By Kathleen MoorAlbany Times Union ALBANY — Adults ages 25 to 55 will be able to go to community college for free in New York this fall, if they don’t yet have a college degree and pick a “high demand” field. The new policy, approved in the state budget, is aimed at getting adults into […]
By Hillel ItalieAP National Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — The head of the Environmental Protection Agency came under bipartisan criticism Wednesday over his agency’s actions to cancel billions of dollars in congressionally approved spending to address chronic pollution in minority communities and jump-start clean energy programs across the country. Nearly 800 grants were awarded by former […]
By Caitlyn DaprozaRochester Institute Of Technology and Patrick WhittleAssociated Press SKANEATELES, N.Y. (AP) — Farmer Jeremy Brown taps the nose of a young calf. “I love the ones with the pink noses,” he says. This pink-nosed animal is just one of about 3,200 cattle at Twin Birch Dairy in Skaneateles, New York. In Brown’s eyes, the […]
By Dan ClarkAlbany Times Union ALBANY — Gov. Kathy Hochul and Democrats in the state Legislature have reached a weeks-late agreement on New York’s budget, which includes billions in new spending, criminal justice and mental health law changes and a “bell-to-bell” ban on cellphones in schools. The budget also includes an income tax cut for […]
by Natalie CalzetoniNews Partner 13WHAM Henrietta, N.Y. (WHAM) — Community leaders gathered Thursday at the Rush-Henrietta Central School District transportation facility for the annual Operation Safe Stop event, aiming to remind motorists of the critical importance of stopping for school buses. The event featured a reenactment of a student being struck to underscore the dangers […]
By Michael Hill And Dave CollinsAssociated Press UTICA, N.Y. (AP) — Ten New York prison guards were charged Wednesday in connection with the fatal beating of a 22-year-old inmate last month — including two charged with murder. It’s the second time a group of correctional officers in the state was indicted for a death behind […]
By Philip MarceloAssociated Press MERRICK, N.Y. (AP) — Starting in the 1980s, New York law enforcement and health officials fielded sexual abuse complaints from the young patients of a respected pediatrician who ran his practice out of a basement office in his home on Long Island. But Stuart Copperman was never charged with any crime, […]
By Philip MarceloAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A police officer in upstate New York will not face criminal charges in the fatal shooting of a 13-year-old boy who pointed what turned out to be a BB gun, state Attorney General Letitia James announced Wednesday. Nyah Mway was shot and killed after he fled from […]
By Michael R. SisakAssociated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New court documents offer a rare, behind-the-scenes look at how federal prosecutors built and then tried to salvage their criminal case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams in the face of unprecedented pressure from President Donald Trump’s Justice Department. Text messages, emails and comments reflecting […]
By Susan HaighAssociated Press The Trump administration is threatening to pull federal funding from New York City’s transit system if it doesn’t provide a plan to address crime. While New York transit officials point to publicly available statistics showing major crime on the subway system is trending down this year, U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy […]
by Steven PappasNews Partner 13WHAM Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it is cutting two programs that provide funding for schools and food banks to purchase food from local farmers for school lunches. The decision will suspend more than $1 billion in federal spending as part of the Trump administration’s […]
by Natalie Calzetoni & WHAM StaffNews Partner 13WHAM Farmington, N.Y. (WHAM) — Authorities released an indictment Wednesday outlining charges against the seven people accused of murder and other crimes for the death of Sam Nordquist, a transgender man who was killed last month while staying in Ontario County. Authorities said Nordquist, 24, of Oakdale, Minnesota, […]
By Dan ClarkCapitol Bureau ALBANY — New York will not comply with an order from President Donald J. Trump’s administration to stop collecting tolls through the congestion pricing program in New York City next month, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Thursday. That program charges drivers a $9 toll when they enter the busiest parts of Manhattan, […]
By Fatima HusseinAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is falsely claiming that tens of millions of dead people over 100 years old are receiving Social Security payments. Over the past few days, President Donald Trump and billionaire adviser Elon Musk have said on social media and in press briefings that people who are […]
By Michael HillAssociated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Lawyers sparred before New York’s top court Wednesday over how specific a man alleging sexual abuse decades ago needs to be in his lawsuit against the state in a case that’s being watched by advocates concerned about the legal standards for survivors to recall traumatic events. Attorney […]
