Rachel Polansky
Morning News Anchor at WSYR-TV (East Syracuse, NY)
Murrow, Emmy, Telly, AP award-winning anchor for @NewsChannel9 weekdays from 4:30-7am | Previous: @ATLNewsFirst @wkyc @nbc2 | ✉[email protected]
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1 week ago |
localsyr.com | Rachel Polansky
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — They were hired to stop crime and now, they’re accused of fueling it. Two Syracuse men working for a state-funded anti-violence program are now at the center of a drug investigation. A year-long probe led to the shocking discovery and a 24-count indictment. Just steps away from the Southwest Community Center in Syracuse where they were paid to steer young people away from violence, prosecutors say Cassieum Pitts and Ahmed Abdi, were selling drugs.
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1 week ago |
informnny.com | Rachel Polansky
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — They were hired to stop crime and now, they’re accused of fueling it. Two Syracuse men working for a state-funded anti-violence program are now at the center of a drug investigation. A year-long probe led to the shocking discovery and a 24-count indictment. Just steps away from the Southwest Community Center in Syracuse where they were paid to steer young people away from violence, prosecutors say Cassieum Pitts and Ahmed Abdi, were selling drugs.
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3 weeks ago |
localsyr.com | Rachel Polansky
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — An international student and pro-Palestinian activist at Cornell University announced he is leaving the country. Momodou Taal first began making headlines earlier this month after he sued the Trump administration, claiming two of the president’s executive orders violated his rights to free speech. In response, the U.S. Department of State revoked his student visa, and immigration officials requested that he turn himself in.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Rachel Polansky
SYRACUSE N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Hundreds of Central New Yorkers will lace up their sneakers to raise money and awareness for CPR education this Sunday, March 30. Doors will open at the SRC Arena for the Syracuse Heart Walk at 8 a.m. for registration. Opening ceremonies are at 9:45 a.m. NewsChannel 9’s Rachel Polansky will be emceeing the American Heart Association’s signature fundraising event. For one Manlius family, the Heart Walk will be more personal than ever before.
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3 weeks ago |
localsyr.com | Rachel Polansky
SYRACUSE N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Hundreds of Central New Yorkers will lace up their sneakers to raise money and awareness for CPR education this Sunday, March 30. Doors will open at the SRC Arena for the Syracuse Heart Walk at 8 a.m. for registration. Opening ceremonies are at 9:45 a.m. NewsChannel 9’s Rachel Polansky will be emceeing the American Heart Association’s signature fundraising event. For one Manlius family, the Heart Walk will be more personal than ever before. “I woke up to a big thud.
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