Michael Benny

Col. Edward Thomas Ryan was a retired fireman in Rensselaer, outside Albany.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — It has been a traumatic week of news coverage on the Carbon Street home blast that badly injured members of two families on Tuesday.

OSWEGO, N.Y. — Taxpayers in Oswego will pay more under the budget proposed Monday evening by Mayor Robert A. Corradino. The $ 56,675,117 spending plan calls for a 5% tax increase.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — When Ruth Colvin was interviewed for her New York Times obituary in 2020 she asked “Who wants to read about this old lady?”

Volume 90% EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Most hugs last about five seconds, sometimes less. The hug at the center of this story goes on for thirty seconds.

These days, Syracuse University head football coach Fran Brown tends to own every room he walks into. He shook dozens of hands as he walked into a classroom at

OSWEGO, N.Y. — A Philadelphia police officer who is a forensic artist has added to his large collection of portraits of fallen officers and crime victims by painting Oswego County Deputy Sheriff Cailee Campbell.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Common Council unanimously approved a new contract with VeoRide, the company that operates the electric bikes and scooters in the city.

As Election Day draws closer, the CNYCentral news team is committed to exploring the full range of issues and emotions voters are weighing and experiencing.

SYRACUSE, N.Y — The man who abducted and sexually abused Brittany Fish of Syracuse in 2004 is going before the New York State Parole Board this month.