We support Gov. Kathy Hochul’s legislation to ban students from using smartphones and other internet-connected devices during the school day and urge state legislators to enact it.

A magnitude 3.8 earthquake was reported in York Harbor, Maine, on Monday morning, causing shaking throughout New England. The ...

New York Governor Kathy Hochul is proposing all of the state’s students keep their phones away during class. The ban would ...

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William Magnarelli, Rachel May urge governor, lawmakers to deliver $450 million for a new emergency department and burn unit ...

In New York State, border encounters increased by more than 41% from 81,000 in fiscal 2022 to nearly 115,000 in fiscal 2024.

President-elect Donald Trump's nomination of Rep. Elise Stefanik as Ambassador to the United Nations has potential candidates ...

Virtually all of the area’s volunteer fire departments reported an increase in emergency calls in 2024, with several hitting ...

Upstate’s ED has been know for years for being too busy and too small to meet the demand of being the region’s only Level 1 ...

The Rochester-area conference will be held Thursday, January 30, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the NYSUT Rochester Regional Office, 30 ...

Gov. Hochul aims to make schools "distraction-free zones" to encourage learning and social interaction and minimize ...

At least eight states have enacted cellphone bans in schools over the past two years, and proposals are being considered in ...