Upstate New York

New York site chosen for factory to build high-speed trains for Las Vegas-California line

New York site chosen for factory to build high-speed trains for Las Vegas-California line

Politics
Amanda Smith

HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (AP) — Trains for what is being called the nation’s first true high-speed rail line between Las Vegas and the ...

An upstate New York nonprofit is reclaiming a centuries-old cemetery for people who were enslaved

An upstate New York nonprofit is reclaiming a centuries-old cemetery for people who were enslaved

Science
Dr. Sarah Adams

KINGSTON, N.Y. (AP) — On a residential block in upstate New York, college students dug and sifted backyard dirt as part of ...

1 killed, 6 hurt at Maplewood Park in New York

1 killed, 6 hurt at Maplewood Park in New York

U.S.
Amanda Smith

What happens when you call 911? Here’s everything a dispatcher does to get emergency services to your location when you dial 911. ...

Missing 77-year-old from upstate New York dies after being found in Peoria County

Missing 77-year-old from upstate New York dies after being found in Peoria County

U.S.
Amanda Smith

A 77-year-old man from upstate New York who was reported missing died Tuesday afternoon in Peoria County after law enforcement received a ...

New York man pleads guilty to snatching officer’s pepper spray during US Capitol riot

New York man pleads guilty to snatching officer’s pepper spray during US Capitol riot

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — An upstate New York man has pleaded guilty to charges that he snatched away a police officer’s can of ...

Biden adds stop to North Carolina trip to visit with families of fallen law enforcement officers

Biden adds stop to North Carolina trip to visit with families of fallen law enforcement officers

Politics
Amanda Smith

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, who heads to Wilmington, North Carolina Thursday to talk about the economy, is detouring to Charlotte ...

New York special election will fill vacancy in Congress created by resignation of Democrat Higgins

New York special election will fill vacancy in Congress created by resignation of Democrat Higgins

Politics
Amanda Smith

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Voters in an upstate New York congressional district will choose between a Democrat regarded by many as the ...

Upstate NY pols want DA Sandra Doorley investigated by AG James after hostile traffic stop

Upstate NY pols want DA Sandra Doorley investigated by AG James after hostile traffic stop

Trending
Sarah Wilson

A hostile upstate New York district attorney who was caught on bodycam footage calling a police officer “an a–hole” after he tried ...

World Atlas names 8 of New York’s most charming small towns. See the list

World Atlas names 8 of New York’s most charming small towns. See the list

U.S.
Amanda Smith

If you’re wondering what to do in upstate New York this spring, don’t overlook a simple day trip to an off-the-path locale. Small ...

Decades passed before an arrest in a New York college student’s brutal death. Now her family has doubts about the DA.

Decades passed before an arrest in a New York college student’s brutal death. Now her family has doubts about the DA.

U.S.
Amanda Smith

In the two decades after Megan McDonald’s bludgeoned body was found on a dirt path in upstate New York, her family fought ...