Matthew Saffer

1 week ago | cnycentral.com | Matthew Saffer

New York is one of the last states in America that does not allow for wine sales in grocery stores. That could soon change if a bill sponsored by Assemblymember Pamela Hunter (D, 128) is approved. “I had a conversation with some folks relative to this bill, and I said, 'If there's a way to move this forward and bring everyone along, I wanted to make sure that we did that,'” said Hunter. Hunter’s bill was originally proposed about two years ago.

2 weeks ago | cnycentral.com | Matthew Saffer

DEWITT, N.Y. — CNYSPCA Cruelty Investigators are trying to identify a man they say dumped two cats on the side of the road, locked in a pet-carrier in the town of DeWitt. On Friday, May 16, The CNYSPCA says a man came into a shelter with two cats in a pet carrier asking the CNYSPCA to take them. Unfortunately, the shelter notified the man they were unable to take the animals due to just receiving 60-cats from a hoarding investigation.

4 weeks ago | cnycentral.com | Matthew Saffer

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Syracuse Police Department issued a Shelter in Place Warning beginning at 7:01a.m. and ending at 9:01 a.m., for what police dispatch says was a 911 call made for an incident near Tallman and Rich Streets. According to police dispatch audio, a caller notified the Syracuse Police Department shortly after 3:30 a.m. that a man pulled a handgun on him, cocked the gun and threatened to shoot him. Police responded to the call immediately.

4 weeks ago | cnycentral.com | Matthew Saffer

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — For an artist who has created designs for the NBA, NFL, NHL and MLB, you may think a mural honoring a retired college coach may not mean a lot. And if you did, you'd be dead-wrong about Philadelphia based artist Chris B. Murray. "I've been working for myself for 15 years now, and I've worked for every client under the sun. And this one is different. This one feels different. It really tingles the heart strings differently than my other past clients and jobs. It's amazing," said Murray.

1 month ago | cbs6albany.com | Matthew Saffer

MARCY, N.Y. — The Department of Justice announced Wednesday that three prison guards at Mid-State Correctional Facility have pleaded guilty to violation of rights under the color of law for an assault on an inmate in April of 2023. The Department of Justice said Brandon Montanari, 34, Rohail Kahn, 28, and Michael Williams, 38, have each pleaded guilty to depriving an inmate at Mid-State Correctional Facility of his rights under color of law.