The DOJ has been using the threat of national security to pressure courts around the country to rule against environmental lawsuits. Now, that strategy has come to Central New York.

Retail industry leaders and bipartisan federal lawmakers say a new fusion center in the Department of Homeland Security will fight sophisticated crime rings. Civil liberties advocates see a ...

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A Mohawk linguist says the essence of the lake — a female entity within his ancient language — is intertwined with the ...

The state has started ramping up its enforcement of a lead rental registry program approved in 2023 by lawmakers and Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Nicole Watts, District 9 County Legislator, hosts Syracuse's Northside Issues Forum on Housing Monday, February 16, 2026, at North Side Learning Center. Northsiders talked about and brainstorm ...

A new resolution proposed in the Onondaga County Legislature would seek to prevent armed federal immigration officials from accessing non-public areas at polling sites. It would also require the board ...

Syracuse’s Citizen Review Board had the green light from the Common Council to resume investigations into police misconduct complaints — but some of the board’s members have chosen to idle. CRB ...

Ryan Shostack was 3 years old when a family friend gave him a copy of the “Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Birds.” He couldn’t read yet, but the photos of so many different bird species ...

As hyperscale data center project proposals abound, local communities around the country are fighting back — and so are lawmakers in Albany. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed an executive order on July 14, ...

Voters will have a chance to choose either 12 or 16 year term limits for the county executive and county comptroller. County ...