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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In a new report, researchers are calling death and injury in the workplace “an epidemic hidden in plain sight.”
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The city of Syracuse along with the state Attorney General’s office is inviting central New Yorkers to turn in guns in exchange for gift cards at a gun buyback program being held Saturday.
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Onondaga County Health Commissioner Dr. Indu Gupta announced her resignation Wednesday, and will leave her post July 1.
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Several colleges and universities across upstate New York will be conferring an honorary degree to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during commencement ceremonies this spring.
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For the first time in over a decade, Republican primary voters will be choosing who will be the GOP candidate in the race for governor of New York this year. Candidates have been crisscrossing the state looking for support in advance of this year's primary.
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The New York Climate Action Council is in the midst of a series of hearings across the state to get comments on a document that will guide the state toward its climate goals of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 85% by 2050.
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County elections officials in New York are scrambling to get ready for the fallout of this week’s court decision that threw out the state’s Democratic-drawn state Senate and congressional maps.
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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) is launching a major push to get more help in Syracuse’s fight against gun violence.
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A viral video of Syracuse Police detaining an 8-year-old over some stolen chips led to a wide-ranging discussion from Syracuse Common Councilors Monday about youth and crime.
