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FOX 5 NY's meteorologist Lauren Kriedler continues to follow the storm that is battering New York and New Jersey.
A shrub that blooms in the heat of Georgia can also flower in July on the South Shore of Long Island. I stopped my car the first time I saw one doing it. The secret came from Japan. A tough cousin species was crossed with the classic Southern plant at the U.S. National Arboretum, and many of those hybrids carry Native American tribe names.
Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the launch of Click to Renew, a nation-leading tool to simplify professional licensing across New York State. By launching an easy-to-use digital platform, Click to Renew allows New Yorkers in a wide range of licensed professions to renew their licenses quickly and securely. Since its soft launch in October, nearly 5,000 licensees have successfully renewed with this new system. On average, licensees using Click to Renew complete the process in under 4 minutes, a 91 percent reduction from the previous average renewal time of over 45 minutes. The improvements are already delivering a better customer experience, with a 96 percent approval rating by users on the platform. More than 300,000 license-holders will benefit from the initial launch of this new tool, with further plans to bring the ease and convenience of Click to Renew to additional license types in the near future.
Through its various economic development grant programs, National Grid supports the transformation of commercial districts, and long-underused properties in cities and towns across its service areas. And in recent months, the company awarded economic development grants totaling more than $2 million to six projects in Erie, Niagara and Chautauqua counties.
Following Thursday's severe storms and hail, a coastal nor'easter is bringing chilly rain and gusty winds across the Northeast on Friday, Nov. 13. Rain is expected to taper off from south to north through Friday afternoon and evening, though higher elevations inland will see accumulating snow. Colder air moves in...
A departing storm brought more than a foot of snow to parts of New York State on Friday, while this weekend the nation will see its first widespread freeze event of the season. As of Friday morning in New York, 12.5 inches of snow had fallen in Hartwick, 12 inches...
Devin Lander said he ran for state Senate after he felt parts of the district, including Rensselaer County, were being left behind.
Holtec, which owns Indian Point and is overseeing the site's decommissioning, is seeking approval from the New York State Public Service Commission to transfer certain decommissioning assets and liabilities to an affiliate known as DEAMCO while continuing to provide decommissioning services.
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Many New Yorkers were forced off of their state-sponsored health insurance as a result of cuts made under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was signed by President Donald Trump last year. New York’s Essential Plan covers lower-income families and immigrants who do not qualify for Medicaid. Under federal...
With gas prices soaring past $4 a gallon, one Hudson Valley gas station is giving drivers a chance to fill up their tanks for free.
State lawmakers will hold a hearing to discuss challenges with maintaining the state’s landfills, which could run out of capacity in the next two decades.
Ten months before all of the state’s public schools switch to a new set of graduation requirements, the state Education commissioner said her department doesn’t have enough money for the endeavor.
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced Friday that it is opening a deer check station after chronic wasting disease was detected in a wild deer in Livingston County. The DEC said CWD, which hadn't been detected in a wild deer in New York state since 2005, is...
GM will pay $220 million to 36 attorneys general over Smart Driver data sold to brokers and insurers. More than 700,000 New Yorkers were enrolled.
Consolidated Edison, Inc. continues to plan for major infrastructure upgrades to meet a broad-based rise in electricity demand in New York City and state clean energy targets, according to the company’s regulatory filings and executives. State law requires the state’s electric sector to reach 70% renewable energy by 2030...
Tornado warnings in Queens and Wilmington, Delaware, prompted ground stops at JFK and LaGuardia as the storm brought snow to upstate New York.
Fireworks at the Joe are back next summer!
