Ella Chan / Westcott Street Cultural Festival
Free shuttles new this year. 140 booths, vendors, musicians, performers.
-
A new, globally-based curling league, featuring mixed-gender teams, will play in Utica when their season gets underway in January. -
The vote could become the largest unionization vote in U.S. history and grow the membership of 1199SEIU, which is already the largest healthcare union, by over 47%. -
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is looking to balance climate action and affordability amid criticism from environmentalists and her opponent, Republican Bruce Blakeman. -
Brooks was fatally beaten by guards inside the Marcy Correction Facility. His family and the state agreed to a $24 million settlement. -
Syracuse gas prices have surged between 13 and 18 cents within the last week and are more than $1.20 higher than they were last year. -
A report from NYS Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's office found revenue from sports betting apps has skyrocketed in recent years. But it could mask the true value of the revenue and expose gambling problems.
From Our Sponsors
WAER Local News
WAER Sports
Global & National News
-
NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with Andrew Weissmann, a legal analyst and former federal prosecutor, about the Trump administration's rationale for banning three news outlets from the White House.
-
Born a year before Israel's creation, Palestinian artist Sliman Mansour spent his life painting the faces and landscapes of Israeli occupation. He died in August aged 79, and was buried in the occupied West Bank.
-
People say they are more likely to choose a Democrat to represent them in Congress, and feel Democrats would be better at tackling top issues like the economy and foreign policy.
-
NPR's Juana Summers talks with Avi Asher-Schapiro of ProPublica about the connections between a defense contractor and Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, and how the FBI was, at one time, looking into it.
-
Five years later, the first-ever winner of the NPR College Podcast Challenge looks back at her early work in journalism and talks to other participants about where their stories have taken them.