Three empty seats in Albany now have an election date. Governor Kathy Hochul scheduled special elections for Feb. 3 to fill ...

A 39-year-old Ithaca man is marking the new year smoke-free after quitting cigarettes with help from the New York State ...

Millions of Americans are getting bigger Social Security checks in 2026 thanks to a 2.8% COLA. See the full payment schedule, SSI changes, and double-payment months.

After nearly two decades on the bench, Cayuga County Court Judge Thomas Leone says he’s ready to step aside, according to The Citizen. Leone announced he will not run for a third 10-year term this ...

Fresh off a dramatic military operation, President Donald Trump warned foreign leaders that they could face the same fate as Venezuela’s ousted president, according to Associated Press reports. Trump ...

Student loan debt weighs heaviest on Americans nearing retirement, not recent grads, according to new federal data. Borrowers ages 50 to 61 now hold the highest average student loan balance at about ...

Signs reading “No war with Venezuela” filled Rochester streets Saturday as locals pushed back against U.S. military action overseas, according to RochesterFirst. Dozens of demonstrators gathered in ...

Gardeners can log in, not load up, as a free Master Gardener webinar series kicks off mid-January in Ontario County. Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County will host the Zoom programs ...

A freak fall left a Marvel star facing a long and uncertain recovery, according to WHAM. Evangeline Lilly said new medical scans confirmed she has brain damage stemming from a traumatic brain injury ...

Saturday brought seven Wayne-Finger Lakes high school basketball games, with tournament action wrapping up across the region. The Dundee/Bradford boys closed out tournament play at Hammondsport with a ...

A sharp sales slump knocked Tesla off its long-held perch as the world’s top electric vehicle maker, according to the Associated Press. Tesla delivered 1.64 million vehicles in 2025, a 9% drop from ...

President Donald Trump opened 2026 with a small but noticeable bump in approval after a turbulent first year of his second term, according to recent national polls. Multiple surveys show Trump’s ...