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Subscribe to get the Good Morning, CNY newsletter delivered to your email inbox weekday mornings. Weather High: 55. Low: 38. Partly sunny. See the 5-day forecast. Photo of the day Police blocked off the SUNY Morrisville campus after a 20-year-old man was shot inside the South Hall dormitory on Monday. (Finn Lincoln photo) The latest Upstate hospital pair came to America where they could marry. ICE plans to send them back to Cuba: Two months after getting married in Clay, a gay couple from Cuba who work at SUNY Upstate Medical University were unexpectedly detained by ICE during what they thought would be their final check-in before receiving asylum. Gov. Kathy Hochul met with their family and colleagues, promising to help find legal representation for the men, who fled persecution in Cuba and now face possible deportation. What’s trending Man shot at SUNY Morrisville dorm expected to live: A 20-year-old man shot was Monday at a SUNY Morrisville dormitory. The man, who does not attend the college, was shot in the neck at about 3:15 p.m., officials said. He was taken by ambulance to Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse, and he was expected to survive. The shooting caused the college, as well as some nearby businesses in the village, to go into lockdown. Students were told to shelter in place. Understaffed and unpaid, Syracuse air traffic controllers are pushed to limit during shutdown: Air traffic controllers at Syracuse Hancock International Airport are facing unprecedented stress during the federal government shutdown as they enter a second full week without being paid, according to their union. The team is working mandatory overtime shifts – six days per week and 10 hours per day – with only 54% of its authorized staff of certified air traffic controllers, a union official said. Meanwhile, they received a $0 paycheck last week. “Our controllers are tired, they’re scared, and they don’t know when their next paycheck will be,” a union official said. Election Day 2025 – What you need to know about the races, the candidates and voting: Voters will be heading to the polls Tuesday to elect candidates for county and local races as well as judge posts and a statewide proposition. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m. Nearly 700 candidates are on the ballots across Central New York. Here’s a list of all of them. Onondaga County breaks its record for early voting in local elections Meet the 13 candidates for seats on the Onondaga County Legislature Look back at a century of Syracuse mayoral election winners Looking ahead Got thoughts about Micron’s $2 billion in tax breaks? Public hearing this week: Onondaga County will hold a public hearing Thursday on plans to give Micron Technology about $2 billion in breaks on sales and property taxes. Members of the public can voice their opinions on the project and the proposed tax agreement. You can also watch the hearing on Zoom. Here are the details. Sports Syracuse Orange forward Donnie Freeman celebrates a dunk during Monday’s game against the Binghamton Bearcats at the JMA Wireless Dome. (Scott Schild photo) Syracuse’s defense dominates in blowout win: The Syracuse Orange chased, harassed and defended its way to a convincing 85-47 win over Binghamton in the regular season opener at the JMA Wireless Dome on Monday night. While five SU players reached double-figures in points, this was a night for the Orange’s defense. Syracuse, NET in mind, strategized: ‘Put our foot on their necks’ Donna Ditota: SU smothers Binghamton with defense JJ Starling leaves early with injury Box score SU women’s basketball 2025-26 roster, bios: 8 newcomers look to spark bounce-back season Fran Brown fires wide receivers coach, reassigns other staff ‘to see if it works’: Fran Brown said Monday he shook up his staff to see how different coaching styles impact the team over the final month of the season. Brown fired one coach, promoted another, and reassigned two assistants to different roles. Brown said making staff changes now allow him to “see if it works” with three games remaining in the regular season. Here’s a roundup of all the changes. Brown on the future of SU’s QB position: ‘This is a results-based business’ ACC Power Rankings: Will Syracuse finish last in a one-bid league? MORE SPORTS Le Moyne men’s basketball opens season with win St. John’s women’s basketball takes down Le Moyne Big move ahead? Bills open up cap space before NFL trade deadline CNY ‘diamond in the rough’ thriving in NCAA’s toughest conference HS football Game of the Week: How to watch Indian River at New Hartford Syracuse.com’s high school football rankings: Upsets stir up changes Little Falls field hockey clinches spot in state tourney West Genesee captures 3rd consecutive gameday cheerleading title Syracuse.com’s final field hockey rankings: Champions crowd the top Central NY high school results, news, scores In brief Need food? Here’s a list of CNY food pantries, other groups that can help New I-81 ramp to I-481 in Cicero to open today Drivers now will get tickets if they don’t slow down near Syracuse schools Remains of man missing since 2012 found in Oswego County Driver killed in Oneida County crash identified Fire badly damages LaFayette apartment building Today’s obituaries To view today’s obituaries, please click here. Your news. Your way.
