TOWN OF BRUTUS, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) - You ask, we answer! We have an update to a story we brought you last week regarding an old bridge on Route 34 that goes over the Seneca River in the Town of Brutus in Cayuga County. The Your Stories Team keeps hearing from our viewers, complaining about the rough surface and overall condition of the bridge that was built in the early 1960s. After the YS Team shared complaints with The New York State Department of Transportation, crews were at the bridge last week, patching potholes. Since February, the bridge has been reduced to one lane with an alternating tra ..read more

THERESA, N.Y. (WWTI) - United States Border Patrol and the JeffersonCounty Sheriff's Office  seized more than $300,000 in smuggled cigarettes earlier this month. Border Patrol agents were called in by sheriff's deputies after a Sunday, April 14 traffic stop on State Route 411 in Theresa ..read more

UTICA, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) -- A Rome woman faces arson charges after she tried to set her boyfriend's apartment on fire on Tuesday, April 23, according to Utica Police. Officers were called to an apartment on Kennedy Plaza at approximately 8 am on Tuesday. Upon their arrival, they spoke with the resident of the apartment, who stated that he was allegedly having an argument with his girlfriend -- later identified as 22-year-old Kaylen Schloop of Rome. Police say as the argument escalated, Schloop allegedly lit several pieces of paper on fire and slid them under the apartment door. The victim st ..read more

LYONS, N.Y. (WROC) – Three Clyde-Savannah boys pleaded guilty to hazing and forcible touching charges in court Wednesday. This follows an after-school-related incident involving multiple teens assaulting a young boy last October, that ultimately ended the Clyde-Savannah football team's season. ‘It’s an entire community’: Wayne County DA on indictment of Clyde-Savannah teens The teens each received two years of probation for the hazing charge and a conditional discharge for the forcible touching charge. The victim's family was in court Wednesday. Acting Wayne County District Attorney Christine ..read more

OSWEGO, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- It wasn't until after a 12-unit apartment building caught on fire on Tuesday night, April 23, that the Scriba Fire Department found there were actually working smoke detectors inside. The department responded to the fire at 38 Birch Lane in Oswego around 5:04 p.m. and found the building engulfed in flames. Cayuga County man sentenced: Embezzled almost $300K from local business Over 60 firefighters from Oswego City, Minetto, Novelis, Volney and New Haven responded and Mexico and Oswego Town VFD provided extra coverage for the surrounding areas. Additional support from ..read more

UTICA, NY (WUTR/WFXV/WPNY) -- A Utica man faces multiple weapons charges after sending messages threatening to shoot people with an AK-47 on Wednesday, April 24, according to Utica Police. Officers were advised regarding an incident where an individual -- later identified as 42-year-old Edward Reesh of Utica -- was making statements threatening to shoot individuals with an AK-47. It was reported to officers that Reesh was sending messages to other individuals threatening to shoot them, as well as sending pictures of the gun in his possession. Further investigation revealed that Reesh had alleg ..read more

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- President Joe Biden will be visiting Central New York on Thursday, April 25. The President is expected to discuss how the CHIPS and Science Act and his Investing in America agenda are growing the economy and creating jobs in Central New York and communities across the country, according to the White House. President Biden will visit Central New York next week to formally announce federal government’s $6.1 billion award to Micron Airspace will be restricted when the President arrives in the Syracuse area between 12 p.m. and 4 p.m. that day. Mother's Day gift ideas ..read more

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- Broadway classics mix with some of pop music's biggest names for the new season of Famous Artists' "Broadway in Syracuse" series. Announced on Tuesday, April 23, the new Broadway in Syracuse season at the Landmark Theatre is a collection of greatest hits, featuring three of famous artists' all-time favorites, plus shows built around two hall-of-fame divas. Teddy Swims to perform at the Landmark Theatre in September They'll get started Oct. 22 through Oct. 27 with the return of Cameron Macintosh's legendary "Les Miserables." For the family, Disney's groundbreaking pr ..read more

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