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

10 minutes ago  Nojaim Brothers Supermarket on the city's distressed Near West Side will likely get tax breaks for a $2.7 million expansion.

47 minutes ago  The New York State Department of Transportation is interested in what the community thinks should be done with the portion of Interstate 81 that runs through Syracuse.

1 hour, 24 minutes ago  An accident in the City of Oneida has closed Route 5 from Upper Lenox Avenue to Seneca Street, near the Oneida Hospital.

2 hours, 44 minutes ago  CNY Central announced Wednesday it will once again be the home to Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) football and basketball in Central New York, giving CNY Central exclusive broadcast rights to a select number of Syracuse Orange men’s football and basketball games.

Today at 1:56 PM  Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders say they have a deal to authorize four upstate New York casinos that would drive jobs and tourism to the long economically distressed area.

Today at 1:42 PM  Efforts to legalize professional mixed martial arts in New York have foundered again with the state Assembly's Democratic leaders refusing to allow a vote on the measure.

Today at 1:29 PM  A Utica man is accused sexual offenses involving a child in the city of Utica earlier this month.

Today at 12:45 PM  Four Georgia men are accused of forging and cashing counterfeit checks from Central New York businesses, stealing upwards of tens of thousands of dollars.

Today at 12:04 PM  Lots of ideas for the first weekend of summer!

Today at 10:06 AM  Some New York lawmakers are pushing to prohibit using cash welfare benefits to pay for tobacco, alcohol, strip clubs and illegal drugs.

Today at 8:35 AM  A teenager missing for eleven days prompts investigators to ask for the community's help in the search. Your help is needed to find Nahkeem Davis, 15, of the Town of Salina, missing since June 1.

Today at 8:32 AM  Authorities say one of two men who eluded police after a chase and shooting in Geneva has been captured in New York City.

Today at 8:27 AM  A senior Cuomo administration official says Gov. Andrew Cuomo and legislative leaders struck a late night deal to authorize four upstate casinos and to allow votes on 10 separate women's rights bills including an abortion proposal that appeared to have been blocked in the Senate.

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Today at 8:14 AM  State police say they've been able to verify which of two men was driving a car that crashed and caught fire last weekend in central New York, killing both men and injuring a third.