Ellen Abbott
Reporter, SyracuseEllen produces news reports and features related to events that occur in the greater Syracuse area and throughout Onondaga County. Her reports are heard regularly in regional updates in Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
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Mayor Ben Walsh's yearly State of the City speech unveiled several new initiatives that focus on youth, neighborhoods, public safety and infrastructure among other things. -
Immigrant Advocates want the state to expand unemployment benefits to individuals who now don’t qualify for it.
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While it’s taken a while for dispensaries to begin operating across the state, higher education has gotten on board.
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The fact-finding process has begun into Onondaga County's proposal to close the Jamesville Correctional Facility and bring all corrections operations to the Downtown Justice Center in Syracuse.
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In a city used to regular reports of gunshots, the death of a Syracuse 11-year-old Brexialee Torres-Ortiz has taken concern over gun violence to a higher level.
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Cancer treatment in Auburn will become more convenient following construction of a new cancer center affiliated with Auburn Community Hospital.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul still hopes her pick for the state’s highest court can successfully navigate fierce opposition.
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A $2.5 million federal investment will help the airport build a dedicated Airport Command Center.
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A special workgroup has started devising what a first-of-its-kind computer chip exhibit will look like at the MOST, Syracuse’s Museum of Science and Technology.
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Part of the $12 million Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer secured, will go toward training the next generation of healthcare workers at Onondaga Community College.
