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Trudging up Thornden Park in Syracuse. Nearly a foot of snow was dumped in Central N.Y. over night and this morning. Feb 17. 2025. dnett@syracuse.comdennis nett | dnett@syracuse.com
Winter storm watches issued: Parts of Central New York could get 7 inches of snow or more this week. The snow is expected to hit Oswego and northern Oneida County as well as Jefferson and Lewis counties. (Dennis Nett photo)
The latest
These Syracuse men helped the U.S. military in Afghanistan. Now they fear they’ll be sent back: Afghan immigrants in Syracuse are living in fear after a shooting in Washington D.C. involving an Afghan national has led to immigration crackdowns and policy changes. Many are now avoiding public places and requesting food deliveries rather than shopping in person. ICE agents have already made arrests in Syracuse and Albany, including detaining a man with a pending asylum case and work permit.
What’s Trending
Woman sues Syracuse school district alleging she was sexually harassed by co-worker: A female security guard is suing the Syracuse City School District and a man she alleges sexually harassed her while they worked at Huntington PreK-8 School. Fortunata Sweeting alleged Mered Billue made repeated unwanted advances between September 2024 and January 2025, according to a lawsuit filed in Onondaga County Supreme Court on Friday. In the lawsuit, Sweeting said Billue’s alleged harassment culminated with Billue showing her a photo of his penis while at school.
Kidnappers used pliers to rip out man’s front teeth; victim used a tooth to escape, prosecutors say: In a shed in a quiet DeWitt neighborhood, Jhomiel Brown was living a nightmare. One man held him as another took a pair of pliers and ripped out his two front teeth and part of his gums, prosecutor Jed Hudson told a Syracuse jury last week. Hudson said the two men were looking to leave a mark on Brown when they tortured him at 6820 Myers Road on Sept. 24, 2023. He said they sought to disfigure him.
4 new stores moving into former Price Chopper location in Central NY: A former grocery store in Central New York is getting new life — with multiple retailers. The COR Center in Clay announced four new stores will be moving into the former Price Chopper location near Great Northern Mall. Construction is currently underway to redevelop the 67,000-square-foot space for multiple tenants.
Looking Ahead
Music legend’s new ‘docu-concert’ to make world premiere in Syracuse: A music legend’s new “docu-concert” is set to make its world premiere in Central New York. “The Phil Collins Story,” celebrating the life, career and music of Phil Collins, will debut Feb. 3 at the Landmark Theatre in Syracuse. The show, chronicling his songs from Genesis to his solo works, will begin at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale this month.
- Syracuse amphitheater adds 2 concerts to 2026 lineup
Sports
Syracuse Orange defensive back Duce Chestnut (2), linebacker Antoine Deslauriers (5), and defensive lineman David Reese (8) combines to take down Miami Hurricanes running back CharMar Brown (6) at Hard Rock Stadium Saturday, November 8, 2025, in Miami Gardens, FL.
Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com
Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com
Syracuse football linebacker earns freshman All-America selection: Syracuse linebacker Antoine Deslauriers was selected to the On3 Freshman All-America team. Deslauriers started 11 of Syracuse’s 12 games this season. He finished second on the Orange with 60 tackles as he and redshirt junior Gary Bryant III were tasked with improving Syracuse’s tackling issues. A Montreal native who played high school football in Georgia, Deslauriers had the fourth-highest Pro Football Focus grade of Syracuse’s starting defenders at 67.4.
Syracuse football assistant coach will join Florida State (report): Syracuse defensive ends coach Nick Williams will join the staff of Florida State next season, according to a report. Williams’ reported departure makes it likely the Orange will have an entirely new defensive staff next season under new coordinator Vince Kehres, part of an overhaul of a defense that gave up more points than any team in the Power Four.
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In brief
Woman killed in hit-and-run in Baldwinsville identified
County lawmaker considers Democratic primary bid against Magnarelli
Upstate NY woman arrested for assault with unopened soda can
Man sentenced for sexually abusing a disabled 3-year-old
18-year-old charged in stabbing of woman on Syracuse’s East Side
Syracuse man possessed thousands of files of child pornography including infants
NY man’s body found buried in basement
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