Gas prices hit nearly five-year low, but Vermont still among most expensive
SOUTH BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - The new year is off to a cheaper start at the pump, with the national average gas price reaching its lowest point in nearly five years. According to AAA, the national average is sitting at $2.81 per gallon. The last time it was that low was March 2021.
Parents demand action after claiming kids ‘freeze’ on mandated electric school buses that are...
Rob Petree of WIVBTV says parents in the Lake Shore Central School District are sounding the alarm over a basic winter expectation: that a school bus should be warm enough for kids to ride without shivering the whole way to class.
Assemblyman calls for investigation into rising National Grid bills in New York
WRGB- State Assemblyman Angelo Santabarbara is urging the state comptroller's office to investigate the increasing National Grid bills in New York. Santabarbara has received numerous calls from customers questioning why their delivery fees are rising despite reduced energy usage. He explained, "So that means the...
Attorney General James Demands Answers from Instacart about Algorithmic Pricing
New York Attorney General Letitia James today sent a letter to online grocery shopping platform Instacart demanding more information about its use of algorithmic pricing and price-setting experiments after a recent report revealed Instacart users were being charged significantly different prices for the same...
Mamdani says New York child care expansion a real step to fulfilling campaign pledge
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani says a plan unveiled Thursday to take the first steps toward universal childcare for kids under five shows New Yorkers that "democracy can actually deliver for them."
Take a winter walk among the eagles and ducks at Onondaga Lake
The Onondaga Lake Conservation Corps is leading two walks on Saturday, Jan. 31, on the west shore of Onondaga Lake to view bald eagles and waterfowl that flock to the lake’s southern shoreline during winter. Fee is $10 for adults; $8 for children. Walks begin at 10 a.m. and...
Port Byron clerk pleads guilty to gun charge
A felony gun arrest now forces a village board decision, according to The Citizen. Prosecutors confirmed a Cayuga County village clerk pleaded guilty after investigators found an un-serialized, self-made pistol. The case centers on Patricia A. Ewald, 53, charged after a Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office investigation....
Twiggy Billue denies wrongdoing, says she entered a Syracuse school as ‘concerned grandmother’
Syracuse Board of Education member Twiggy Billue said Friday she has done nothing wrong -- her first public remarks since her fellow board members voted they have probable cause to remove her from office. Billue suggested the effort to remove her stems from an issue at her grandson’s school.
More than 13-hour fiery standoff in Salina ends: 1 man dead, 1 in custody
Salina, N.Y. - A more than 13-hour standoff in Salina ended early Saturday when deputies broke into a home and took a man into custody. A male stabbed Friday afternoon at the home at 543 Sunflower Dr. has died, according to Thomas Newton, a spokesperson for the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office.
Dark Triangular Object Seen At Night Over New York State
A resident living in New York claims they witnessed a bizarre object in the night sky that they can not explain.
