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ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed plan to ban the sale of menthol cigarettes and hit smokers with an additional dollar-per-pack tax is spark...

Elected officials across New York state are challenging Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to divert enhanced Medicaid funds from counties to the state, cos...

Two highways in Cattaraugus and Allegany counties will share $3.74 million in funding released to renew New York state roadways affected by extreme we...

BATAVIA — New York State Police are warning a new strand of heroin may have led to a spike in opioid overdoses and deaths in Western New York. In the ...

NEW YORK (TNS) — Mayor Eric Adamsaccused “woke”Democratson Wednesday of driving minority voters out of their party — embracing a talking point pushed ...

The New York State Department of Motor Vehicles is transitioning to print-on-demand vehicle inspection certificates, which the DMV says will provide e...

ALBANY (TNS) — Former U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin avoided ruling out a run against U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the 2024 election, comments which came dur...

Area school districts are expected to get another boost in financial support for their upcoming budgets if Gov. Kathy Hochul can keep her promise. In ...

NEW YORK — Months after being stabbed repeatedly as he prepared to give a lecture at Chautauqua Institution, Salman Rushdie is blind in his right eye,...

ALBANY — New York is being cautioned against raising taxes on its top earners as lawmakers consider plans to drum up more money from the state’s wealt...

MILLER PLACE (AP) — An 82-year-old woman was pronounced dead at a New York nursing home but found to be breathing three hours later at the funeral hom...

NIAGARA FALLS — New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli is calling on officials at the New York State Thruway Authority to pump the brakes on a pro...

New York State Police are warning the public about a recent increase in scams. In the early weeks of 2023, the Bureau of Criminal Investigation in Wes...

ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul is seeking a number of “technical” revisions to New York’s contested concealed carry laws, including allowing armed s...

SALAMANCA — You can count on one hand the number of attendees at the first two public forums at the Salamanca City Central School District concerning ...

U.S. Rep. Nick Langworthy said Thursday that Social Security and Medicare were off the table when it comes to negotiations over raising the national d...

OLEAN — Temperatures approaching zero have closed some local schools and caused state officials to caution outdoors enthusiasts about activities on Fr...

SYRACUSE (AP) — A New York man has pleaded guilty to making threatening phone calls to Republican Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia, fed...