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Betsy Parmley stood under the Interstate 81 overpass in Syracuse, where she has parked every workday for the past 18 years. Under the peeling green bridge paint familiar to all Syracusans, she spread her arms as if on stage. Four lanes of cars and trucks rumbled overhead. Built in the 1950s and ‘60s, the bridges reached the end of their useful life in 2017. They will have to come down.

Due to financial issues, a popular discount retailer has decided to close all its stores in New York. As major chains announce store closures nationwide, New York's retail industry is suffering.

Geddes, N.Y. — A driver killed early Sunday in a crash that closed ramps from Interstate 690 to John Glenn Boulevard has been identified as a 36-year-old town of Clay man, according to the Onondaga County Sheriff’s Office. Kevin Haynes was driving a 2001 Honda Prelude on I-690...

The New York Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) recently released its numbers for the 2022 hunting season and the report found that about 1,318 black bears, or 21 percent of New York’s population, were harvested. Hunting season in New York is a way to control and track the population...

Police say a New York state woman was arrested and charged after a crash. Officials say they placed the suspect under arrest and have charged her with Aggravated DWI. You may wonder what's the difference between a regular DWI and an Aggravated DWI. According to DWI Team, an Aggravated DWI essentially means that a driver was operating a vehicle while they had a BAC of at least 0.18%.

The first round of Central New York village elections in 2023 will take place on Tuesday, March 21. There will be another round of elections on June 20 and the remaining few will take place on Election Day (Nov. 7.) Polls will be open from noon to 9 p.m. in...

Carmine Fiore served eight years with the US Army and NY Army National Guard and went on to serve the New York City Fire Department. He is also the chair for the Veterans Committee of the Cannabis Association of New York. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of NY Cannabis Insider nor the Cannabis Association of New York.

March Madness made its way to the Capital Region this past weekend, and as part of the festivities, a few familiar faces came to watch the action at The MVP Arena. As Charlie Voelker wrote last week, legendary actor Bill Murray spent the weekend in Albany cheering on his son, Luke, who is an assistant coach with the UConn Huskies. Aside from Murray, there were a number of other notable names on the guest list in the Capital Region.

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A trip to fill up the car just turned into a million-dollar prize for a lucky New York lottery player. Read on for details. Coming in second place has its advantages if you’re a Powerball player. The New York State Lottery issued a press release saying someone in the state was holding a second-place prize ticket for the March 18 drawing.

There's a happy dance, and then there's the happy dance of an American woodcock. Dubbed "one of New York's most unusual upland birds" by the New York Department of Environmental Conservation (NYS DEC), this feathered friend has some fantastic moves. American Woodcock Birds in New York. It's surprising that the...

If a proposed bill becomes law, New York would expand the type of containers accepted as returnables at redemption centers and double the consumer deposit fee. Currently, New York does not accept containers holding milk, wine and liquor, hard cider, non-carbonated sports and energy drinks, non-carbonated juice and tea, water containing sugar, or drink boxes and pouches.

MANLIUS, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Just days after Manlius Police announced they thwarted a threat by a Jamesville man to shoot up the Tops in the village, the police chief abruptly resigns, much to the surprise of the Fayetteville Mayor. “I got a call last night from the supervisor. But...

NEW YORK (PIX11) — High pressure will dominate the weather for the next few days starting Monday, bringing a return to above normal temperatures as winds shift to the south. Folks can expect mostly sunny skies in the afternoon with a high temperature of 53 in the city, and in the low to mid-50s in the suburbs.

Fabius, N.Y. — Onondaga County Sheriff’s Air 1 helicopter, dozens of firefighters and police spent nearly an hour Sunday evening searching for a woman, her 7-year-old daughter and their two dogs who got lost in the woods Sunday night at Tinker Falls, 911 dispatchers said. The woman called...

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — One person has been taken to the hospital following a crash that took place in the City of Syracuse. The collision happened last night, March 17, around 11 p.m., near Lodi Street and Hawley Avenue. According to Syracuse Police, two cars crashed into each other.

On a New York beach on Long Island, a small plane performed an emergency landing that was captured on camera, creating a potentially tragic sight. Fortunately, neither the pilot, New York State Assemblyman Clyde Vanel, nor his passenger sustained any injuries.

Elana Tamas is the Head of Cannabis Tax at Anchin. She discusses her journey in the cannabis industry, the barriers to women leadership, and advice for the next generation of women leaders. Women are vastly underrepresented in cannabis, and not just in New York. From 2019 to 2022, executive-level females...