NEWBURGH, N.Y. (AP) — Before he left Mauritania, the West African nation of his birth, Mohamed thought of New York as a place of “open arms,” a refuge for immigrants fleeing dire circumstances. Now that he’s here, seeking political asylum from a government he feared would kill him, ...

New York State Electric and Gas and Rochester Gas and Electric will be audited by the state Public Service Commission for the first time in five years. The commission’s review will examine the companies’ management and operations, including its construction program planning, critical ...

NEW YORK — Jonnifer Neal’s Kia was stolen twice in one day — first from in front of her Chicago home and later from outside the mechanic shop where she took it to get fixed. But Neal’s ordeal didn’t end there. After her car was recovered a month later, she was stopped by police ...

NEW YORK — Near the end of 2021, Jessica Callahan was living in Columbus, Ohio, working as a social science researcher and wondering if there was a better way to support herself. Her friends Julie Ross and Austin Carter had similar thoughts and a similar solution: Open a bookstore. “I ...

ALBANY — As New York struggles to house the tens of thousands of immigrants and asylum seekers being bused to New York City from the southern border, Gov. Kathy Hochul has said she is weighing the possibility of using SUNY campus dorms for temporary relief. In an interview with Spectrum ...

WATERTOWN — The man a volunteer group of cold case investigators claims is the notorious Zodiac Killer has roots in the North Country. Case Breakers, which includes former FBI agents, law enforcement officials and journalists, issued a statement Wednesday claiming now-deceased U.S. Air ...