BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Cannabis Control Board approved a measure giving a law Governor Kathy Hochul signed earlier this month, extra strength, Tuesday. The law increases civil and tax penalties for unlicensed and illegal sales of cannabis in the state. Businesses caught illegally selling cannabis by giving a “gift” with the purchase of a
NEW YORK — If anything about Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas is You" annoys you, best to avoid shopping malls now. Or the radio. Maybe music altogether, for that matter. Her 1994 carol dominates holiday music like nothing else. The Christmas colossus has reached No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 chart the past
SCHENECTADY -- Saturday is Schenectady Trading Company’s last day at its home at 609 Union Street before it closes temporarily to relocate to a new space a few blocks away. The story is open from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday. The Schenectady Trading Company has offered a wide variety of locally made goods and
SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea on Sunday fired a short-range ballistic missile into the sea, South Korea said, in a possible display of defiance against the latest steps by Washington and Seoul to tighten their nuclear deterrence plans against North Korean threats. South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff said the missile was fired from
WASHINGTON — When the coronavirus pandemic took hold in an unprepared U.S., states scrambled for masks and other protective gear. Three years later, as the grips of the pandemic have loosened, many states are now trying to deal with an excess of protective gear, ditching supplies in droves. With expiration dates passing and few requests
The American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network released a statement on Hochul's signing of the bill that said in part: “ACS CAN is proud to see New York, a longstanding leader in health equity and medical innovation, join thirteen other states that have recently enacted similar legislation. This action ensures that New York will continue
The Jersey Shore is making its way to upstate New York in 2024. DJ Pauly D from the Jersey Shore, a popular reality television show from MTV that debuted in 2009, will perform at Rivers Casino & Resort Schenectady Event Center on Friday, March 1, 2024. The event starts at 8 p.m. and includes performances
SCHENECTADY — Schenectady City Councilman Carl Williams filed an ethics complaint against fellow Councilman John Polimeni on Friday afternoon, charging that Polimeni has not resided in Schenectady since purchasing a home in Rotterdam in the spring. Williams has submitted a signed mortgage deed with the Homestead Funding Corp. from the county clerk’s office dated March
SALT LAKE CITY — Health experts worldwide are watching a coronavirus subvariant, JN.1, because it's spreading fast throughout the world. The World Health Organization said that it accounted for just 3% of COVID-19 cases early in November, but was more than a quarter of cases (27.1%) a month later, worldwide. WHO warns that the virus
DETROIT — Donald Trump pressured two election officials not to certify 2020 vote totals in a key Michigan county, according to a recording of a post-election phone call disclosed in a new report by The Detroit News. The former president's 2024 campaign neither confirmed nor denied the recording's legitimacy, insisting in a statement that all
