The Rochester Institute of Technology’s Board of Trustees has named the university’s 10th president: David C. Munson Jr, currently the Dean of Engineering at the University of Michigan. Munson is 64, and will take over when current President Bill Destler retires at the end of June. Dr. Munson grew up in Iowa, Ohio and […]
State Police rescued more than 100 puppies after a van transporting them to Southern Tier pet stores overturned on I-86 in Avoca. Troopers say the Missouri woman driving the box van lost control due to unsafe speed for the weather conditions and went off the shoulder before rolling into the ditch. A tow truck driver […]
The American Lung Association is giving New York State a “D” for its anti-smoking programs. In its “State of Tobacco Control” report, the anti-smoking group found New York failing to implement programs it says are proven to reduce tobacco use. That’s mainly raising the purchase age for cigarettes or tobacco to 21 and providing more […]