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State Police said on Wednesday that the investigation has been turned over to the New York State Inspector General's Office at Gov. Kathy Hochul's direction.

This article contains content summarized with AI. Learn more. Western New York is experiencing heavy lake-effect snow, especially in Cattaraugus County and nearby areas. Travel is difficult in southern communities because the snow is reducing visibility and making roads hazardous.

In June, after Zohran Mamdani somehow bulldozed through the New York Democratic mayoral primary and seized the nomination, I was walking through my neighborhood — I live just north of Manhattan — when a friend saw me and deadpanned: “So when Mayor Mamdani makes the buses free, can we ride them on Shabbos?” This was...

New York State has officially distributed more than 8.2 million inflation relief checks to eligible residents, Governor Kathy Hochul announced this week. These payments are part of a major initiative she secured in the FY 2026 State Budget, which allocated $2.2 billion to help households cope with rising living...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -A federal judge on Wednesday granted Amazon.com a preliminary injunction to block the New York State Public Employment Relations Board from enforcing a new state law that the online retailer considers an attempt to illegally regulate private-sector labor relations.

Police busted an illegal cockfighting ring Saturday evening, arresting seven men from Connecticut and New York on animal cruelty charges.

New York state has passed a new law that will change regulations for medicinal marijuana. State officials said the changes will make medicinal marijuana more accessible to patients no matter where they’re from.

With demand for skilled trade workers expected to rise in the coming years, a new generation of students is finding its place in the electrical field. At Capital Region BOCES, high school seniors say the work offers stability, purpose and a path that can’t easily be replaced by technology.

A large underage drinking party was busted in Upstate New York, according to the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). Four DEC Forest Rangers conducted a late-night detail to curtail the suspected party in Coon Hollow State Forest on Saturday night. Rangers met with deputies from the...

New York gubernatorial candidate Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-NY) is knocking Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) on her shifting thoughts towards the state’s natural gas ban. Hochul recently backtracked on implementing a law that would require most new buildings to have only electric appliances. Stefanik says Hochul’s hesitancy...