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As summer transitions to fall, darkness arrives earlier each day in New York. That’s due to the tilt of the Earth’s axis as it orbits around the sun, according to sciencing.com, a website that addresses questions about science, engineering and mathematics. During summer in the Northern Hemisphere, the...

The free ride is over. A state program that allowed drivers of electric vehicles and hybrid cars to ride solo on the HOV lanes of the Long Island Expressway has come to a screeching halt — leaving EV drivers to fend for themselves. The federally mandated Clean Pass program expired on Wednesday, which means the more...

According to USGS, a pair of overnight earthquakes almost in the same place rattled Upstate New York last night near the town of Watertown. The first earthquake struck from a depth of 5 km at 9:44 pm; the second quake struck deeper from 5.8 km just 500 feet away 2 minutes later. The earthquakes, centered near I-81 by...

DEWITT, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Doctors from Syracuse Orthopedic Specialists are heading overseas with a mission to change lives. Operation Walk New York is sending a team to Ghana this month to provide free joint replacement surgeries for patients who otherwise wouldn’t have access to care. Local surgeons, nurses, physical...

Certain New York employers that do not provide a retirement benefit will be required to enroll in the Empire State’s retirement savings program this fall, according to a fact sheet published by the New York state government. The New York State Secure Choice Savings Program is New York’s savings...

Hastings, N.Y. - A severely disabled woman kept in a filthy, 100-degree shed in Oswego County was likely only a couple days away from death when rescued, state troopers said Friday. The 46-year-old woman had so little liquid in her body that she had stopped sweating, a sign of heat...

Update 10-5-25: This story has been updated with more information from the DeWitt Police Department. EAST SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Two people were shot at a party in the Village of East Syracuse, DeWitt Police said. Multiple people called 911 around 3:30 a.m. on Oct. 5, to report a shooting at a party on Johnson […]

If you live in the Hudson Valley and have been uneasy about crime lately, there’s some new crime data that shows things in Poughkeepsie and Newburgh, as well as the state of New York, are changing quickly.

A federal magistrate judge has found New York State has been illegally operating a portion of the Thruway on Seneca lands. Judge Michael Roemer said in a report issued this week that the easement the state made with the Seneca Nation in the 1950s violated federal law, which requires the transfer of any tribal land to...

Cooler weather means warm homes, but for stink bugs, that’s an open invitation. Here’s how to keep these pesky invaders at bay this fall.