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

Monday, May 20, 2013  Authorities say a man is in critical condition after being hit by a freight train in northern New York.

Friday, April 12, 2013  If you or a loved one was a SUNY student between Fall 2007 and Spring 2011, you may qualify for a tuition refund.

Monday, April 01, 2013  Authorities say a New York motorist has been charged with drunken driving and manslaughter after she fatally struck a visiting Chinese woman walking along an upstate road.

Tuesday, March 05, 2013  State police say the accident happened around 8 p.m. Monday in the St. Lawrence County town of Parishville, on the northern edge of the Adirondack Park.

Thursday, January 10, 2013  An ex-convict is back in jail after authorities say he spray-painted obscenities on three police cars belonging to a northern New York department.

Wednesday, July 18, 2012  More than 2,000 National Grid customers in northern New York remain without power after a severe thunderstorm knocked down trees and utility lines and damaged several buildings.

Thursday, March 08, 2012  Just in time for the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812, workers at a northern New York museum have rediscovered a jacket worn by a soldier during the conflict.

Wednesday, October 26, 2011  Authorities are investigating the death of a 12-year-old boy who was found unconscious inside his family's apartment in northern New York.

Tuesday, August 16, 2011  Another State University of New York (SUNY) school is agreeing to share services to help cut back on spending.

Wednesday, August 10, 2011  Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the National September 11 Memorial and Museum have announced the 30 cities and towns that will have exhibits displaying artifacts from the 2001 terrorist attacks.

Friday, June 17, 2011  State police say 39-year-old Lisa Baker held the party at her then Ellis Road home from the evening of May 7th to the early morning hours of May 8th.

Friday, April 22, 2011  The NCAA has penalized the State University of New York at Potsdam for violations of financial aid rules involving men's and women's ice hockey; men's and women's lacrosse; women's volleyball and women's soccer programs.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010  State police say two teenage boys on a spring break outing to a northern New York camp have been killed in a fire at the cabin where they were spending the night.

Wednesday, February 03, 2010  Two starving Labrador retrievers are back home and feasting on yogurt and chicken soup after being rescued from an island in northern New York.