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

Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Researchers are set to launch a pair of robot submarines to check the health of Lake Ontario.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  Shipwreck hunters say they've found the sunken houseboat of a northern New York businessman who disappeared during a trip on Lake Ontario 40 years ago.

Friday, April 12, 2013  If you're a teacher looking to get free vacation all while getting some more educational experience, step aboard the Sea Grant week long cruise.

Friday, April 12, 2013  Several schools are closed and scores of others across northern New York are delaying the start of classes as a spring storm dumps sleet and freezing rain across the region.

Thursday, March 28, 2013  A 31-year-old upstate New York woman has been sentenced to from 1 2/3 to 5 years in state prison for falsely claiming she had breast cancer and accepting thousands of dollars raised on her behalf.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  A Lake Effect Snow Warning is in effect for Jefferson and Lewis counties through 7pm Wednesday. Oswego county has a Lake Effect Snow Warning through 7am Thursday.

Saturday, February 16, 2013  The Central New York Boat Show is celebrating more than 40 years of bringing together families and boating enthusiasts.

Thursday, February 14, 2013  An upstate New York man who admitted embezzling more than $71,000 from a Finger Lakes civic center where he was executive director has been sentenced to from one to three years in prison.

Friday, January 18, 2013  The US Coast Guard responded to a report of an unknown object in the waters of Lake Ontario, Ontario just outside of the break wall, on Thursday evening, according to Oswego City Police.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  A 30-year-old upstate New York woman has admitted falsely claiming she had breast cancer and accepting thousands of dollars raised on her behalf.

Thursday, January 03, 2013  An upstate New York man has admitted embezzling more than $71,000 from a Finger Lakes civic center where he was executive director.

Wednesday, January 02, 2013  A massive research project finds Lake Ontario is the most threatened of the five Great Lakes, followed by Lake Erie

Monday, December 31, 2012  A new report says Lake Erie is one of the most threatened of the five Great Lakes.

Monday, December 31, 2012  A 19-year-old volunteer firefighter is being laid to rest in western New York.

Wednesday, December 26, 2012  Residents of a suburban Rochester neighborhood gutted by a fire set by a man who gunned down four volunteer firefighters have been allowed to return to their homes.