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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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Michelle Sczpanski, the city of Syracuse’s deputy commissioner of neighborhood development, said the approach is to build on strength, saying neighborhoods shouldn’t be competing against other neighborhoods.
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After more than a century, the International Olympic Committee is adding lacrosse back to the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. And when that happens, the Haudenosaunee Nationals Lacrosse team wants to be there, playing under their own flag.
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The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-2 tornado touched down in Rome Tuesday, with winds up to 135 mph.
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Oneida County and Madison County officials issued state of emergency orders Tuesday night as storms ripped through the area.
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The Syracuse Common Council will need to approve $2.7 million to purchase the new 96-gallon blue-lidded recycling carts.
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With the National Republican Congressional Committee and Congressional Leadership Fund backing Incumbent Republican Rep. Brandon Williams, and the House Majority PAC and Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee supporting State Senator John Mannion, along with ads from the candidates' own campaigns, millions will be spent on political advertising this fall.
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Researchers are studying the link between climate change, the increase in tick population and the rise of Lyme disease cases.
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There are 55 participants in the Safer Streets Pilot Program who have received on-the-ground services for about three months now.
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Local and federal leaders are taking action to ensure affordable broadband internet after the federal Affordable Connectivity Program expired.
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Republicans Caleb Slater and Fanny Villarreal are running in the June 25 primary for the chance to face off with Democratic State Sen. Rachel May in November.