Each week, syracuse.com will look back at some of our most important and valuable journalism from the previous week. Here are six stories for the week of October 20, 2024.

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Syracuse’s $1 million gun violence fix struggles to win would-be shooters’ trust

Syracuse’s new $1 million solution to its entrenched gun violence problem struggled in its first year to attract participants and lost one of its key service providers. The Safer Streets program, a pilot, was touted as an innovative way to get 55 of the city’s most dangerous youth to lay down their guns and get jobs. But the beginning was an uphill battle.

Democrats launch unprecedented door-to-door blitz to push John Mannion across the finish line

When Rep. Brandon Williams won a seat in Congress two years ago, Democrats scrutinized New York’s turnout efforts and promised big changes. Now he’s trying to turn the tables on Republicans by ramping up a turnout campaign for state Sen. John Mannion, D-Geddes, on a scale never before seen in downtown New York.

Nottingham Ball: Bulldogs alum leads culturally diverse boys’ soccer team on historic run (photos)

Nottingham boys soccer coach Claude Tuyishimire has come a long way since he was a 10-year-old boy who came to America from Tanzania. Tuyishimire’s family is originally from Burundi but fled on foot to Tanzania when the Hutu and Tutsi went to war. The family ended up in a refugee camp where Tuyishimire was born and spent the first 10 years of his life. While at the camp, Tuyishimire used football as an escape. His older brother played on one of the camp teams, but he was too small. That didn’t stop his love for the sport from growing.

Here’s why Micron is lagging behind in New York and what it means for the historic project

A little over two years ago, Micron Technology announced it would build, with substantial taxpayer help, the largest chip manufacturing complex in Syracuse’s northern suburbs. Construction was scheduled to begin in June 2024. That was pushed back to early 2025. And now, groundbreaking won’t begin until at least November 2025, nearly a year and a half behind schedule.

How some Central NY schools are banning phones now, while others remain on hold

Inside schools and classrooms, the devices can disrupt lessons and distract students in a way that is hard for educators to overcome, several central New York teachers told syracuse.com. New York, like many other states, charges for phone restrictions in schools. Gov. Kathy Hochul has made it clear she plans to force state lawmakers to act on the issue next year. For now, it remains a patchwork of policies in the state’s more than 700 school districts.

Family not opposing jail for street-racing driver who killed Syracuse man, prosecutors

Judge’s decision to sentence 19-year-old driver who hit and killed man during street race in downtown Syracuse to no prison time shocked the victim’s family. Joshua Shultes was sentenced to five years of probation after accepting a plea deal from Judge Ted Limpert. Prosecutors opposed the sentence, asking instead for the man to receive at least three to nine years in prison.