Albany, N.Y. – The State Senate and State Assembly both went into session Monday afternoon to begin voting on some of the line items in this year’s budget, but education wasn’t one of them, and there’s word there is $300 million dollars in the budget for a new hospital in Utica. First, the legislators were […]

Steeped in history and legends, New York is filled with stories of the forgotten, eerie and the weird that influence us everyday. Lite 98.7’s Eric Meier has teamed up with Folklorist P.W. Creighton to explore the haunts and legends of New York. Read more at http://ift.tt/1EZOSV2

NORTH TONAWANDA Ron Passafaro, President and CEO of ECR International, recently met with Mike Duffy, President of Irr Supply Centers, Inc. to honor Irr Supply as a Premier Partner and mark Irr’s 150th Anniversary. Irr Supply is a leading wholesale distributor of plumbing, HVAC, refrigeration and electrical products throughout New York and Pennsylvania. Read more […]

Oh deer, East Utica is being overtaken by the brown, slender legged, ruminant animals. They’re not shy about coming right up to you either, but NYDEC officials are warning residents not to feed them. Read more at http://ift.tt/1I0cAXG

A trip to the zoo can be a chance to see animals that some people might only see on television or read about in books, but the Utica Zoo is offering an experience unlike many others. The zoo allows visitors to participate in the animal encounter, a chance to get up close and personal with […]

As I was getting ready to celebrate my first birthday here in Utica, I thought it was only right to ask listeners how they usually celebrate . Suggestions came in from all over the place. Read more at http://ift.tt/1FbpQVM

A Utica man is facing charges after he reportedly dropped a large amount of cocaine at a local middle school. According to the Utica Police Department Thomas Robinson was dropping something for a student at JFK Middle School in Utica on Monday, when a witness saw the man accidentally drop an undisclosed amount of cocaine. […]

The Utica-based Adriondack Scenic Railroad will be featured on an episode of the PBS series Great Scenic Railway Journeys. Read more at http://ift.tt/1EVZAMh

Whitesboro Street in Utica is blocked off due to a water main break behind the Utica Memorial Auditorium. First reports of the break came in around 3 a.m. Monday. Read more at http://ift.tt/1If89Vx

Good Samaritans are being credited with keeping an overturned car from rolling into the water and saving the lives of its occupants following an accident on Sunday. A father and daughter were taken to St. Elizabeth Hospital in Utica, New York in serious condition after their 2001 Saturn was rear-ended by a 2002 Chevy pickup […]