By Spectrum News Staff Syracuse PUBLISHED 10:06 PM ET May. 12, 2021 PUBLISHED 10:06 PM EDT May. 12, 2021
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Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh and Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens took part in a community briefing Wednesday, which included an update on the latest crime data.
Walsh said violent crimes are up 22 percent from this time last year, along with three additional homicides. But total crime is down 14 percent.
When it comes to COVID-19, Walsh said active cases have gone down from 329 to 197 since last Wednesday.
Walsh was also pleased to see around 300 people get vaccinated at the Destiny USA clinic over the weekend and he encourages more people to get in line.
Destiny USA to hold another Covid-19 vaccine clinic
Updated 3:28 PM;
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The one-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be available to people 18 and older.
Appointments are suggested, but walk-ups will be accepted. Appointments can be made online at the Wegmans website.
Destiny USA, which hosted a vaccine clinic last week, said it will offer discounts and special offers to individuals who have been vaccinated at the mall.
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What is Delta 8 THC? It’s not marijuana, but it is creating a buzz in New York state
Updated May 10, 2021;
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Have you heard of, or perhaps even tried, Delta 8 THC?
It’s not exactly marijuana. It’s not exactly CBD, either. Both of those cannabis products are now legal in New York CBD derived from hemp for the past few years and marijuana since last month.
Delta 8 THC, also called just Delta 8 or simply D8, is a hemp-cannabis derivative that has been available in New York for about a year. It exists on the border between marijuana, which gives users a psychoactive “high,” and hemp-based CBD, which does not.
By Dianna Hawryluk
Destiny USA will be the site of a COVID-19 vaccination clinic later this week.
Wegmans is teaming up with the state Department of Health to offer single-dose Johnson and Johnson shots in the Canyon area of the mall. The clinic will run from 11-5 Friday and 1:30-4:30 Saturday. Appointments are encouraged but not required.
Schumer urges U.S., Canada to reopen border to vaccinated travelers
Updated May 05, 2021;
Posted May 05, 2021
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., visits the Rainbow Bridge at Niagara Falls, N.Y., on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, where he urged the U.S. and Canada to reopen the border to vaccinated travelers.Provided photo
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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer on Wednesday called for the United States to begin reopening its border with Canada by May 21, when a 14-month ban on cross-border travel is due to expire.
The U.S.-Canada border has been closed to non-essential travel since March 2020 under an agreement from both countries to stop the spread of Covid-19.