PORT BYRON, N.Y. — The Erie Canal is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the opening of the waterway, which helped open up 1800’s cross-state travel and commerce in New York. The canal’s history is ...

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Crime in Washington, D.C. is high; at the same time, it’s trending in the right direction, hitting a 30-year low. But President Trump is using the issue as a reason to mobilize the National Guard in ...

FORT WORTH — According to GoodRx, more than 80% of people in the U.S. live in health care deserts, forced to travel long distances to see a doctor, and many don’t have transportation. Medical experts ...

A technology issue prompted United Airlines to ground planes at major U.S. airports Wednesday and more than 1,000 flights were delayed. An alert on the Federal Aviation Administration website ...

On National Night Out, a free event for the entire family, the Albany Police Department was looking to build upon its Youth Citizens Police Academy.

New York state faces a cumulative three-year state budget gap of $34.3 billion through fiscal year 2029, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said in a report on Friday. DiNapoli said when accounting for ...

WASHINGTON — It is no longer politics as usual. With President Donald Trump pushing Republicans in Texas to redraw the state’s congressional districts, top Democrats across the country say they are ...

Some rural parts of New York state have a significant shortfall in health professions, including primary care, pediatric, and obstetrician and gynecologist (OBGYN) doctors, dentists and mental health ...

New York has seen its fair share of natural disasters from the Buffalo blizzard of 2022 to Hurricane Sandy in 2012, and Hurricane Irene in 2011, each taking its toll on human life and sending damage ...

BPD kicked off its foot patrol initiative in early June, with officers handing out postcards for people to scan and complete a survey to address issues and complaints or questions, on top of ...

MISSOURI —Attorneys General in Missouri, Illinois and 48 other states are asking the Justice Department to take action against illegal offshore online gambling throughout the U.S. The foreign-based ...