NY State News

SYRACUSE (TNS) — State Police seized 170 vehicles and issued more than 1,000 tickets this fall targeting toll evasion and illegal license plates on th...

ALBANY (TNS) — The state's second-highest court ruled that the communications giant that operates Spectrum must pay back millions for a tax break it w...

Ice anglers on winter ponds and lakes are reminded to put safety first when venturing out this season — outdoor enthusiasts considering ice fishing sh...

New guidelines and requirements — including a loosening of age requirements — open the door to more applicants for a new class of Park Police candidat...

ALBANY (TNS) — Offering free tuition and books isn't enough to get thousands of adults to graduation at State University of New York community college...

State Sen. George Borrello calls Gov. Kathy Hochul's decision to sign legislation to eliminate the “100-foot rule” for natural gas service lines "irre...

CATTARAUGUS TERRITORY — The Seneca Nation has secured key legislation to help in its ongoing battle against illegal drug activity on its territories. ...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul has vetoed a bill that would have preserved access to police radio transmissions for media organizations and first ...

The 2025-26 holiday deer hunt opens Friday and runs through Jan. 1 across most of New York’s Southern Zone, which includes Cattaraugus and Allegany co...

U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is demanding stronger safeguards to protect seniors from financial scams amid a surge in fraud during the holiday season....

ALBANY (TNS) — The revelations last week that a school district near the Canadian border was using wooden "timeout" boxes to confine children, Gov. Ka...

U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik has suspended her campaign for New York governor and will not seek reelection to Congress, abruptly bowing out of what was ex...

UTICA (AP) — A former New York state prison guard convicted of murder for his role in the brutal beating of an inmate that was captured on body-camera...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — Each year for 27 years, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer has heard from New Yorkers about their struggles, fears, hopes and successes as he ...

ALBANY (TNS) — Renewable energy advocates want the New York Power Authority to take greater responsibility and bolder action to meet clean energy targ...

Assemblyman Joe Sempolinski says the governor's intention to sign into law medical aid in dying — what he calls assisted suicide — is "tragic." Gov. K...

Gov. Kathy Hochul maintains double-digit leads over U.S. Rep. Elise Stefanik and Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman in potential races for governo...

ALBANY (TNS) — A more than 1,000-page state Energy Plan finalized by state officials on Tuesday included a slogan that has become a new catchphrase on...