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Pres. Trump signed an executive order to largely dissolve the department, but only Congress can take such drastic action.

Onondaga County Sheriff Toby Shelly explained the impact to a committee of county lawmakers this week.

Syracuse University's Life Together: Seeking the Common Good in a Diverse Democracy seeks to bridge political divides. An event Tuesday, Decoding Deception, looks at uncovering information bias.

The chip maker submitted its draft environmental impact statement, marking a critical development in the $100 billion, 20-year build-out of up to four chip fabrication plants in Clay.

The harsh winter caused dozens of water main breaks, even with larger pipes that typically hold up. That, plus brief water intake reductions from Skaneateles Lake dropped reservoir levels to critically low levels.

With 350 reported measles cases in Ontario since the fall, parents across New York State are being urged to get their children vaccinated against the highly infectious disease.

The Workers' Center of CNY is seeing the chaos and fear first hand as it tries to support hundreds of families who find themselves targeted by the Trump administration's strict immigration enforcement actions.

WAER News talks with a mother of four who won her asylum case and is applying for residency, but still fears authorities will disregard her status.

Enviornmental & climate change groups decry the NY HEAT Act being left off of budget proposals from the state senate and governor. An energy systems expert explains benefits.

Gov. Kathy Hochul is backing a push by prosecutors to revise discovery laws that were passed alongside bail reform in 2019. The move has baffled public defenders.