The Herkimer County Legislature took another divided step Wednesday toward building a new county jail.

News of the assault and death after a softball game in Parma on Sunday unsettled local players, who have seen tempers flare, but never this bad.

Open-wheel racing fans around the nation breathed a sigh of relief this spring when it was announced that the IndyCar Series and Champ Car World Series would unite and compete under the banner of the IndyCar Series. The two factions were in deep trouble, losing fan base, sponsorship and drivers. The remarriage has breathed new life into the competition on the track and has revived fan interest.

For wine lover Emerson Klees, touring and writing about the region’s vineyards in 2000 was a labor of love. So much so that he took it upon himself to update it again — and again.

Americans United for Change are offering what they feel is the president’s accurate legacy.

A local agency says there should be increased cooperation between Monroe County hospitals and those in the outlying counties.

Two hang-gliding champs are headed to Italy to soar with the best.

With photos by Andy Olenick and text by Richard O. Reisem, “Historic New York” attempts the near-impossible mission of selecting the best from the state’s vast building treasure trove.

For the third time, New York Regional Interconnect’s application to run a power line from Marcy to downstate has been sent back for revisions, according to a state Public Service Commission document dated Thursday.

Many turned out Thursday night to mark the first anniversary of the crash that killed five Fairport graduates.

The Department of Environmental Conservation wants a hunting season to control growing black bear populations.

After pressure from the Attorney General’s Office, procedures such as CAT scans will no longer require a tedious approval procedure.

A parole hearing for Chad Campbell, convicted killer of Curtis Rizzo and Cynthia Lewis, is set for Aug. 4.

The state Department of Environmental Conservation is looking for help in finding three missing black bears.

A recall has been announced for the one-gallon Nestlé Pure Life Purified Drinking Water sold only in Shop-Rite stores in the five Northeast states of Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania.  The recall affects only the one-gallon size.