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High: 47; Low: 31. Rain; see the 5-day forecast.
Photo of the Day
Billy Strings played to a sold-out War Memorial on Saturday night.(Charlie Miller | cmiller@syracuse.com)
Billy Strings proves a bluegrass band playing Depression era music can fill an arena: Billy Strings, born William Apostol, performed two sets over the course of three hours Saturday. He covered Led Zeppelin with banjos and fiddles. He played Ralph Stanley and some Grateful Dead-adjacent tunes. He revived traditional mountain songs and Prohibition protest numbers.
The Latest
Flood alerts issued across much of Upstate NY as rain continues to pound: A strong coastal storm is bringing heavy rain and flood alerts to Upstate New York. Much of Upstate east of the Finger Lakes has seen 1 to 3 inches of rain already, with another inch or two forecast. A flood watch has been issued for the Southern Tier and most of Upstate east of Syracuse. A watch means flooding is possible but hasn’t happened yet. A more urgent flood advisory has been issued for Central New York.
What’s Trending
100+ Burt Marshall properties head toward a bankruptcy auction that may reshape Hamilton: More than 100 properties owned by failed businessman Burt Marshall in the Hamilton area have been thrown up for grabs in an expected bankruptcy court auction. The sale would pay part of the more than $90 million that Marshall owes to nearly 1,000 people who invested in his “8% promissory note” fund that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court Trustee’s office said had “all the hallmarks of a Ponzi scheme.”
Tortured Syracuse man faces his abusers in court: ‘I forgive you, but God won’t’: A 26-year-old Syracuse man who was kidnapped and tortured over several days spoke publicly for the first time about the trauma he suffered at the hands of two women. “I forgive you, but God won’t,” Koddie Beechner said Friday in court as he read a letter to the people who hurt him. Jessica Hughes, 36, and Renee Dolson, 40, were sentenced for their roles in the kidnapping and torture of Beechner.
Looking ahead
Construction to close lane on I-81 North starting Monday: Starting today, the stretch of Interstate 81 north between the on ramp from Colvin Street and Exit 18 (Adams Street and Harrison Street) in Syracuse will be reduced to one lane for construction, according to the New York State Department of Transportation. The lane will be closed from Monday, Dec. 18 to Thursday, Dec. 21 for bridge maintenance.
Sports
What’s Syracuse getting in Kyle McCord? A veteran at a position of need and prolific passer: McCord, who on Sunday committed to transfer to Syracuse football with one year of eligibility remaining, checks off one of the most-needed items on the Orange’s wishlist this December: a starting QB for 2024. SU needed to get a quarterback in place before the end of the week, when its season will be officially over and any players, particularly offensive ones, who might have been waiting to get through the bowl game to make a decision on whether to stay at Syracuse.
- Ex-West Virginia LB James Heard will transfer to Syracuse
- Caden Brown, 3-star recruit, commits to SU
- Wide receiver Haynes second Georgia transfer to commit to SU
Syracuse’s subs propel Orange from 10-point deficit to 20-point win over Oregon: ‘Our bench was huge’: Four SU reserves would turn the game around. They each made key contributions as Syracuse erased Oregon’s double-digit lead and wound up winning in an 83-63 romp. Syracuse’s bench wound up scoring 44 points, more than the Orange starters’ 39. It was the most bench points for Syracuse since 55 in a 99-77 win over Boston U. on Dec. 10, 2016.
- Rate Syracuse performance, vote on player of game vs. Oregon
- Syracuse’s improving defense holds Oregon to a season-low 63 points
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- Josh Allen did something he hasn’t done since rookie season
- Bills’ Cook uses three words to describe his monster performance
- Crunch rally past Providence Bruins, 4-1
- Section III high school sports schedule, scoreboard for Dec. 18
- CNY high school sports results, schedules, photos, news
In Brief
Two families displaced after Salina house fire
Man found dead in a ditch along road in town of Onondaga
Fire forces Camillus moviegoers to evacuate theater
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