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 recently passed state budget included $135 million for fiscally distressed cities. The city of Syracuse is getting an extra $20 million to help balance its budget. -
Syracuse Common Councilor Marty Nave and other officials are hoping to shine a light on the often misunderstood neurological condition. -
The biometric technology used in businesses can identify individuals by their physical attributes, everything from eye color to the way someone walks. -
Businesses say using biometric surveillance is a security strategy. Opponents say the surveillance often goes wrong, leading to wrongful arrests.
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Police say 55-year-old Rodney Vanderpool fired a shotgun through his apartment door as police attempted to serve a search warrant. -
Onondaga County is reporting a more than 800% increase in syphilis cases since 2020, including a rise in congenital syphilis among newborns. -
Syracuse Mayor Sharon Owens will sign a $350 million budget, but calls for a revamped budget process to address the city's structural deficit. -
The "One Fair Price Package" would ban companies from using personal data to set prices for consumers. -
The report from the Urban Jobs Task Force shows the state is largely meeting its goal of hiring 15% local workers for the I-81 project. -
SUNY Upstate, Cayuga Community College launch new program designed to combat nursing shortage in NYSThere are two new programs. One is an accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. The other is aimed at people who already have a degree.
