03.23.18 |
Bill Clinton will be attending the funeral of the longtime western New York congresswoman. The 88 year-old will be laid to rest following a service at the Eastman Theater in Rochester at 11a.m. 40 members of congress are expected to be in...
03.23.18 |
Lt. Col. Robert Evanchick will succeed retiring colonel Tyree C. Blocker, who is retiring as commissioner today. Evanchick will serve as acting commissioner until a permanent appointee to the post is approved by the Legislature. Blocker's...
03.22.18 |
The state Senate voted 50-to-0 to move the bill to the House for consideration. Under the legislation, people convicted of domestic violence would have 48 hours to surrender their firearms.
03.22.18 |
Opioid and heroin dealers whose products cause a deadly overdose could be charged with homicide under a new measure passed by New York's Senate. The bill now moves to the state Assembly, where opposition is expected. Supporters say the tougher...
03.22.18 |
Republican Rick Saccone has conceded defeat to Democrat Conor Lamb over a week after the 33-year-old Lamb won the special election by about 750 votes. It had been a Republican-held district that President Trump won by almost 20% just over a year...
03.22.18 |
WalletHub Spokeswoman Jill Gonzalez says New York ranked 46th, because "there is not a large set of the population that are gun owners." Meanwhile, south of the Empire State, Pennsylvania comes in 25th, with "more lax gun laws." Gonzalez says...
03.21.18 |
Candidates needed to submit at least 1,000 voter signatures to get on May 15's primary ballot. Pennsylvania has its most open seats in decades and more competitive districts after the state Supreme Court redrew a map that it ruled had been...
03.21.18 |
One body of New York lawmakers has already said "yes" to mandatory helmets for skiers and snowboarders under 14-years-old. Kim Wallenstein with Upstate Medical University says helmets are the best way to reduce head injuries. Experts say the...
03.19.18 |
U.S. and Mexican authorities have found Kevin Esterly and 16-year-old Amy Yu in Playa del Carmen. 45-year-old Kevin Esterly repeatedly signed Yu out of school without her parents' permission. Esterly was arrested and charged with felony...
03.19.18 |
The body of 14-year-old Trevyan Rowe was found a week ago Sunday in the Genesee River after he walked away from school. Bridgitte Griffin, the interim principal at James P.B. Duffy School No. 12 has been removed from her post. Three school...
