{"id":151702,"date":"2026-03-03T23:05:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T23:05:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/151702\/"},"modified":"2026-03-03T23:05:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T23:05:09","slug":"central-ny-evening-briefing-march-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/151702\/","title":{"rendered":"Central NY Evening Briefing: March 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good evening, Central New York. We&#8217;re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.<\/p>\n<p>Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n<p>Tonight will be cloudy with rain, snow or mixed showers tapering. Watch out for patchy fog overnight with lows in the 20s and 30s.<\/p>\n<p>Our weather will quiet back down on Wednesday with early clouds and areas of fog giving way to a milder afternoon with variably cloudy skies. High temperatures will be in the 40s for most.<\/p>\n<p>Temperatures will continue to trend upward for the end of the week into the weekend, but it&#8217;ll also come with unsettled weather at times over the same time period.<\/p>\n<p>Highs Friday reach the 40s\/50s, while 50s\/60s are certainly possible Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow&#8217;s Forecast<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot_2026-03-03_164149.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/weather\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Central NY Hourly Forecast<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/binghamton\/weather\/interactive-radar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Southern Tier Hourly Forecast<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/watertown\/weather\/interactive-radar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Northern New York Hourly Forecast<\/a><br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectrumnews1.com\/snpluslive\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Spectrum_News_Plus_PromoCard_4-11-2023.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nStream Spectrum News+<br \/>Watch the latest news and more local stories from across the country.<br \/>\nToday&#8217;s Big Stories<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/news\/2026\/03\/03\/syracuse-university-picks-one-of-its-own-as-new-chancellor\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Syracuse University picks one of its own as its new chancellor<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Mike Haynie, SU&#8217;s vice chancellor for strategic initiatives and innovation, is the university&#8217;s choice to replace Kent Syverud as the university&#8217;s 13th chancellor, school officials announced Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/news\/2026\/03\/03\/rome-health-named-part-of-rural-hospital-stabilization-program\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rome Health named part of Rural Hospital Stabilization Program<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rome Health is one of eight hospitals nationwide that have been tapped for a federal initiative called the Rural Hospital Stabilization Program.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/news\/2026\/03\/03\/small-police-agencies--big-labor-deficits\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Small police agencies worry about recruitment<\/a><\/p>\n<p>With limited budgets, retiring officers, and fewer applicants entering the profession, leaders say the shortage is no longer looming, but is here.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/news\/2026\/03\/03\/onondaga-legislature-approves-sewer-district-to-serve-micron-plant\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Onondaga County Legislature approves sewer district to serve Micron plant<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers voted Tuesday on whether to approve the creation of an industrial sewer district in the town of Clay.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/international\/2026\/03\/03\/iran-strikes-u-s--embassy-saudi-arabia\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Israel steps up airstrikes in Tehran; Iran strikes U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Iran expanded its targets Tuesday, striking the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia as Washington began to pull many staff out of the Middle East. The U.S. and Israel battered Iran with airstrikes in what President Donald Trump suggested was just the start of a war that has severely disrupted the world&#8217;s supply of oil and gas, international shipping and air travel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good evening, Central New York. 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