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

Thursday, February 28, 2013  Central New York is hoping for the best, but it wants to make sure it's ready to respond to the worst. Organizations in the preparedness business are working together to put neighbors at ease and make sure Onondaga County is equipped to handle the unexpected.

Monday, December 17, 2012  The Federal Emergency Management Agency has awarded nearly $20 million to an upstate New York school district to replace an elementary school flooded by Tropical Storm Lee last year.

Sunday, October 28, 2012  Residents of upstate New York communities still recovering from last fall's tropical storm flooding are bracing for a possible lashing from Hurricane Sandy.

Friday, October 26, 2012  Find out how will this unusual storm may impact Central New York.

Monday, September 03, 2012  As Tropical Storm Isaac became a hurricane last week, many people including government officials turned to social media for information.

Monday, August 27, 2012  Seven more volunteers from the American Red Cross Central New York Chapter are being deployed to the Gulf Coast.

Thursday, August 23, 2012  The Cuomo administration reports distributing more than $574 million in state aid to help communities recover from flooding since back-to-back tropical storms Irene and Lee dropped torrents of rain last year.

Wednesday, March 07, 2012  Residents of an upstate New York nursing home have begun returning to the facility, nearly six months after it was forced to close because of flood damage caused by the remnants of Tropical Storm Lee.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012  An Adirondack backcountry skier who runs a website on the sport says skiers followed proper protocol and nobody was hurt in an avalanche on a new slide in the high peaks near Lake Placid.

Thursday, December 01, 2011  A group of Binghamton area flood victims are filing suit today claiming the state and municipalities were negligent in their handling of the 2011 floods.

Thursday, November 17, 2011  Boaters stranded in New York's canals by damage from Hurricane Irene and Tropical Storm Irene will be able to get their vessels home when sections of the Erie and Oswego canals reopen for two weeks starting Sunday.

Sunday, October 23, 2011  Water levels are down on the storied Erie Canal after tropical storms Irene and Lee and there is a lot to be done to clean up the waterway, but stretches of the canal are navigable.

Friday, October 21, 2011  A Binghamton-area sporting goods store is throwing in the towel after enduring the second major flood in five years.

Tuesday, October 18, 2011  The Johnson City Petco where dozens of animals died during September's fierce flooding in the southern tier may not reopen.

Monday, October 17, 2011  Some residents in a flood-damaged upstate New York village say conditions are still too hazardous to allow children to go door-to-door trick-or-treating on Halloween.