New York and we are starting to get a sense of the damage left behind by powerful thunderstorms Tuesday afternoon.

Yesterday at 9:31 PM  i81 Challenge meeting draws hundreds to OnCenter for a first glimpse at fresh details of the final two choices for redeveloping Interstate 81 through Syracuse.

Yesterday at 7:29 PM  Several thousand customers are without power across Central New York after severe weather swept through.