The statewide teachers union is celebrating Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed investments in education in the state budget.

Hochul wants schools to ban smartphones and other internet-enabled devices before the next school year. Lawmakers are open to it.

DiNapoli said that the large spike was driven in part by the influx of asylum-seekers into New York City, but he also noted that the rest of the state also had double- and triple-digit rate increases.

The family of Ryan Corbett of Dansville confirmed he had been released. Corbett, who had lived in Afghanistan with his family at the time of the 2021 collapse of the U.S.-backed government, was detained by the Taliban in August 2022 while on a business trip.

Firefighters worked for 11 hours to put out the blaze, which reached from the Big M supermarket to Italian Kitchen.

For more than a year, protesters at Cornell University have called for a ceasefire and divestment from weapons manufacturers. Now, activists say they are cautiously optimistic about what a ceasefire deal means for Gaza.

The governor’s spending proposal also includes rebate checks for taxpayers and more money for Medicaid.

Temperatures are expected to drop down to -20 degrees overnight with windchill.

Southern Tier Rep. Nick Langworthy’s 2025 agenda aligns with incoming President Donald Trump’s 100-day agenda to secure America’s borders and roll back the Biden administration’s renewable energy policies.

Forecasters predict wind chill temperatures could get down to -25 degrees overnight.