🔗 https://l.syracuse.com/zma1tn Prosecutors and defense attorneys presented their closing statements Wednesday to a jury that will decide whether three guards murdered inmate Robert Brooks last year in a state prison. The jury in the Utica courtroom started deliberations at 4 p.m. Wednesday and was scheduled to resume this morning. Tap the link above to read the full story. | syracuse.com

🔗 https://l.syracuse.com/2qjhyb It’s not easy to pack up and leave home — especially at a time when the typical rent in Onondaga County is more than $1,700 a month. But with the elevated portion of Interstate 81 due to start coming down next year as the nearby Pioneer Homes neighborhood undergoes a $1 billion renovation project, everyone living in Pioneer Homes will have eventually have to move. These moves are temporary. Those who leave Pioneer Homes, one of the oldest public housing developme

🔗 https://l.syracuse.com/3gphq4 A new law putting crossbows on par with vertical bows is the biggest thing to happen to big game hunting in New York in recent memory. 🏹 Ever since, crossbows have been flying off the shelves of local archery shops. In fact, crossbow sales in Central New York appear to be outpacing sales of vertical bows — at least for the moment. But while many hunters are excited about the change, some fear that the relative ease of using a crossbow could lead to the end of th