Regional News

State Senator James Seward has announced  senate passage of a package of legislation to fight the growing heroin and opioid abuse epidemic.

The New York State Teachers Union has added to its ongoing lawsuit against the property tax cap. The union now says that the governor's property tax freeze is melting away local control of school districts and punishes a district that votes a budget over the 2% tax cap by making taxpayers ineligible for property tax rebates...

The State Gaming Commission reported Thursday that lottery games for the fiscal year ending March 31st took in $9.23 billion.

New Yorkers can find out if they are owed some of the state’s $12.5 billion in unclaimed funds at events across the state in June.

A casino in Onondaga County is an issue its legislature says it doesn't want to touch.

New York State's Attorney Generals office says it will buy back guns in Niagara Falls on Saturday.

New York State's highest court could come to a decision by the 4th of July as to whether municipalities like Dryden in Tompkins County can use their zoning laws to prevent gas companies from using hydraulic fracture drilling for natural gas within their borders...

While the State Legislature is working on a potential medical marijuana bill, Governor Cuomo has made an agreement with GW Pharmaceuticals to begin trials of cannabidiol, a chemical in marijuana that is being tried on children with epilepsy.

In the wake of last winter’s soaring utility bills, the AARP is urging the legislature to establish a utility rate monitor who would be an advocate for consumers.

Two school bus employees are okay after they escaped their burning vehicle in the Town of Cortlandville. Cortland County Sheriff’s officials say at 2:38 p.m. June 2, they responded with the Town of Cortlandville Fire Department to a report of a vehicle fire on McLean Road...