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Judith Enck, president of Beyond Plastics at Bennington College and a former EPA regional administrator, gives a petition to an aide to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie. The petition asks the Legislature to approve a bill to reduce plastic packaging by 50% over the next 12 years.

Advocates say New York needs to cut plastic packaging in half to help save the planet

The New York State Legislature returns May 6, and environmentalists hope they will act on a series of measures to combat climate change and clean up pollution.

Dollar Tree to close nearly 1,000 stores as it posts a fourth quarter loss

Dollar Tree plans to close about 600 Family Dollar stores in the first half of this year and 370 Family Dollar and 30 Dollar Tree stores over the next several years.

A map of New York state correctional facilities

New York closing two upstate prisons

Great Meadow Correctional Facility in Washington County and Sullivan Correctional Facility in Fallsburg will shutter November 6th

In this photo provided by Laura Nirider, Brian Beals, center, who was exonerated on a murder charge and released from a downstate prison after 35 years behind bars, hugs his sister Pattilyn Beals, left, and niece Tamiko Beals outside Robinson Correctional Institution, in Robinson, Ill., on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2023.

Judge vacates murder conviction of Chicago man wrongfully imprisoned for 35 years

Brian Beals was convicted in the 1988 murder of a 6-year-old. At the time, Beals, a 22-year-old student at Southern Illinois University in Carbondale, was home in Chicago during Thanksgiving break.

Stocks fell sharply in the U.S. and around the world on Monday.

The Dow Jones slumps over 1,000 points as fears about the U.S. economy intensify

Stocks fell sharply across the globe on Monday, as worries about the U.S. economy triggered a worldwide sell-off. The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled more than 1,000 points or 2.6%.

Summer theater opens big

This is officially the first weekend of summer and the summer theater companies are flourishing.

Coco Gauff wins the French Open to claim her 2nd Grand Slam title

The 21-year-old American star battled back over three sets to defeat the world's top-ranked player, Aryna Sabalenka. Gauff is the first American to win at Roland-Garros since Serena Williams in 2015.

Albany Police Chief Brendan Cox said the investigation began with a call from the Social Security Administration on May 21st, asking for the Albany Police Department’s help.

Authorities await autopsy results of human remains found this week in an uptown Albany backyard

Police are awaiting autopsy results to determine the identities of two sets of human remains recovered on Crestwood Court.

Thousands will light up Highmark Stadium on Saturday for RIT's 'Big Shot'

The soon-to-be-demolished Highmark Stadium is the subject of this year's "Big Shot" RIT photography experiment.

Pardoned Capitol rioter arrested for allegedly threatening to kill Hakeem Jeffries

New York State Police say the man was arrested after they received word from the FBI that that he made "threats to kill a member of Congress."

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