law enforcement

Slain Syracuse police officer Michael Jensen will have a stretch of Route 46 in Rome named after him. Jensen was killed in a shootout in Salina, along with Sheriff's Lt. Michael Hoosock.

New York is looking for people to take a test to potentially be law enforcement officers at state facilities.

Onondaga County Sheriff's and Syracuse Police participate in national event to improve police-community relations. Local events take place Tuesday, August 5th.

This week, a 3.8 earthquake centered east of Buffalo in the suburb of West Seneca at about Monday; Gov. Kathy Hochul visited Syracuse touting her executive budget; Micron revealed details of their plans at two town hall events in Onondaga County.

Paid training will begin in March to help fill Syracuse Police Department's staff shortage and aid retention.

A final tally of remaining absentee and affidavit ballots this week confirmed him as the winner in a close race with Esteban Gonzalez.

This week Kathy Hochul became New York’s first elected female governor, but there's still no clear winner in the 22nd District Congressional race between Democrat Francis Conole and Republican Brandon Williams. Check this week's WAER Round-Up to find more midterm election progress and what other local news you've missed from Nov. 7-11!

The contest for the next Onondaga County Sheriff remained tight through the end of Election Day, with Toby Shelley narrowly ahead of Esteban Gonzalez.

Gov. Hochul announces that during her Halloween driving enforcement campaign police made 189 impaired driving arrests and issued more than 10,000 tickets.

New York Attorney General Letitia James arrived at the state fair on Monday to memorialize the 88 officers who died in the line of duty.