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The country's second-largest airline warned Tuesday a big bump on jet fuel tax in the Ontario budget could drive more fliers toward U.S. airports, an outcome that could actually lower the amount of taxes collected by the government.

Anthony Tornatore, of Canastota, and Jordan Bodway, of Sylvan Beach, are two of eight students working with the New York Sea Grant Launch Steward program.

It was about sunset, late in October in 1999. Lynn had just left work and was driving approximately three miles north of Moravia, NY near Owasco Lake.

Lake Ontario Playhouse, which opened in the summer of 1987 at 103 W. Main St., will be shuttered at the end of Labor Day weekend.

I have always thought that one of the great things about Central New York is the variety of festivals, fairs and fun things to do in the summer.

Besides some clouds on Nov. 12, 2013, Air National Guard crew members recalled to accident investigators that it was a nice day for flying.

Necessities to the great outdoors will be available just off the Thruway starting Aug. 7 when Cabela's opens its first New York state store in Cheektowaga.

If this line holds together, there will be a risk for scattered showers and thunderstorms starting at 9am near Watertown and Alex Bay, at 10-11am over the Finger Lakes, at 11am-12pm for the Syracuse area and later points south and east.

If you've lived in the Rochester area long enough, you know there have been days when access to the beach is closed due to algae levels.

The village has introduced a $7 million proposal to reconstruct West Main Street and upgrade its water plant during the next three years.

Whether it along one of the Great Lakes or an interior Finger Lake, Upstate New York is home to great beach towns.

Holy Mackerel! Man catches 26-pound fish in Lake Ontario Check out this story on DemocratandChronicle.com: http://on.rocne.ws/1rywBwx A Monroe County man on June 14 caught a freshwater drum from Irondequoit Bay in Lake Ontario near Rochester that broke the state record by more than 2 pounds, the state Department of Environmental Conservation ... (more)

Jerinne Porteous knows she won't be around in 2047 when a 50-year time capsule is unearthed at the Erland Lee Museum.

We expect these Games to create 26,000 jobs," said Sad Rafi, chief executive officer of TO2015.

A video purporting to show a shark in Lake Ontario near Wolfe Island turned out to be a hoax from Canadian company Bell Media.

A combination of bad navigational software and timing led to the November crash of the MQ-9 Reaper drone crash into Lake Ontario, the Air Force colonel who investigated the crash said.

Underwater explorers, including a native of Tonawanda, say they've found the wreck of a U.S. Air Force twin-engine plane that crashed into Lake Ontario more than 60 years ago.

Underwater explorers say they've found the wreck of a U.S. Air Force twin-engine plane that crashed into Lake Ontario more than 60 years ago.

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.

New York State Police said a three car crash in the Town of Ontario sent several people to the hospital.