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Photos, video show extensive flood damage in Conn., New York
NEW YORK - The Tri-State Area is reeling after historic flooding devastated parts of the region. Parts of Connecticut and Long Island were hit especially hard, with one official in Connecticut calling the rainfall a "1,000 year" event. Two women were killed when their vehicle was swept away on Route 67. Dozens of others had to be rescued across the state. Photos show some of the damage residents and workers there now have to clean up. Some residents in Danbury, Conn. were confronted with a washed-out roadway outside their apartment complex. In Seymour, Conn., photos show extensive damage to Metro-North Railroad tracks caused by...
Cloudy Tuesday in the Twin Tiers
Elmira, N.Y. (WETM) – The clouds are going to be stubborn to leave over the next few days. There is an area of low pressure that has been slow to exit thanks to some Ernesto blocking off of the eastern seaboard. This is a change from yesterday’s thinking in that now we will have more […]
If You Hear ‘Code Brown’ in a New Jersey, New York or Pennsylvania Walmart, Leave Immediately
When we shop at Walmart, we usually do our own thing while navigating up and down the aisles. Some bop along to the cheesy jams overhead, while others are busy attending to kids or checking their phones. Do you ever really pay attention to the announcements made on the intercom?
Exotic Meat Illegally Sold In New York State, Store Charged
Authorities from New York State went "undercover" and found exotic meat illegally for sale inside a specialty meat shop. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation announced the unlawful sale of crocodile meat in its latest "Environmental Conservation Police on Patrol." The most recent report also highlighted that forest...
Superbug That Causes Rapid Death May Be In New York State
A drug-resistant superbug that causes a quick death "even in healthy people" has made its way to the United States. Health officials are sounding the alarm about hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (hvKp). World Health Organization Warns About Superbug. The World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed the superbug has been found in 16...
Homeless and at-risk N.Y. veterans will receive $40 million from the Department of Veterans Affairs
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York veterans will be receiving millions of dollars in new aid from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. On Friday, the department announced in a written statement that “it will award $43,955,195 million in grants to help homeless and at-risk New York Veterans — along with an additional $16,756,899 million to benefit veterans from New York and surrounding states.”
Multiple cases of Kennel Cough reported in Western New York
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Cases of Kennel Cough have been reported in the Western New York area. Two of those cases were at Camp Bow Wow doggy daycare in Tonawanda. Mark Luczak, owner of Camp Bow Wow said that they see pockets of kennel cough normally pop up in the summertime when people are bringing their dogs to dog parks and outdoor festivals, anywhere where they are interacting with a lot of other dogs.
The boy in the attic: Everything we know about Jaylen Griffin, the missing Buffalo 12-year-old found dead after nearly 4 years
Nearly four years after vanishing while on a grocery run and months since being found dead in the attic of a random home, investigators are still trying to piece together what happened to Jaylen Griffin. Jaylen Griffin, 12, vanished in 2020 while heading to a neighborhood corner store to buy...
Flood mitigation: DEC answers call for more Steuben stream clearing permits
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has responded to calls for state help to mitigate future flood damage in Steuben County. Steuben County Office of Emergency Management Director Tim Marshall and other local and state officials had called on the DEC to further open channels to clear out and stabilize streams...
Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival Reveals 2024 Winners
Winners of the 2024 Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival were named August 17, the conclusion of the week-long festival. The winners will all be published in the 49th edition of Concord Theatricals' Off Off Broadway Festival Plays series, and each made available for licensing via Concord's Samuel French imprint.
Rare Weather Event Could Wash out NY State Fair Opening Day
If you plan on hitting up the New York State Fair on opening day, you might want to wear a bathing suit under your clothes. Central New York's endless cycle of rainy weather continues, but a relatively rare weather event for this time of year will make things extra soggy come Wednesday, August 21.
Local Democratic Party Members React to Day One of the Democratic National Convention
As day one of the Democratic National Convention is wrapping up, Fox 40 got to speak to local democratic representatives regarding President Biden, the November election, and more. Local democratic delegate and vice-chair of the village of Endicott Lena Bishop, who is in Chicago, says Biden's done a lot for...
'The best is yet to come': Dental365 celebrates 10-year milestone
New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Dental365 is determined to build on its commitment of advancing dentistry in the future as the company celebrates its 10-year anniversary. Dental365 has grown to support more than 130 practices across New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Founder and CEO...
New York State DEC Rescues Man in Hudson Valley Stuck Near Waterfall
Hikers across New York state can get themselves in quite a bind, especially after getting lost or injured while on the trail. But while being unprepared or careless during a big hike can lead to trouble, sometimes it's Mother Nature that just doesn't want to cooperate. And with the state...
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