The Trump Administration on Friday extended tariffs on about 99 percent of imports. Along New York’s northern border, economist and business development officials are disappointed, but not surprised.

While sex trafficking cases often get the most attention, Director of Human Trafficking Prevention Julina Guo at the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services says the state has seen a rise in labor trafficking in recent years.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul joined WAMC's David Guistina to discuss her executive order instituting the nation's first statewide moratorium on large data centers, as well as an array of other topics from the state's clean energy goals to a potential bid to bring the Olympics back to New York

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation closed some campsites on Long Pond this week due to a nuisance bear.

The National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame in Saratoga Springs has acquired technology to allow visitors to see through the eyes of a horse. And its creator hopes to spur inter-species connection.

Proposed regulations would make New York the first state in the country to require leachate to be treated for environmental contaminants at landfills.

During opening statements, the prosecution painted Luciano Frattolin as a man continually changing his story as investigators discovered information that challenged his narrative. His attorney said law enforcement decided his client's guilt before the investigation began.

On May 28, a Venezuelan man living in Lake Placid began his morning walk to his truck, expecting a normal workday.

New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is hoping hunting will develop a "conservation ethic" in New Yorkers.

During the Battle of Valcour Bay on Oct. 11, 1776, a cannon on the gunboat New York exploded. All but one of its pieces had been recovered. On Monday July 20, 2026, researchers brought the final piece of the cannon to the surface.