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

1 hour, 17 minutes ago  Severe thunderstorm watches in effect for parts of Central New York.

Yesterday at 9:38 PM  People with family and friends in Oklahoma nervously waited for good news while watching the tornado damage.

Yesterday at 10:10 AM  Authorities say a man is in critical condition after being hit by a freight train in northern New York.

Yesterday at 10:04 AM  A Chittenango man was injured in a one-car rollover crash on I-81 near the Adams Street exit around 11:55 p.m. Sunday night.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  A Utica man was arrested Monday for driving with 26 active suspensions.

Saturday, May 04, 2013  Call for public's help in all 4 serious incidents

Friday, May 03, 2013  Newtown, Conn., officials are meeting to discuss what to do with the elementary school where 20 first-graders and six educators were shot to death in December, but they might not vote.

Friday, May 03, 2013  The Crawfish Festival on Saturday and Dunn Tire Mountain Goat Run on Sunday will have a few roads in downtown Syracuse closed this weekend.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  Families in the Mohawk Valley are reacting to news of the Diocese's decision to close grades 7-12 at Rome Catholic School.

Thursday, May 02, 2013  A Watertown teen was arraigned Wednesday on charges related to a fatal crash in Ellisburg last September.

Wednesday, May 01, 2013  Police are looking for a man who allegedly robbed the First Niagara Bank on East Adams Street near the Syracuse University campus.

Sunday, April 21, 2013  The National Weather Service confirms that a tornado touched down in southern Chenango County when a strong cold front swept across the region Friday night.

Friday, April 19, 2013  The second brother was hiding under a tarp in a boat parked in a backyard of Watertown, Massachusetts.

Friday, April 19, 2013  Shots fired in the Watertown, Massachusetts area following "stay indoors" order was lifted by police.

Friday, April 19, 2013  NBC News and the AP have learned more information about the men suspected of carrying out the bombing attack on the Boston Marathon. Police say they are also responsible for a deadly string of incidents outside Boston overnight.