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U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the funding last week. The Urban League says it plans to double its child care capacity to serve more families in the area.

Local organizations can now apply for up to $150,000 in grants to help combat the overdose epidemic.

Broome County Executive Jason Garnar, a Democrat, delivered his State of the County address in Endwell Wednesday.

New York state is still sorting out how to spend over $2 billion in opioid settlement money from pharmaceutical companies, which played a role in the opioid crisis. Southern Tier counties, many still battered by rising overdose rates, are deciding how best to spend funds they’ve received from signing on to settlements.

In court documents filed Tuesday, a parent says school officials are to blame after her child suffered injuries at school.

Broome County is appealing a decision by a lower court invalidating its newly drawn maps for county legislature.

A judge invalidated maps drawn by the Republican-controlled Legislature.

"We're taking these [properties] and viewing them as opportunities."

“Everyone takes 911 for granted, but it actually took 10 years to get 911 up and functioning across the United States.”