Onondaga County Legislature

The proposed charter changes are the first to come before voters in about 40 years

The full legislature will take up the charter change Aug. 1 after it was approved by the Ways and Means Committee.

Kuhn died over the weekend after a battle with cancer. She was 76.

Ted Fox began as a zookeeper in 1991, and served in other key roles before becoming director in 2011.

Onondaga County lawmakers approve loaning the county's industrial development agency $27 million to purchase land for supply chain companies.

Ryan McMahon and the Friends of the Onondaga County Aquarium will now accept and distribute donations for the controversial project in Syracuse's Inner Harbor.

Warming temperatures mean more people venturing out and the return of ticks and the diseases they carry.

They're scheduled to vote on a local law Tuesday that would put the county executive in charge of raising the additional $15 million dollars needed to complete the aquarium in the Inner Harbor.

Bonnke Sekarore, a Congolese refugee and nonprofit founder, will challenge Democratic incumbent Palmer Harvey for a seat representing Syracuse’s north side in the Onondaga County Legislature.

The $11 million request was added to Tuesday's agenda at the last minute, skipping the committee vetting process. But the item was abruptly removed before the vote.