Ontario News

The Ontario Provincial Police is out patrolling highways across the province for the Easter long weekend - a time when more cars than usual will be on the roads.

Syracuse, N.Y. -- The near-record ice cover on the Great Lakes this winter could keep temperatures cooler this spring, says AccuWeather.com This winter's ice cover, which peaked at 92 percent in early March, was the second-highest since records began in 1973.

Written By: Scott Hetsko Canadian high pressure will build Southeast overnight which should clear out the sky for most outside of 2-3 miles of Lake Ontario.

Thousand protested the NY Safe Act in Albany at the beginning of the month; opponents claim it's a violation of their Second Amendment rights.

Town officials in a western New York community on the shore of Lake Ontario say a Virginia company is talking to landowners about leasing land for a large wind farm.

If you feel like the shock absorbers on your car are giving out this spring-- you're not alone.

Written By: Scott Hetsko Canadian high pressure will build Southeast overnight which should clear out the sky for most outside of 2-3 miles of Lake Ontario.

If you want more proof that we're finally, finally getting over winter, take a look at these side-by-side satellite photos of the Finger Lakes.

Around the same time, it's a light Patrice McAllister eastbound. Compare the April 2014 shot below with these April 2012 ones of her first arriving in the sixth boro after the tragic fire on Lake Ontario.

Written By: Scott Hetsko Canadian high pressure will build Southeast overnight which should clear out the sky for most outside of 2-3 miles of Lake Ontario.

A commercial van outfit manufacturer will build a new facility in Wayne County and add 62 jobs, Gov. Andrew Cuomo plans to announce Sunday.

Tioga Downs continued its partnership with SUNY Broome Community College on Thursday with a session focused on gaming in the Southern Tier as the racino gears up to apply for a casino license in New York.

Hollis E. "Holly" Petersen Jr., 85, formerly of 1887 E. Elmwood Ave., Falconer, passed away Wednesday in Heritage Village Rehab and Skilled Nursing.

I sit on a Friday waiting for the weekend and wonder if spring will ever come. I open the sliding glass door to our back deck and look out at the ever so slowly melting snow.

Western New Yorkers are hoping Spring weather breaks out, as New York State Parks roll out their 2014 spring public program schedule.

A memorial ceremony is being held in western New York on the 13th anniversary of the recovery of the bodies of two U.S. Coast Guardsmen killed in the line of duty.