
Darian Stevenson
Breaking News Reporter at Syracuse.com
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syracuse.com | Darian Stevenson
Syracuse, N.Y. — Brandon Espe was standing outside of his home, talking with his neighbor Monday night, when he heard a series of pops ring out. At first,Espe thought the sound was fireworks before he saw a group of about 15 kids running away. “I heard someone say somebody got hit and I just ran right over,” Espe said. So he hopped into action, running from his Highland Street home toward the noise while others ran away, he said.
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syracuse.com | Darian Stevenson
Fenner, N.Y. — A man found on the side of the road in Madison County Monday died of self-inflicted wounds, officials said. The man who died was Matthew Tysco, 45, of Chittenango, according to Samantha Field, a spokesperson for Madison County. He died from self-inflicted injuries, Field said. When deputies arrived to 2449 Stables Road in the Town of Fenner, they found Tysco dead on the side of the road, Field said. Field said Stables Road in the Town of Fenner was closed for several hours on Monday.
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syracuse.com | Darian Stevenson
Fulton, N.Y. — Four people were arrested and drugs were seized during multiple drug busts in Fulton this past month, police said. City police concluded a series of drug investigations from May 10 through June 3, Fulton police Chief Michael Curtis said. In three searches, investigators made four arrests, recovered one stolen vehicle and seized illegal drugs, he said.
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syracuse.com | Darian Stevenson
Watertown, N.Y. — A man tried to kidnap an 11-year-old boy in Watertown on Monday, police said. Daniel Scott Tibbles, 50, of Watertown, was charged with second-degree attempted kidnapping, a felony, according to Det. Lt. Joseph Giaquinto, a spokesperson for Watertown police. At South Rutland Street and Academy Street, Tibbles grabbed the boy by the arm and triedd to drag him down the street, Giaquinto said. Tibbles let go of the boy when a woman who was driving by yelled at him, Giaquinto said.
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syracuse.com | Darian Stevenson
Laurens, N.Y. — An Otsego County mayor was charged Monday with raping a teen more than a decade ago, according to state police. Frank Kovacs, 61, of Laurens, was indicted on two counts of first-degree rape and three counts of first-degree criminal sexual act, said Trooper Aga Tinker, a state police spokesman. An investigation began in December 2024 when a victim reported that Kovacs sexually assaulted them over a decade ago, Tinker said.
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The state Commission on Judicial Conduct has never received a complaint about a judge declining to officiate a same-sex marriage. There were no reports prior to what was made public regarding Syracuse City Court Judge Felicia Pitts Davis. https://t.co/ob9xEWx543

It was great to see a group of students be so interested in what we do. Can't wait to see what the future holds!

Great to meet Jeff Newell's newest @media_itc_scsd students this week. They visited our @syracusedotcom newsroom, brought tons of thoughtful, well-researched questions and spoke with our top reporters and editors. I say this all the time, but the future is so bright 💡 https://t.co/Jk5PtkvMB2

Local and state officials are criticizing Syracuse City Court Judge Felicia Pitts Davis who refused to marry a same-sex couple. Others are calling for her to resign. https://t.co/Y8NmgnzKtI