New York officials are urging residents to prepare for a pair of winter storm systems expected to bring ice, snow and gusty winds through the weekend and into early next week. The…
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New York Has Earned $35 Million in Opioid Settlement Interest. Advocates Say Hochul’s Budget Makes It Harder to Follow
New York State has earned approximately $35 million in accrued interest on the more than $3 billion in opioid settlement funds it has secured to date. Some advocates are concerned that how…
How Liberty Elementary Is Transforming Teaching with Lesson Structure Study
LIBERTY, NY — What if professional development didn’t end when the workshop did? At Liberty Elementary School, teachers are reshaping how they improve their craft through Lesson Structure Study (LSS) — a collaborative process that…
New York’s DEC is Working to Increase Outdoor Accessibility with New Policy
When it comes to conversations surrounding accessibility, increasing the accessibility of the outdoors is not always considered. Through the advocacy of disabled stakeholders, however, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation…
Climate Change is Putting the Catskills’ Fly Fishing Tradition at Risk
In the Catskills, cold streams have shaped a world-renowned fly fishing tradition for generations. But today, rising temperatures and stronger storms are putting that fragile ecosystem — and the fish it supports…
NY FOCUS: ICE Collaboration and Prisons in Crisis: Four Questions for State Law Enforcement
This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. By Chris Gelardi , New York Focus It’s an…
Sullivan County Child Support Unit Ends In-Office Payments
Liberty, NY — Starting Feb. 27, 2026, Sullivan County’s Child Support Collection Unit will no longer accept in-office payments. “There are plenty of ways to securely and conveniently make child support payments,”…
Electric Heaters May Have Sparked Yulan Apartment Fire, Officials Say
Yulan, NY —Preliminary findings indicate that electric space heaters may have sparked an early-morning fire that killed two people in a Yulan apartment last week, the New York State Police said. The…
New York Gets Failing Grade for Tobacco Prevention Funding
A new national report finds New York has made progress protecting residents from secondhand smoke and raising tobacco taxes — but the state is falling short where it may matter most: funding…