The New York State Senate has passed a bill to make the state's 8-year-old property tax cap permanent. So far, the Assembly has not approved the measure.

The Child Victims Act is scheduled to be approved in the state Legislature next week. Sponsors said they have fixed a perceived flaw in the legislation that opponents said could provide a loophole for public schools in sexual abuse cases.

The New York State Legislature is expected to strengthen the state’s gun control laws soon. Gov. Andrew Cuomo said the measures include the so-called "red flag" bill and further restrictions on bump stocks.

107 years ago on the New York Central Railroad line between Utica and Ogdensburg, disaster struck in the form of a train collision on February 21, 1912.

The story goes like this: the winter of 1912 - especially February - was a pretty rough month weather-wise for the Northeast. Record-setting low temperatures and frequent snowstorms were disrupting the railroad, and supplies were running low in small communities that relied on it.

A Supreme Court order could pave the way for the Pentagon to make it harder for transgender troops to serve openly in the military. President Trump announced in 2017 that transgender people would not be allowed to serve "in any capacity." But the policy has been tied up in legal challenges.

The big storm last weekend delivered. But temperatures near 40 and rain Thursday didn't do winter sports enthusiasts any favors.

Last week four Americans were killed by a suicide bomber in Syria. ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack, which left three service members and one civilian dead.

One of those service members was former SUNY Plattsburgh student Shannon Kent.

The state’s largest agricultural lobbying group said it hopes the state legislature will tackle issues dealing with tax credits and work visas.

The New York State Legislature late Wednesday approved a measure known as the Dream Act that would offer college aid for children of undocumented immigrants. But they stopped short of acting on a measure to offer driver's licenses to immigrants in New York without documentation.