Ava Pukatch
ReporterAva Pukatch joined the WRVO news team in September 2022. She previously reported for WCHL in Chapel Hill, NC and earned a degree in Journalism and Media from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At UNC, Ava was a Stembler Scholar and a reporter and producer for the award-winning UNC Hussman broadcast Carolina Connection. In her free time, Ava enjoys theatre, coffee and cheering on Tar Heel sports. Find her on Twitter @apukatch.
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Typically, Critz Farms yields 3,000 bushels of apples. This year, Matthew Critz said he'll be lucky if he gets 100. -
Syracuse Stage kicks off its 50th season with the opening of "What the Constitution Means to Me," running through October 1. The 50th season features four plays and two musicals.
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Assembly Minority Leader Will Barclay said he knows the asylum seeker crisis can't be solved completely by legislators at the state level but said this is not a time to remain static.
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House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-Pa) said his goal in passing the 2023 Farm Bill is it passed in a bipartisan, bicameral way on time and highly effective.
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With students back to school, the Onondaga County Traffic Safety Advisory Board is cautioning motorists to slow down and drive safely.
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The New York State Fair celebrated 10 years of welcoming in "udder miracles" at the dairy cow birthing center. The experience aims to educate and immerse the general public in the life (and smells) of the New York dairy industry.
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There's a lot of food at the New York State Fair. To help narrow your menu, WRVO's Ava Pukatch and Abigail Connolly tried a bunch, with one recommendation: food on a stick can never lead you astray.
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The Syracuse Orange take on Colgate in the first football game of the season Saturday at the JMA Wireless Dome.
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Paul Falchi, the associate safety and health inspector for the New York State Fair, said ride inspections happen continuously throughout the fair.
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U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was in Syracuse Wednesday touring the JMA Wireless campus with central New York Republican Congressman Brandon Williams.
