The state Senate overwhelmingly wants to keep state forests free from gas and oil drilling. S.1069 passed the state Senate last week by a 50-3 vote, with state Sen. George Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, ...

Volunteers are needed statewide to take part in I Love My Park Day on Saturday, and Finger Lakes region residents are urged ...

Best known for its walleye fishery, New York is one of four states (including Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Michigan) that surround ...

Ontario County is hoping to entice more young people to become lifeguards so beaches and public swimming pools can be fully ...

May 1 will be the opening of walleye and pike season, an event that is eagerly anticipated by many anglers. Many local ...

The H. Lee White Maritime Museum and New York Sea Grant announce the addition of an educational exhibit featuring the New York Great Lakes Piping Plover Recovery Program to the Lake ...

North America's three biggest measles outbreaks continue to balloon, with more than 2,500 known cases; three people have died in the U.S. and one in Mexico. It started in the fall in Ontario, Canada; ...

Part of Golden Hill State Park, the circa-1876 Thirty Mile Point Lighthouse originally served as a coastal light on Lake ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Letchworth State Park and Niagara Falls State Park are both in the running for the 2025 USA Today Readers’ ...