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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There were 25 fires at vacant homes and businesses in the city of Syracuse in 2024. -
Cuts to Medicaid and Medicare from the massive tax and spending bill amount to nearly $99 million in New York. -
A comprehensive economic report, commissioned by Upstate Medical University, shows education and medicine continue to drive the central New York economy. -
All 731 school districts in New York are required to have plans in place for a cell phone ban by the end of this week. So far, more than 400 districts have finalized plans for the new Distraction-Free Schools law. -
Onondaga County will accept comments from the public during three, in-person sessions. -
Local officials in CNY are assessing the financial impact of recent federal budget cuts. Onondaga County faces a $3M hit to SNAP administration, while Syracuse's $30M Reconnecting Communities Grant remains at risk as the I-81 project continues. -
Harmful algal blooms are making their summer return in central New York, closing some beaches and posing health risks for people and animals. -
An elderly man from the town of Cicero has gotten sick from a mosquito carrying West Nile Virus, and mosquitoes carrying the potentially deadly Eastern Equine Encephalitis have also been detected. -
Madison County officials say no human cases of the virus have been reported, but a bite from an infected mosquito can, in rare cases, lead to serious illness. -
Mannion voted against the mammoth package that encompasses much of President Trump’s second-term agenda.
