While Central New York is relatively affordable as far as housing prices go, a recent report from USA Today Homefront has the Empire State ranked dead last in the rankings when it comes to overall affordability.
Despite over a foot of snow falling around much of Upstate New York last weekend, the spring-like temperatures have proved too much for local ski resorts to continue.
The New York State Department of Corrections is cancelling visitations for roughly two dozen prisons on the direct path of the total solar eclipse on April 8.
Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente is warning local residents too be prepared for the eclipse on Monday, April 8th. Additional traffic and thousands of tourists, at a time when Utica will already be filled with world hockey fans for the women's olympic championships, could cause havoc and Picente wants locals to be prepared.