Governor Kathy Hochul and state lawmakers concede that there’s no chance that they will meet the state budget deadline, which is the day after Easter. Last year, the budget was more than one month late.
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11-year-old Ashton DeGonzaque died of an accidental drug overdose at a home used for drug dealing. Five-year-old Nefertiti Harris was allegedly beaten to death by her mother before she buried her remains in a wooded area.
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Nefertiti Harris was only recently reported missing after not being seen for months. Police allege she was murdered my her mother in early January and disposed of her body.
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The death of an 11-year-old may be linked to missed indicators by a Child Protective Services caseworker.
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Grant will officially name the Dr. James J. ’66 and Mary A. Carroll College of Arts and Sciences.
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Still, the $3.38 Syracuse average is five cents below what motorists were paying at this time last year, and 15 cents lower than the national average.
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The Mavericks, Kenny G, and The O’Jays headline June music festival, with additional performances by Syracuse locals.
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The legislature approved one budget bill, to authorize the state to continue paying its debts, and adjourned until next Tuesday, April 2, one day after the budget is due.
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New York state’s weather monitoring and data collection system has launched a website to provide access to real time weather information and photos during the April 8th total solar eclipse.
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Blue bubbles versus green bubbles. In texting it's the difference between iPhone owners and Android phone users. Green bubble people can be made to feel like unwelcome party crashers.
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This week Puerto Rico declared a health emergency due to an increase of Dengue Fever cases. Health officials are worried because the mosquito-borne illness is showing up unusually early.
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Biosolids (a byproduct of wastewater treatment) are often used as fertilizer. But toxic "forever chemicals", or PFAS, could be contaminating that fertilizer, along with millions of acres of farmland.