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Officer Thomas Miller was near the end of his shift around 5 a.m. on a Thursday last November when a call came into his station. It…
Continue reading → Syracuse cop honored for saving choking baby last year
Attention injera and wat lovers: Habiba Boru will start serving Ethiopian food at noon on Saturday. Habibas Ethiopian Kitchen at 656 N. Salina St. will be…
Continue reading → Habibas Ethiopian Kitchen opens on Saturday in Syracuse
It's a change of pace for the city of Syracuse as independent Ben Walsh prepares to step into his new role as mayor. "This is…
Continue reading → Ben Walsh gets sworn in as Syracuse Mayor
Ben Walsh, who will officially be sworn in as mayor this afternoon, has named two people on his communications team and has hired a deputy…
At age 22, Ben Walsh didn't know what he wanted to do with his life. But he was pretty sure of two things: He wasn't…