Wyoming News

Can't pass the test? Don't worry, we'll make it easier for you. According to a federal report, many states did that to ensure students secured grade-level mastery of reading and math when that may not have actually occurred.

The Town of Pembroke in Genesee County will receive $166,000 in New York state grants to help Yancey's Fancy, Inc.

Deborah VanAmerongen, Commissioner of the NYS Division of Housing and Community Renewal announced $1.6 million in NYS Community Development Block Grant and Small Business Assistance Program awards to support businesses in Chemung, Rensselaer, Wyoming, Genesee, and Oswego Counties and create 129 new jobs for local residents.

Incumbent Justice Christopher J. Burns and Erie County Judge Shirley Troutman earned easy victories Tuesday in the race for a seat on the State Supreme Court in Buffalo.

Strict new gas-drilling regulations are still not sufficient to protect New York City's water supply from the risk of contamination, according to politicians and environmental advocates seeking a ban on drilling in the city's upstate watershed.

Debate over the environmental consequences of natural gas drilling in Broome County is reaching across the country.

NEW YORK, NY August 28, 2009 a 'A Republican Senator from Wyoming wants President Obama to withdraw his nominee, Patricia Smith, for Department of Labor Solicitor.

Given the success of 'Cash for Clunkers' , the government will introduce a sequel that one observer called ' Dollars for Dishwashers '. That's not really the name, but it's better than 'Clunkers, Part Deux'. It's reported that Uncle Sam will fund a $300 million program via the stimulus plan that will allow you to swap energy-sucking appliances for ...

Wyoming senator leads effort to derail nomination of M. Patricia Smith to key U.S. Department of Labor post.

Wyoming senator leads effort to derail nomination of M. Patricia Smith to key U.S. Department of Labor post.

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke said Friday the global economy appears to be on the verge of recovery after going through the worst recession since the Great Depression.

Janet Planet will sing her new jazz album at Thrasher Opera House, Wisconsin on 11/27/2009. Jazz singer, Janet Planet, released a collection of songs that commemorates the sites, cities and commerce across the United States.

The potato and tomato blight that plant experts warned about earlier this month has spread to a majority of the counties in the state, and officials are concerned about the unique path it's forging.

SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 508 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NEW YORK THIS WATCH INCLUDES 14 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL NEW YORK CAYUGA OSWEGO IN WESTERN NEW YORK ALLEGANY CATTARAUGUS CHAUTAUQUA ERIE GENESEE LIVINGSTON MONROE NIAGARA ONTARIO ORLEANS WAYNE WYOMING THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES ...

SHELDON, N.Y. Press release - The New York State Common Retirement Fund invested $15 million in Invenergy's High Sheldon Wind Farm, located in Wyoming County, through Credit Suisse Customized Fund Investment Group, State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli announced today.

The village of Castile in Wyoming county has issued a no unnecessary uses of water advisory.

A rare national treasure that was discovered in the Genesee County village of LeRoy is now hanging in the United States Capitol.

A Wyoming County man was arrested on sex abuse charges Friday for allegedly having sexual contact with a 15-year-old Irondequoit boy he met in an online chat room in 2005.

Public health authorities announced Thursday that a Chautauqua County child had a probable case of swine flu - the first and so far only confirmed case in Western New York - while the number of counties where the contagious virus is suspected in the region grew to four.

An acclaimed poet who had been working on a book about volcanoes disappeared five days ago during a scouting expedition on a tropical island in southern Japan.