GLENS FALLS, N.Y. — U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer is urging federal agencies to allocate more resources for monitoring mosquitoes and mosquito-borne illnesses amid a rise in eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) cases in New York, including a recent human death. Schumer has called on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to collaborate with the […]
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — A 17-year-old girl wanted for attempted murder in connection with a recent shooting was arrested in Binghamton, according to the Broome County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities, working alongside the U.S. Marshals Regional Task Force, located the suspect at sites on Floral Avenue and Chelsea Square. The Southern Tier SWAT team executed a search […]
VESTAL, N.Y. (APN) — Educators gathered in Vestal on Tuesday for a mobile roundtable discussion aboard the “Common Ground Over Chaos” bus, part of a statewide tour organized by the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) union. Democratic congressional candidate Josh Riley joined the conversation, calling for better pay for teachers and more public school […]
Oct. 1 (APN) — Claudia De La Cruz, the Socialism and Liberation Party’s presidential candidate, will visit SUNY Potsdam on Wednesday as part of her campaign. De La Cruz is on the ballot in 19 states, though not in New York. Her campaign previously participated in local events, including Potsdam Pride, and led a protest […]
Mayor Eric Adams’ partner Tracey Collins had roughly 40 scheduled meetings and events during her first eight months following a promotion to a high-level role in the city Education Department, according to daily calendars obtained by Chalkbeat.The sche…
The vice presidential debate between Republican JD Vance and Democrat Tim Walz will bring together undercards who have spent two months going after each other and the top of each ticket. It offers their top lieutenants a fresh opportunity to introduc…
Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.Stephen Varela resigned from the State Board of Education on Tuesday, about three months …
Public health, explained: Sign up to receive Healthbeat’s free Atlanta newsletter here.As a plume of smoke from a fire at a Conyers chemical plant hangs over metro Atlanta, so do questions about what exactly is burning and the extent of any public heal…
