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What was that “suspicious” package? Syracuse police used a small drone and a robot to investigate a suspicious box found strapped to a tree near City Hall on Monday, closing nearby streets and evacuating City Hall. So, what did the box turn out to be? It was a noise monitoring device related to the Interstate 81 project, officials said. A contractor for the state Department of Transportation installed the monitoring device, which consists of a microphone duct-taped to a box, last Thursday, Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh said. So, what caused the confusion and the evacuation?
The latest
Once a struggling mother of 5, Brenda Mims has fed Syracuse’s hungry for decades (Trailblazers and Trendsetters): Operations supervisor Brenda Mims has worked at the Samaritan Center for nearly three decades, handing out hundreds of people in need of a meal twice a day, seven days a week. Their motto? No one goes hungry.
What’s trending
Nurse gives emotional testimony in Syracuse murder trial: A visiting nurse discovered a horrific scene in August, 2022, when she entered a Syracuse apartment for a routine check-up and found two murder victims and a severely disabled 6-year-old boy who had been alone for three days. Nurse Norma Anne Fitzgerald gave emotional testimony on Monday in the trial of three men accused of killing Alexis Sellin and Jamie Crawford, describing how she found the child alive but severely dehydrated, unable to move or call for help.
Man who killed Mattydale store owner was shoplifting nitrous oxide, deputies say: A man who fatally shot the owner of a Mattydale convenience store Sunday was trying to shoplift two canisters of nitrous oxide, deputies said. The gunman, Alec Grieger, 30, later died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound after deputies located him at a nearby residence.
Judge unimpressed by lawyer’s argument, sentences corrections officer for beating: A defense lawyer’s last-ditch efforts Monday to spare a guard from prison for beating an inmate at a Central New York state prison fell flat. The lawyer for corrections officer Rohail Khan argued that the beaten inmate wasn’t actually vulnerable because he wasn’t physically restrained at the time. “Wow,” was the response from Chief U.S. District Judge Brenda Sannes, who noted that the inmate was awakened at 1 a.m., ordered to stand against a wall and beaten by three correctional officers. Sannes sentenced Khan to prison.
Looking ahead
Were you at Syracuse’s Carousel Center on opening day in 1990? We want to hear your story: October 15, 1990 was a big day in Syracuse history. The first shoppers streamed into the brand-new, shiny Carousel Center for the first time, changing forever the way Central New Yorkers shopped. Were you among the first to visit Carousel Center that week? We want to hear your stories.
Sports
West Genny girls volleyball team remains unbeaten: West Genesee fans cheer on the Wildcats girls volleyball team during its match Monday against Cicero North-Syracuse. West Genesee won the battle of unbeatens, 3-1. Story, photos. (N. Scott Trimble photo)
Fran Brown on Rickie Collins: ‘He’s who we need at quarterback’: Rickie Collins left the locker room after SU’s loss to Duke on Saturday to face a room full of reporters waiting to ask him about his three-point debut as the team’s starting quarterback. After vowing to improve, he asked coach Fran Brown to meet him at Syracuse’s practice facility and rewatch the game. Brown and Collins relived the 38-3 loss together. Brown didn’t leave the building until about midnight, he said, but left reassured from what he saw and heard from his new quarterback.
ACC Power Rankings: How far does Syracuse fall after loss to Duke?
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In brief
After 2 court wins, county moves to seize former Macy’s at ShoppingTown Mall
NY warns of scams targeting inflation refund checks: What you need to know
Plea deal ends Fulton woman’s immigration case before U.S. tries to win over 3rd jury
Longtime Central NY radio DJ dies at 92: ‘Loved jazz music’
Central NY man dies when motorcycle hits tree, bursts into flames
Mini-mart, senior living facility: See 33 recent business, apartment, land sales
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