New Yorkers are facing rising electricity costs while power continues to flow across the Canadian border. With utility charges squeezing household budgets and business profits, questions are growing about state energy policy, cross-border electricity trading and what Albany can do to bring bills down.

National Grid’s winter forecast delivers a pointed message for household budgets: electricity will cost more, while projected natural gas savings amount to less than $2 a month.

Tucked away in the quiet countryside of Orwell, New York, lies a natural wonder that showcases the raw beauty of Upstate New York. Salmon River Falls, a magnificent 110-foot waterfall surrounded by rugged cliffs and lush forest, offers visitors an unforgettable outdoor experience in every season.

National Grid customers are already in the middle of a three-year rate plan approved by the New York State Public Service Commission in August 2025. Under that agreement, electric delivery revenues were approved to increase by 6.4% in the first rate year, 10.9% in the second and 8.2% in the third. The current second rate year began September 1, 2026. That means the increase hitting customers isn't simply the result of higher electricity or natural-

Millions of New Yorkers are beginning to receive one-time energy rebate checks of up to $200, as state leaders promote the program as relief for families struggling with rising utility costs.

AOC and Zohran Mamdani face backlash after being seen laughing during the 9/11 memorial ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the terrorist attacks.

New Yorkers are paying some of the highest residential electricity prices in the country, with newly released federal data showing the Empire State now ranks third-highest nationwide.

From semiconductor plants in Central New York to advanced electronics and food-production facilities across the state, New York is reclaiming its place as a center of American innovation, industry and opportunity.

New York is implementing new social media rules for children under 18. Learn how algorithmic feeds, overnight notifications, age verification and parental consent will change in January 2027.

A renewed push to crack down on short-term house flipping is drawing attention in New York,

A new presidential memorandum from President Donald Trump could give vehicle owners more freedom when it comes to repairing and maintaining their cars and trucks.

A dangerous intersection in the Town of Verona is once again at the center of community concern following another heartbreaking crash at Route 365 and Blackmans Corners Road.

MECHANICVILLE, N.Y. — The father of four children found dead alongside their mother and grandmother in an upstate New York apartment is speaking out as investigators continue to examine what led to the deaths of six family members.

Small businesses across the region are changing the way they operate as rising costs, long-overdue technology upgrades and local approval processes become harder to ignore.

February 27, 2026 The long-term decline in the number of individuals in state prisons has led to a demographic shift towards an older incarcerated population, and necessitates increased attention to policies and costs associated with this population, according to a report by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli today that examines post-COVID trends in the state’s aging prison population. “The share of older people in New York’s prisons has grown over time,” DiNapoli said. “W

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, Special Agent in Charge of the New York Field Office of Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation (“IRS-CI”), Harry T. Chavis, Jr., and Commissioner of the New York City Department of Investigation (“DOI”), Jocelyn E. Strauber, announced today the unsealing of an Indictment charging ANTHONY HERBERT—the former Citywide Public Housing Liaison at the New York City Mayor’s Office—with committing brib

United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Jay Clayton, and Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”), Terrance C. Cole, announced that Carlos Orense Azocar was sentenced to life plus 30 years in prison for conspiring to import cocaine into the United States and related weapons charges. ORENSE AZOCAR was convicted after a two-week trial in December 2023 before U.S. District Judge Vernon S. Broderick, who imposed today’s sentence.

Now that winter has arrived in Central New York, it’s time to get ready. Today might just be a light dusting, but before long, you’ll be digging through inches of it.

Advances New York’s ‘30 x 30’ Open Space Protection Goals and Helps Connect New Yorkers to the Outdoors The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) today announced the acquisition of more than 3,387 acres of forest and wetlands located in the towns of Salisbury and Norway, Herkimer County. The parcel, purchased from the Open Space Institute (OSI), will be managed for forest products, expanded recreational access, protection of critical drinking water sou

he New York State Police Underwater Recovery Team and Aviation Unit will conduct their annual extensive training exercise on the St. Lawrence River near Alexandria Bay.