As Rochester gets ready for the total solar eclipse on April 8, people with disabilities are making their own plans.

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America’s first commercial-scale offshore wind farm is officially open, a long-awaited moment that helps pave the way for a succession of large wind farms.

Negotiations continue until the budget’s April 1 deadline.

Gov. Kathy Hochul wants to raise criminal penalties for anyone who assaults a store employee. Democrats in the Legislature say they’d rather focus more closely on repeat offenders.

With the spring comes an increased risk of wildfires. New York state will begin enforcing its annual burn ban.

ITHACA, N.Y. — The longtime chair of the commission that oversees the Ithaca Area Wastewater Treatment Facility lost her seat this year after Ithaca Mayor Robert Cantelmo declined to reappoint […]

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Tom Carle is looking to get on the ballot as the Democratic candidate to challenge the Republican incumbent for New York’s 23rd Congressional District.