Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo

The House of Representatives passed President Trump’s spending and tax cut bill Thursday. The bill heads to the president’s desk for his signature.

Voters cast ballots in primaries across New York on Tuesday. General elections will be held November 4.

WSKG’s Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo spoke with WSKG Ithaca reporter Aurora Berry about the potential impact of Cornell’s plan to cut costs in the wake of federal challenges to universities.

Demonstrations took place across the Southern Tier on Saturday, joining nationwide rallies in protest of the Trump administration.

As of 9:30 p.m. Monday, the towns of Canisteo, Bath, Cameron, Urbana, Pulteny, and Wayne were all under states of emergency. On Tuesday morning, the county lifted the emergency travel advisory, but officials are encouraging residents to be cautious when traveling. A travel advisory will remain in effect.

Pride gatherings will take place this month across the region, including in Elmira, Ithaca, Binghamton, Corning and Waverly. Pride events in Elmira kickoff with an arts festival in Wisner Park on June 7.

WSKG’s Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo spoke with WSKG CEO Natasha Thompson about what the Trump administration's rescission request to Congress could mean for public media stations like WSKG.

In early May, a patron was fatally stabbed during a community meal at Binghamton’s Salvation Army. The site closed at the request of Mayor Jared Kraham, but the Salvation Army announced Friday it will resume services using a mobile kitchen and food pantry.

WSKG’s Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo sat down with Ithaca reporter Aurora Berry and Elmira-Corning reporter Natalie Abruzzo this week, to talk through some of the more contentious local school budget elections.

Just under 97% of school districts across New York state successfully passed their budgets. Preliminary results show voters in Broome and Tioga counties overwhelmingly approved their local budgets and propositions.