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12/30/2024

WRVO welcomes Syracuse native Jeongyoon Han as the New York Public News Network's new Capitol News Bureau reporter. With experience at NPR and New Hampshire Public Radio, Han succeeds veteran reporter Karen DeWitt in covering state government from Albany.

Jeongyoon Han, the new Capitol News Bureau reporter for WXXI and the New York Public News Network, starts this week.

12/30/2024

New York's 22nd congressional district will have a new representative come January. John Mannion will take office in the new year.

12/30/2024

Syracuse caps an incredible season with a Holiday Bowl victory over Washington State, 52-35. QB Kyle McCord breaks ACC passing record as clinches their 3rd 10-win season since 2000. Coach Brown: "This is just the beginning."

The win in San Diego, CA, marks the first season the team has won 10 games since 2018.

12/27/2024

📸 Thanks to WRVO's Jessica Cain for giving us a glimpse of the Holiday Bowl Parade in San Diego! Great to see the excitement building before takes the field tonight. 🍊

12/27/2024

Newly released body-camera footage shows that a man fatally beaten at the Marcy Correctional Facility in Oneida County this month was repeatedly pummeled by correction officers while in handcuffs.

Newly released body-camera footage shows that a man fatally beaten in a New York prison this month was repeatedly pummeled by correction officers while in handcuffs.

12/27/2024

Syracuse City Judge Felicia Pitts-Davis is under review by the State Commission on Judicial Conduct for an incident involving a same-sex marriage ceremony.

12/27/2024

It’s almost time for the Holiday Bowl, and SU football fans are flocking to San Diego, CA.

12/26/2024

The fight against poverty is likely to play a big role in 2025, in the wake of census data showing the child poverty rate in Syracuse is the worst in the country among cities with at least 100,000 people.

Mayor Ben Walsh lists housing, education, and economic development among top priorities.

12/24/2024

From Marketplace: While larger conglomerates of ski resorts are able to balance out a lack of snow and cold in one part of the globe with a good winter elsewhere, that's not the case for smaller resorts.

While larger conglomerates of ski resorts are able to balance out a lack of snow and cold in one part of the globe with a good winter elsewhere, that's not the case for smaller resorts.

12/23/2024

Micron submits key environmental impact report for its planned NY chip plant - a major milestone after 2 years of studies examining the facility's effects on CNY's environment and economy.

Micron submitted a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), a required step before construction can begin.

12/23/2024

The annual gingerbread gallery at Syracuse's Erie Canal Museum invites community members to celebrate 39 years of tradition and creativity.

12/23/2024

Port of Oswego CEO William Scriber says if the 25% tariffs proposed by President-elect Donald Trump are implemented, the Lake Ontario port is prepared to operate as usual under their Foreign Trade Zone.

12/20/2024

Here's what a potential government shutdown could mean for flying, driving and more — and what you can do to prepare.

Millions of Americans are planning to travel in the coming days. Here's what a potential government shutdown could mean for flying, driving and more — and what you can do to prepare.

12/20/2024

A new agreement between Upstate Medical University and federal Indian Health Services will help to improve healthcare access for the Onondaga Nation.

12/19/2024

From WBFO: The modeling, by the NYSDEC, shows that levels of ortho-toluidine in some areas are seven times the state’s safety guideline.

The modeling, by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, shows that levels of ortho-toluidine in some areas are seven times the state’s safety guideline.

12/19/2024

If you’re hitting the roads over the next few weeks, you’re not alone. AAA is expecting 119 million people to travel over the year-end holiday period.

12/18/2024

From NCPR: President-elect Donald Trump promises mass deportation of undocumented immigrants, potentially disrupting NY dairy farms that rely on an estimated 2,000 Mexican and Central American workers.

Cornell Agricultural Workforce Development is hosting sessions for farm business owners on how to prepare for the incoming Trump Administration.

12/18/2024

The aquarium project in Syracuse’s Inner Harbor was originally expected to cost $85 million. Those funds have already been put aside, but as construction nears next spring, the cost has ballooned to nearly $100 million.

Onondaga County legislators are likely to consider an agreement to front $11 million to help get the aquarium project up and running next year.