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Customers walk into Howard Johnson's Restaurant in Lake George on April 8, 2015. The Howard Johnson's restaurant in this upstate New York resort village — the last of the once-pervasive eateries serving food under orange roofs with blue spires — is closed.
Howard Johnson's: Last of once popular eateries closed in NY
The Howard Johnson’s restaurant in this upstate New York resort village — the last of the once-pervasive eateries serving food under orange roofs with blue spires — is … more
State Sen. Brian Kavanagh, D- New York, left, speaks with Senator Deputy Majority Leader, Michael Gianaris, D-Astoria, before a Senate session at the state Capitol on the last scheduled day of the 2022 legislative session, Thursday, June 2, 2022, in Albany, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
New York poised to raise age for semiautomatic rifles
ALBANY (AP) — New York’s legislature is poised to ban people under age 21 from buying or possessing a semi-automatic rifle, a major change to state firearm laws pushed through less than three … more
Drivers fill up on Wednesday at the Stewarts Shop on Erie Blvd West in Rome.
Drivers likely to see some savings at pump with fuel tax cut
In a Wednesday statement, Gov. Kathy Hochul noted the beginning of a suspension of certain taxes on motor fuel and diesel motor fuel took effect. The motor fuel excise tax, state sales tax, and … more
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Payton Gendron is led into the courtroom for a hearing at Erie County Court, in Buffalo. Gendron faces charges in the May 14 fatal shooting at a supermarket.
Buffalo supermarket gunman indicted on terror, hate charge
The white 18-year-old man accused of fatally shooting 10 Black people at a Buffalo supermarket was charged Wednesday by a grand jury with domestic terrorism motivated by hate and 10 … more
The Evolv Express weapons detection system flags a weapon that Dominck D’Orazio, Evolv Technology account executive, wears on his hip while demonstrating the system, Wednesday, May 25, 2022, in New York City.
After mass shooting, NYC explores gun detectors in subways
In the aftermath of a mass shooting on a New York City subway train, the mayor floated a high-tech idea: deploy scanners that can spot someone carrying a gun into the transit … more
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Andrew Cuomo
Ballot deadline passes with no paperwork from Cuomo
Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo appears to have opted against mounting an independent run for his old job — at least for now. more
Protesters rally in Cadman Plaza during an abortion rights demonstration on May 14 in the Brooklyn borough of New York. New York lawmakers begin voting on legal protections for abortions for people seeking and providing abortions in the state under a package of legislation lawmakers began debating Tuesday.
NY lawmakers begin voting on legal protections for abortions
New York would expand legal protections for people seeking and providing abortions in the state under a legislation package that lawmakers began debating Tuesday. more
Nursing homes file lawsuit, seek to overturn minimum staffing law
A group of about 80 nursing homes filed a lawsuit seeking to overturn New York’s law that established staffing minimums and resident-care spending levels for nursing homes. more
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In this photo provided by the City of Albany Police Department, a black bear rests in a tree in Washington Park, a residential neighborhood about a half mile from the Capitol in Albany, N.Y., Tuesday, May 31, 2022. The bear fell into a safety net after a wildlife crew used a fire department ladder truck to get in close enough to immobilize the animal.
Bear removed from tree in Albany, heading back to woods
A black bear wandered into Albany, climbed a tree several blocks from the state Capitol and rested on branches about 30 feet up Tuesday. more
Sister hears gunshots in fatal shooting of brother over phone
A federal airport security worker was shot to death in New York while on the phone with his sister, who said she heard the gunshots that took her brother’s life. more
The NYSDEC estimated hunters harvested about 211,269 deer during the 2021-2022 hunting seasons.
New York’s deer harvest down 17% from previous year
Deer harvests in New York State were down 17% this past hunting season compared to the previous year, according to a recent report by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.  … more
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NYSDEC, state parks department launch domestic violence prevention training for public-facing staff
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation have launched new trainings to help prevent domestic and sexual violence at the … more
Vice President Kamala Harris speaks at a memorial service for Ruth Whitfield, a victim of the Buffalo supermarket shooting, at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, Saturday, May 28, 2022, in Buffalo, N.Y.
VP Harris tells Buffalo mourners: 'We will come together'
Mourners laid to rest the last of 10 Black people killed in a racist attack at a Buffalo supermarket with a service on Saturday that became a call to action and an emotional plea to end the hate and violence that has wracked the nation. more
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A Delta plane is shown at a gate at Salt Lake City International Airport on July 1, 2021, in Salt Lake City. Airline travelers are not only facing sticker shock this Memorial Day weekend, the kick off to the summer travel season, but they're also battling a pileup of flight cancellations. Delta Air Lines suffered the most, with more than 230 flights, or 8% of its operations, eliminated on Saturday, May 28, 2022.
Air travelers face cancellations over Memorial Day weekend
Airline travelers are not only facing sticker shock this Memorial Day weekend, the kickoff to the summer travel season. more
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A group prays at the site of a memorial for the victims of the Buffalo supermarket shooting outside the Tops Friendly Market on Saturday in Buffalo.
3 more funerals for Buffalo victims in week of goodbyes
A mother and sister known for baking decadent pastries. A restaurant worker buying his 3-year-old's birthday cake. A father and die-hard Buffalo Bills fan who worked as a school bus … more
Shahedipour- Sandvik
SUNY Poly receives funds for research
Professor of Nanoscale Engineering Dr. Shadi Shahedipour-Sandvik of SUNY Polytechnic Institute has received $699,000 from Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency... more
According to AAA, more than 39 million people are expected to travel 50 miles or more during the Memorial Day weekend, 3 million more than 2021. The increase is expected to be the second highest growth in travelers since 2010. Nearly 35 million people will travel by car, an increase of 4.6%, officials said.
Road, highway and bridge construction projects to halt over Memorial Day weekend
Road, highway and bridge construction projects will be halted over the Memorial Day weekend to ease travel, according to New York State Governor Kathy Hochul. The temporary stoppage started on Friday … more
Upstate New York teachers put on leave after offensive texts
Several public school teachers in Rochester were put on leave after exchanging text messages that made "racist and demeaning” references to students, officials said Friday. more
Troopers, police to enforce Memorial Day crackdown
The state police and local law enforcement agencies will be cracking down on drunken and dangerous driving over the Memorial Day weekend. The crackdown started on Friday and will run through 3 a.m. … more
State offers driver’s licenses with ‘X’ gender marker
New York state is now offering driver’s licenses with an “X” gender identity marker, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Friday. more
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