Ellen Abbott
Reporter, SyracuseEllen produces news reports and features related to events that occur in the greater Syracuse area and throughout Onondaga County. Her reports are heard regularly in regional updates in Morning Edition and All Things Considered.
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The requirement that all new hires with the police department live in the city for the first five years of employment will be waived for two years. -
Syracuse Mayor Sharon Owens delivered her first State of the City address, focusing on housing, a new nightlife coordinator, and support for the New York for All Act. -
New York DMV offices will temporarily close starting Feb. 13 to modernize 1960s-era computer systems. Expect closures and longer lines through mid-February. -
Upstate Medical University seeks 1,000 central New York volunteers for a global Pfizer clinical trial testing a vaccine for the C. diff bacteria. -
As arctic air hits central New York, the Housing and Homeless Coalition activates "Code Blue" rules to provide warm shelter for the region's homeless population. -
A lawsuit filed by Jobs to Move America and local residents claims the environmental review for Micron's chip plant in the Town of Clay was rushed and inadequate. -
Micron broke ground Friday on its $100 billion chip plant near Syracuse. The site is set to become the largest semiconductor manufacturing campus in the U.S. -
OCWA officials expect to lift the mandatory water conservation order Monday as crews finish replacing a 134-foot section of broken water main in Cicero. -
Federal, state and local leaders will be on hand Friday to officially break ground on Micron’s $100 billion project in central New York. -
Two central New York educators are using a Micron fellowship at the MOST to bring hands-on semiconductor and STEM learning to local students.
