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ALBANY (TNS) — New York is revving up efforts to crack down on catalytic converter thefts, Gov. Hochul said Monday. The governor signed legislation an...

ALBANY (TNS) — Former president Donald Trump gave gubernatorial candidate U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin his formal endorsement on Sunday, calling the Long Isla...

ALBANY (TNS) — The minimum wage for home care aides in Upstate New York is up to $15.20 per hour. Starting Oct. 1, the aides began making $15.20 per h...

ITHACA — In mid-February, the owners of a backyard flock in Suffolk County noticed two guinea hens and three of their chickens were sick. Three days l...

ALBANY (TNS) — New York’s strict new gun rules, including limits on where legal firearms can be carried, will remain in effect as a legal battle over ...

ALBANY (TNS) — The recent murder of an Erie County woman who police allege was killed by her estranged husband quickly led top Republican officials to...

OLEAN — Nearly six years ago on a cold, windy mid-October day, city officials cut the ceremonial ribbon signaling the end of the North Union Street co...

OLEAN — Reaction from state officials was mixed Thursday as a federal judge halted key provisions of New York’s latest attempt to restrict handguns in...

The state Department of Labor has initiated the process to increase the minimum wage in Upstate New York by $1 — a 7.5% increase from $13.20 to $14.20...

Nearly every member of my family has ties to Mississippi. During school breaks, we would load up the Aerostar and head out from Detroit, down I-75 sou...

SALAMANCA — Salamanca educator Aaron Straus has been selected as a New York State Association for Career and Technical Education fellow, a program sup...

SMETHPORT, Pa. — Bringing his campaign for governor to the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania Wednesday, state Sen. Doug Mastriano attempted to push back o...

SYRACUSE (TNS) — Some 900 entrepreneurs in New York are now waiting with a mixture of apprehension and confidence the day after the application period...

LITTLE VALLEY — Cattaraugus County, the city of Salamanca and Salamanca City Central School District each received its share of Seneca gaming funds fr...

ALBANY (TNS) — A quick trip to Canada will be as straightforward as it was before the pandemic: On Saturday, the country will lift all remaining COVID...

A special youth-only pheasant hunting weekend will be held in Western New York on Oct. 8-9, according to the New York State Department of Environmenta...

ALBANY (TNS) — Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Monday that state officials will seek repayment — and in some cases make referral to law enforcement — afte...

ALBANY (TNS) — A lawsuit is seeking to strike down a key provision of New York’s revamped ethics law that Gov. Kathy Hochul has touted as creating gre...