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The Colonial in Binghamton reopened over the weekend. It's one of three downtown restaurants whose management the Binghamton Police Department and Broome County District Attorney's Office is investigating. (Jillian Forstadt/WSKG)

The Colonial reopens while police investigation into owners continues

Two Binghamton restaurants, whose owners are part of an ongoing police investigation, reopened over the weekend.

State Senate approves voting expansion measures

The New York State Senate approved a package of bills to expand voting access after two ballot proposals to make it easier to vote were rejected in November.

The poet Maya Angelou is the first Black woman to be featured on a U.S. quarter

The Maya Angelou design is the first quarter in the "American Women Quarters Program" — a four-year program that will feature prominent women in U.S. history.

The lawmakers leading the process have vowed openness and transparency, though advocates for overhauling redistricting say there is no guarantee they will follow through on such promises. Amanda Berg / / Spotlight PA

Pennsylvania House Republicans want to change how elections and redistricting happen

A Pennsylvania House committee is moving forward a number of measures.

A potentially deadly risk to kids prompts 3 companies to recall in-home elevators

Bella Elevator, Inclinator Company of America and Savaria Corporation recalled about 69,000 elevators that pose a risk of pinning children between the elevator car door and the exterior landing door.

CORRECTS IDENTITY TO A VOLUNTEER AND NOT DECEMBER SNEDECOR - A volunteer helps set up snacks at a cooling center established to help vulnerable residents ride out the second dangerous heat wave to grip the Pacific Northwest this summer, on Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/Gillian Flaccus)

Extreme weather in the U.S. cost 688 lives and $145 billion last year, NOAA says

In an on overview published ahead of its full report, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said that 2021 ranked the third costliest on record for such events.

The house from 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' just sold for nearly $3 million

Even Freddy Krueger might be frightened by today's hyper-competitive housing market.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 09: The Justice Department building on a foggy morning on December 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. It is expected that the Justice Department Inspector General will release his report on the investigation into the Justice and FBIs conduct during the FISA warrant process as it relates to the 2016 election today.(Photo by Samuel Corum/Getty Images)

The Justice Department will create a domestic terrorism unit to counter rising threats

The announcement was made Tuesday by Matthew Olsen, the head of the department's National Security Division, and comes as the nation faces a constellation of extremist threats on the home front.

Magawa, a heroic bomb-sniffing rat who is credited with saving lives, has died

"His contribution allows communities in Cambodia to live, work, and play; without fear of losing life or limb," the nonprofit APOPO said after the death of Magawa, an African giant pouched rat.

DULLES, VIRGINIA - DECEMBER 27: A woman checks in for her flight at a United Airlines kiosk at the Dulles International Airport on December 27, 2021 in Dulles, Virginia. According to media reports, at least 2,600 more flights were canceled Monday amid the surge in coronavirus cases, which have affected the staff within airlines. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

United says 3,000 employees have COVID, but its vaccine mandate has saved lives

In a memo to employees, United CEO Scott Kirby said the airline has 3,000 employees who are currently positive for Covid but that zero of its vaccinated employees are currently hospitalized.

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