News Briefs

The Department of Environmental Conservation is raising awareness for the environmental damage done by non-native plants, animals, insects, and pathogens in the state.

Three teens arrested for killing a mother swan and taking her babies in Manlius told police they believed the swan was a very large duck.

The victims were brought to two local hospitals.

New York City will suspend its plan to send up to 200 migrants to Salina.

The Local Community and Ethnic Media Commitment Act would require state agencies to invest about half their advertising budget in community and ethnic news outlets.

Carmelo Anthony was the Most Outstanding Player of the 2003 Final Four when he led Syracuse to the national championship, and he helped the U.S. win Olympic gold three times — at Beijing in 2008, at London in 2012 and at Rio de Janeiro in 2016.

The Republican leaders of two suburban counties have declared states of emergency in an effort to block a plan by New York City’s Democratic mayor to use their communities to house hundreds of international migrants seeking asylum in the U.S.

Onondaga County officials are informing the public to stay out of White Pine Commerce Park in the Town of Clay while the Micron project commences.

A report from the State Comptrollers office shows that local sales taxes increased by 7% over the first quarter of the year.