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Invasive species can cause environmental and economic damage, and present a threat to the shipping, fishing and recreation industries across upstate New York, according to Senator Chuck Schumer. Schumer is proposing a rapid response grant program to...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Gov. Andrew Cuomo wants any future new casinos to provide revenue to several counties surrounding each one, not just the county that's host to the facility. That could make the politically difficult issue more acceptable to...
VERNON, N.Y. (AP) - A central New York racetrack is set to resume limited racing after being put under quarantine because of horses found to be infected with what can be a deadly virus. Agriculture and gambling regulators say equine herpesvirus...
Nine more names of State Senators and others potentially involved in corruption were made public Wednesday, when a judge ordered prosecutors in the case of convicted ex- Senator Shirley Huntley to make public the names of  her colleagues that...
Dr. Robert Ross speaks with WSKG's Bill Snyder about the new glacier and coral reef exhibit at the Museum of the Earth in Ithac and also tells the story of the right whale skeleton hanging from the ceiling at the Museum.  More information...
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer wants the federal government to create a rapid response team to quickly strike at invasive species nationwide, including those found in the Great Lakes, the Finger Lakes and in the Adirondacks. Schumer...