Syracuse, N.Y. — A Syracuse man’s murder trial ended with a hung jury Monday after just over a day of deliberation. A mistrial was declared and a new trial will be scheduled. Vanico Spaights, 21, is ...

Update: Christopher R. Morgan, the man who escaped from a New York hospital while receiving psychiatric treatment on Thursday, has been found. The New York State Police thanked the public and the ...

Director of Community Engagement for the Syracuse Police Department Jimmy Oliver said, simply, that the program connects, "Kids, cops and communities." He said it helps show children that law ...

A Syracuse woman was charged Monday with six felonies accusing her of scamming people by offering healings and blessing on ...

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In January, an 11-year-old girl was handcuffed by deputies who accused her of stealing a car in Syracuse, about an 85-mile drive southeast from Rochester, McClatchy News previously reported.

Update: Christopher R. Morgan, the man who escaped from a New York hospital while receiving psychiatric treatment on Thursday ...