history

A 10-part video series on YouTube preserves Utica's past and its institutions, people and locales.

Did you know that Route 20 is the longest highway in all of America? It runs right through Central New York.

Rome New York is a city full of rich history. Did you know that it was home to America's first cheese factory?

Did you know that a lot of famous people, or people of note, have once called Clinton New York home?

Twenty four years ago this week, the east coast was preparing for the storm of the century. As Winter Storm warnings start coming in for this week, it gets you thinking, could we truly be slammed with as much snow as 1993?

While driving in the west end of Syracuse have you ever had to stop at corner of Tompkins Street and Milton Avenue? If so, did you notice the stop light is upside down? What is the history on the "Green On Top Light"?

Looking for a blast from the past? Take a stroll down 1917 memory lane with these old newspaper articles and ads from The Syracuse Herald.

The Abandoned Paper Mill water tower in Lyons Falls has been knocked down.

Standing near the tracks on Schuyler Street in Utica, is the railroad "watch tower" for what was once the "Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad."

Just south of the Finger Lakes Region in a small village named Dansville, sits a castle with a very interesting and enchanting past.

Back in 1861, in Western New York, the grenade of choice for the Union Army was developed. Have you ever heard of the Ketchum hand grenade?

Tornadoes aren't a common occurrence in New York, but they do still happen. We have even seen a few major tornadoes in our state.