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We suppose the most concise argument against Issue 4 on next months ballot--the one legalizing dope--came years ago from a former police chief of Little Rock, namely one Kenton Buckner.

Loading the player... A Black officer in Syracuse, New York is suing the police department he works at due to the “extreme racism” he was allegedly subjected to at the hands of fellow law enforcement. According to reports, on June 25, officer Brandon Hanks, who is known in the community for serving as a liaison between Black residents and the Syracuse Police Department, filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against his co-workers. Syracuse Police Officer Brandon Hanks (Credit: Youtube ...

Skyline tenants, neighbors give City Hall an earful: ‘It’s very dangerous in there’ Updated May 10, 5:43 PM; Posted May 10, 4:18 PM Syracuse, N.Y. — Ann Marie McCheyne is fed up with drug dealing at her apartment on the fifth floor of the Skyline Apartments. She uses a wheelchair, lives alone and has to keep her wits about her each time she leaves. “It’s very dangerous in there,” the 71-year-old testified in a packed nuisance abatement hearing Monday morning. “You can very eas...

Today: Skyline owners face public hearing on problems at apartment complex Updated May 10, 2021; Posted May 10, 2021 A Syracuse police car is parked outside Skyline Apartments on James Street on March 17, 2021 after police found a woman dead in her apartment. Police ruled the death a homicide.Patrick Lohmann | plohmann@syracuse.com Facebook Share Syracuse, N.Y. — Syracuse lawyers this morning will hold a public hearing with the owners of the Skyline Apartment complex to determine next steps...

Former Portland Fire deputy chief sues to get old job back May 04 2021 A leadership dispute involving Portland Fire & Rescue Battalion Chief Dan Buckner has spilled out into public view. A one-time deputy fire chief who says he asked for a less-demanding position temporarily has sued the city of Portland — saying he never would have accepted the voluntary demotion if he hadnt been promised his old job back. Lawyers for current Portland Fire & Rescue Battalion Chief Dan Buckner fil...

Councilors balk at Walsh’s agreement with cops: Can you even enforce residency? Today 8:30 AM Michael Greene (top left) and Khalid Bey (bottom left) are seeking the Democratic Party nomination to challenge Ben Walsh (right) for Syracuse mayor in 2021. Photos by Dennis Nett and Scott Schild. Facebook Share Syracuse, N.Y. — City lawmakers balked at Mayor Ben Walsh’s latest attempt at an agreement with the Syracuse police union, reupping an argument that it’s too expensive and questioning...

2:56 WAERs Scott Willis reports on the publics first opportunity to comment on Syracuses proposed Police Reform plan. Those demands were sparked by the deaths and abuse of Black people at the hands of police officers. At a recent committee meeting, Councilor Ronnie White Jr. wanted to know what demands made it into the plan. “If we’re supposed to take this and help improve upon it, I think it might be helpful to know specifically what these groups were asking for. Specifically who was there...

Ben Walsh, ever optimistic, reflects on a tumultuous year in Syracuse Updated Jan 21, 2021; Posted Jan 21, 2021 Mayor Ben Walsh attends as the city’s Christmas tree goes dark tonight for eight hours to honor the more than 400 people who’ve died from the coronavirus in Onondaga County, Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday Jan. 2, 2021. Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com Facebook Share Syracuse, N.Y. — For Ben Walsh, 2020 looked like it was going to be a pretty good year. The 41-year-old was embark...

Syracuse, alongside other Covid-stressed U.S. cities, saw alarming rise in murders in 2020 Updated Jan 14, 2021; Posted Jan 14, 2021 Nine people were shot after gunmen opened fire at the end of Rye Day, a peaceful community birthday party attended by hundreds of people, around 8:30 p.m. June 20, 2020, at Performance Park on Syracuses Near West Side. Chariel Osorio, 17, died days after the shooting. In this photo, several people agonized by fear stand outside an ambulance preparing to rush a w...

To help us with that. we also -- also should be outraged that a promotional video with a gun on the front cover inviting people to a concert suggesting the issues of violence should also be totally unacceptable in our community. we need to do these things before tragedies happen. and so we come down here, and we know weve got to use a hammer, use a big hammer on the people who would do violence with guns and hurt people. so well speak more about this in a moment. but i want to turn it over the p...