The latest report from the government Drought Monitor shows dry conditions are deepening across Upstate New York. The report says wells in Genesee County were going dry or reporting reduced water levels over the last week. It shows a wide belt of land along the Thruway from the Syracuse to the Buffalo areas now in […]
Drought conditions are getting worse in Western and Central New York. The federal government’s U.S. Drought Monitor puts most of the western half of the state in at least “moderate” drought. And for the first time, all or parts of five counties west of Rochester are considered in severe drought. The Eastern Great Lakes area […]
United States Senator Chuck Schumer says he and Buffalo-area Congressman Brian Higgins have reached agreement with the CEO of KeyBank to avoid job losses during the KeyBank – First Niagara merger. Key Bank has bought First Niagara, and Schumer says the deal means all KeyBank and First Niagara branch employees will be offered comparable full-time […]