Governor David Paterson delivered his first State of the State address before a joint session of the Legislature on Wednesday.

A wintry mix slowed down the morning commute for much of our region. Brad Vivacqua checked out the weather.

Icy conditions caused a number of accidents during Wednesday morning's commute.

Hanford Pharmaceuticals in Syracuse is the latest company to lay off employees. Hanford officials say a slowdown in customer orders due to high inventory levels forced the layoff.

A group of Syracuse area workers are at the Capitol to protest Governor David Paterson's budget choices.

Four of the eight people who perished in this weekend's fire in Richland are being laid to rest today.

Fifty New York Army National Guard soldiers are returning home after a 10-month tour in Afghanistan.

The investigation continues into Sunday's deadly fire in Oswego County. Eight people died in that fire in Richland. Our Bill Carey says there is no rush to issue a report on the cause.

No smoke detectors were installed in the Richland home or that of another deadly weekend fire in Herkimer County. While newly built homes and apartment buildings are required to have smoke detectors, not all older buildings are. Our Allison Lazarz explains the smoke detector requirements in New York State.

State Police arrest a Chittenango man who allegedly sexually abused two young girls.

Alcoa's Massena plant will not be making more layoffs following the company's decision to reduce its workforce. Alcoa announced Tuesday that it will be laying off 13,500 employees in response to the economic downturn.

Corning Police have charged a man with assault, accusing him of intentionally harming his 16-month-old step-son.

While the weather is forcing many to stay home there's one group that's determined to make the drive all the way up to Albany.

Last year the SU women's hoop team came oh-so-close to humbling the Huskies only to come up short.

The Cornell Big Red won its 4th straight game Tuesday night with a 75-64 win over Bucknell.

Ben Johnson scored 18 points to lead Colgate in a 68-58 win against North Carolina Central on Tuesday night.