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The number of ticks submitted to the Upstate Tick Testing Laboratory in April increased 117% over 2025.
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Early voting is open now in central and upstate NY through Nov. 1. Find early voting sites, mail ballot details, and Election Day poll locations for Nov. 3. -
Onondaga County Sheriff candidates Toby Shelley and RJ Lenhart debated staffing shortages, department morale, and a jail union vote of no confidence. -
Rep. John Mannion reflects on opposing Trump policies, rising health care costs, and serving voters in central New York as he seeks reelection in NY-22. -
Calvin Russell III caught a 4-yard touchdown, and the ensuing two-point conversion attempt, to give Syracuse a 31-30 overtime win over North Carolina. -
Marva Cook says she was adopted as a toddler and always assumed she was a U.S. citizen, but discovered she was born in Germany as she searched for her biological mother. -
Democratic incumbent John Mannion and Republican challenger Kailee Buller faced off on foreign and domestic issues during a debate Thursday night on NewsChannel 9. -
Bechtel hosted a major hiring event in DeWitt as it prepares to take over site operations for Micron Technology's semiconductor plant in Clay, New York.
