The communities also received certification from New York State’s Climate Smart Communities Certification program.

A $3.87 million water system improvement project for the City of Salamanca was authorized Wednesday by the Common Council ...

The type of emergency response depends on the emergency, and in the case of injured hikers, much of the consideration goes to ...

Touching water impacted by algal blooms can be dangerous to people and animals. People who spot blooms in Cayuga Lake are asked to file a report.

According to Thomas, 30 to 50 old fiberglass porta-potties and old tires were engulfed in flames. He said firefighters faced challenges getting to the scene and battling the blaze. Thomas said the ...

Security cameras were recording at an Ohio community center when a small child climbed into a claw machine and became stranded among the stuffed animals.

Governor Hochul announces $21 million for flood protection in Binghamton, Whitney Point, Olean, and Elmira, enhancing stormwater management to safeguard local communities from extreme weather impacts.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is investigating whether there is a cougar on the loose after a resident's home security camera captured video of a large feline in ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing a former Rockland County chemical company to pay the costs of cleaning ...

Video shared by Rochester-based WHEC journalist Jennifer Lewke shows doorbell camera footage of a large wild cat walking past a front porch on Grand Avenue. Rochester-based station WHAM-Channel 13 ...

A viral video that appeared to show a mountain lion roaming a Rochester neighborhood has sparked some concern — and a wave of online creativity. See the funny images.

According to the DEC, there is no native, self-sustaining population of mountain lions (also called cougars or eastern cougars) in New York. They once roamed the state — especially the Adirondacks — ...