More than 2,000 athletes from across the Northeast and Canada have converged on the Adirondack village of Lake Placid to compete in the Empire State Winter Games.
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Syracuse men’s basketball aims to break a skid against Virginia. Timmy Weiss details the matchup.
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Gov. Kathy Hochul is seeking reelection, while Lt. Gov. Antonio Delgado makes his case for a spot on the primary ballot.
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The Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor starts February 15, a challenge to travel 15 miles on any lands in the corridor's footprint. It's a way to boost winter activity for mood, stress relief.
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No. 3 Syracuse men’s lacrosse is rolling after a 13-6 win over No. 17 Boston University last weekend. Timmy Weiss details a new matchup against Saint Joseph’s.
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The governor responded this week to Republicans' calling her proposal a political stunt, saying: "Clearly, these are not areas that tend to vote Democrat, where there's farms. Let's just put that out there.”
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New York's comptroller has responded to a Capital Region state assemblyman’s calls for an investigation into utility rates.
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Doctors and public health officials are concerned about the drop in health alerts from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention since President Trump returned for a second term.
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Athletes from around the world attended the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in Milan.
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The post depicted former President Obama and his wife Michelle as apes.
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The plan would split the Winter Games between Lake Placid in the Adirondacks and New York City.
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Trump's racist post came at the end of a minute-long video promoting conspiracy theories about the 2020 election.