Elected leaders from the upstate region have returned from a trip to Washington, D.C., where they met with federal officials to discuss the flooding along Lake Ontario's New York shoreline.
Years after floods heavily damaged dozens of properties in the City of Binghamton, the Federal Emergency Management Agency has come through with a $2.7 million grant to buy and demolish the properties.
Utica, NY (WIBX) - Although Governor Andrew Cuomo only declared a state of emergency for parts of NYS, Utica police are passing along flood precautions for area residents, in case the bad weather associated with Hurricane Irene, makes its way to Central New York.