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New York hunting and trapping licenses now on sale
NEW YORK STATE (WETM) — Hunters can now buy their New York State hunting and trapping licenses for the 2024-2025 season. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) announced on Tuesday that hunting licenses, trapping licenses, and deer management permits are now on sale. The licenses are valid from Sept. 1, 2024, through […]
Tractor-Trailer Crashes Into Home in New York State After Driver Fell Asleep
Police say a tractor-trailer crashed into a residence in Nw York state after the driver fell asleep. Offcials say the crash happened early Tuesday morning, after the semi first hit a vehicle parked on the street and then went into the home. WHEC reports that there were four people inside...
‘Global Experts’ Coming To Help Shape Future Of New York State
The "brightest minds" across the globe are coming to New York State. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced New York State welcomes a group of "global experts." Summit Will Gather Feedback on Strategies to Accelerate Renewable Energy Deployment and Explore the Potential Role of Next Generation Clean Energy Technologies. The experts are...
NYC comptroller audits New York migrant housing operator DocGo
In a scathing audit, New York City Comptroller Brad Lander said that New York City's Department of Housing Preservation and Development failed to manage its contract with DocGo, an organization that arranged housing throughout the state for asylum seekers.
Safe Options Support team recognized for homeless outreach
The New York State Office of Mental Health commissioner was in Albany this afternoon and met with local mental health and homeless outreach leaders. The work of the ‘Safe Options Support’ team was recognized for getting people into housing.
Minimum wage debate lands in Tompkins County legislature. Here's the latest
The Tompkins County legislature voted 11-3 Tuesday in favor of a resolution to explore an increase to the minimum wage, and to include the county legislators and Human Rights Committee in community research regarding a wage increase at the municipal level. New York’s minimum wage increased on Jan. 1 to $16 per hour in New York City, Westchester, and Long Island, and to $15 for the rest of the state. The increase was part of a seven-year...
These Injuries In New York State Reaching ‘Epidemic Proportions’
America's fastest-growing sport is causing a massive amount of very serious injuries. Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport in the United States, according to the Association of Pickleball Professionals. America's Fastest Growing Sport. Nearly 50 million Americans played pickleball in 2023, up from 4 million in 2021. Despite some assuming pickleball...
More cinnamon recalled for high lead levels. See full list of recalled brands
More ground cinnamon products have been added to a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) health alert due to elevated lead levels, with several brands sold in New York. The FDA recommended the additional nine firms voluntarily recall the affected products last week after product testing by the agency and state programs determined certain ground cinnamon products contain elevated levels of lead and exposure to the affected products may be unsafe. ...
DO NOT Send Checks in Mail Anymore in New York State
Stop sending checks in the mail if you can because there has been a pretty big problem happening. There is a major problem with sending checks in the mail right now and it isn't letting up. Have you ever had a check that you sent in the mail and the person who was to receive it says that they never got it?
Rockland Legislature approves warning labels for gun sale site and permits
NEW CITY — Rockland has adopted a law mandating businesses selling firearms post warning labels about potential dangers and inform people getting licenses about guns. County Executive Ed Day signed the law on Wednesday after the Legislature adopted it on Tuesday night. ...
New York’s Cannabis Boom: Record Seizures, Skyrocketing Sales, and a Transforming Industry
New York State has aggressively cracked down on illegal cannabis operations, seizing nearly $30 million worth of illicit products and padlocking 231 stores. This enforcement supports the legal market, protecting consumers and licensed businesses. Impressive Sales Figures. In July, New York's cannabis sales surpassed $331 million, bringing year-to-date sales to...
More Rain in New York This Week Could Lead to This Horrific Sight
New York has already seen its fair share of thunderstorms this week, and Tropical Storm Debby is only threatening to make matters worse when it hits the state on Friday. Besides dangers like flooding and power outages, a creepier threat lurks as well: mass migrations of insect larvae that seem to form a giant, pulsing, snake-like creature. It sounds like something out of a horror movie, but it can become very real if the rain continues to fall.
$200 million in funding available through NYS programs
Governor Kathy Hochul announced that $200 million in funding is available through the state's two signature programs, The Downtown Revitalization Initiative and the NY Forward program. $100 million for each program will be available for revitalizing small and rural downtowns.
Asked about bear carcass prank, RFK Jr. says he once had a freezer full of roadkill meat
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — It wasn’t just the dead bear. Days after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted to taking a bear carcass from the side of the road and placing it in Central Park as a prank a decade ago, he said that has been picking up roadkill his “whole life” and once had a “freezer full of it” at home. The comment came as the independent presidential candidate was leaving an upstate New York courtroom Wednesday where he had testified in a lawsuit seeking to exclude him from the state’s ballot in November. The trial has focused on whether Kennedy improperly listed a residence in the New York City suburb of Katonah as his home address on his nominating petitions, when he has actually been living in the Los Angeles area since 2014.