It was also the year that the Thanos family opened a small food market just north of downtown Syracuse. Thanos Import Market has been located at or near the intersection of North Salina and Pearl Street, in the neighborhood known as Little Italy, for the past 97 years. Read more at http://ift.tt/29jjzii

This funding, provided under the Governor's PAVE NY initiative, is being administered by the New York State Department of Transportation as part of its $21.1 billion five-year Capital Plan. The PAVE NY program emphasizes projects that improve the physical condition of local roadways, create jobs and enhance local economic competitiveness. Read more at http://ift.tt/29uiPpu

Four Oneida County Public Libraries are set to split $14 million in grant funding from the State for construction upgrades. The funds were announced by Senator Joseph Griffo and Assemblyman Anthony Brindisi who added that a total of $19 million was approved for the library construction projects that will be announced in the spring of […]

Utica Police Chief Mark Williams released the identity of the officer and the suspect involved in the shooting on Tuesday. They found video footage that will assist in the investigation as well as witness statements which backed up the officer's statement. Read more at http://ift.tt/2968aCO

WKTV launched CBS Utica back on October 26th, 2015 in addition to it's three other networks, NBC, Central New York's CW11 and Memorable Entertainment Television . Until recently CBS Utica has only available over the air on digital television channel 2.2 or on Time Warner Cable in Utica on Channel 5 replacing WTVH out of […]

The concerts will be held every Monday night from 6pm to 9pm at Kopernik Park on Genesee Street in Utica. Every concert is free and family-friendly. Read more at http://ift.tt/295lBmh

Grace Leonard, sister of two teens beaten at the Word of Life Christian Church near Utica, testified Tuesday about abuse she said she suffered at the hands of her brothers. She also described how the church pastor, Tiffanie Irwin, called out her brother, Lucas Leonard, in church and asked him to stand up and say […]

One car tried to drive through the flooded streets and became stranded, while another was sent floating up to the curb. Neighbors who live in the area say they are used to this street flooding and took to the streets to clean out the sewers. Read more at http://ift.tt/29d63zm

Some harrowing scenes in this video submerged vehicles and marble sized hail on the streets of Downtown and West Utica. Gary Johnson of Utica shot this during one of the earlier rounds of storms today, at about 2:20pm. Read more at http://ift.tt/2946g5M

The countdown to an unforgettable season of free concerts in Utica is underway! The Levitt AMP Utica Music Series announced an impressive lineup of artists scheduled to perform in Downtown Utica's Oneida Square Arts District each Monday night starting at 6:00 p.m. during July 4th to September 5th. Bring your family, friends and neighbors, along […]