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

Monday, June 10, 2013  This week, local police officers are carrying the "Flame of Hope" throughout Central New York, helping it make its way to the Opening Ceremonies for the New York State Special Olympics in Buffalo.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013  On their first day searching for storms in the nation's heartland, a group of 16 Junior and Senior meteorology students from SUNY Oswego hit a storm chaser's jackpot.

Thursday, May 23, 2013  The conditions were right for a tornado in southern Oswego County on Wednesday, according to a meteorologist who has seen supercells form firsthand in the nation's heartland.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013  Plenty of 'aha' moments expected as they see storm development first-hand

Sunday, May 19, 2013  The State Fairgrounds were filled Sunday with hundreds of people out paying tribute to a man they remember as a local hero. He was remembered for saving his neighbors from a Liverpool fire three years ago.

Friday, May 17, 2013  When most people think about weather in Central New York, the first thing that comes to mind is lake-effect snow. We'll soon get a glimpse into how the storms work from the inside out.

Tuesday, April 16, 2013  An upstate New York college located in one of the snowiest places in the nation is getting a $320,000 federal grant to study lake-effect snow storms.

Wednesday, February 27, 2013  Al Roker says he got his first television break at WTVH, now CNYCentral, in Syracuse.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  A SUNY Oswego student has been taken to the hospital with a suspected case of bacterial meningitis.

Tuesday, December 18, 2012  A central New York college says it's naming a new science building after a former professor whose $5 million gift to the school will be used to create an endowment, also in his name.

Friday, November 09, 2012  According to officials at SUNY Oswego, the man was installing metal roof decking on a new connector between Park and Wilber Halls.

Sunday, May 20, 2012  Plane's downing remembered annually at Syracuse University

Wednesday, May 16, 2012  Local college students chase powerful storms out west.

Thursday, April 26, 2012  A graduate of the State University College at Oswego who made a fortune in the real estate business is donating nearly $5 million to his alma mater.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  What on earth is a tornado truck doing in central New York in March?