Conor Wight
Investigative Reporter at WSTM-TV (Syracuse, NY)
Investigative Reporter at WTVH-TV (Syracuse, NY)
Investigative Reporter at WSTQ-TV (Syracuse, NY)
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2 days ago |
cnycentral.com | Conor Wight
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The news of four children shot in less than 24 hours, one fatally, has left Syracuse reeling. The man in charge of coming up with ways to reduce shootings says these incidents are tragic, but believes the city is moving in the right direction. Lateef Johnson-Kinsey, the Director of the Mayor’s Office to Reduce Gun Violence, has always advocated for intervention as a way to prevent shootings.
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4 days ago |
cnycentral.com | Conor Wight
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SYRACUSE, N.Y. — As Syracuse set a new heat record, construction crews continued their work, focusing on a new on-ramp connecting Crouse Avenue and I-690. This effort is part of the broader reimagining of the Syracuse road system under the greater I-81 Project. TeNesha Murphy, the I-81 Project Public Information Officer, explained that the New York State Department of Transportation strives to find ways to get the work done during the coolest parts of the day.
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1 week ago |
cnycentral.com | Conor Wight
PALERMO, N.Y. — Convicted of touching a young girl while she slept in 2013, Ryan Pontello was sentenced to 60 days in jail and 6 years of probation. What's unclear is whether he was required to get treatment after admitting to police that he knew he was sexually attracted to children.
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1 week ago |
cnycentral.com | Conor Wight
PALERMO, N.Y. — When Ryan Pontello was arrested in 2013, he told investigators that he was "aroused by young girls." It wasn't enough to move the needle when the Oswego County District Attorney's Office, prosecuting his case, considered his risk of re-offending. Pontello's history is under the spotlight after Onondaga County authorities arrested him this month for raping a five-year-old girl in the Town of Clay and abusing a three-year-old earlier this spring.
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1 week ago |
cnycentral.com | Conor Wight |Matthew Benninger
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — GRAPHIC WARNING: VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISEDCourt documents revealed what Level 1 sex offender Ryan J. Pontello, 33, of Clay, told the New York State Police after his 2013 arrest for sexual misconduct against a 5-year-old girl in Oswego.
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