(WNY News Now) By lowering bridge strikes and improving infrastructure, the new Schepps Corners Road Bridge improves safety and connectivity in Central New York.Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul declared the completion of a $5 million bridge replacement project on Onondaga County's New York State Thruway. In the Town of Manlius, a new bridge was built in place of the Schepps Corners Road bridge (milepost 274.4). Both on schedule and within budget, the project was finished.According to Governor Hochul, funding vital infrastructure is an investment in our communities' safety and connectedness.We are pleased to have completed this bridge replacement on schedule and on budget, and it will give the residents of Central New York the superior quality they deserve.To lessen bridge impacts from over...

(WNY News Now) In an effort to prevent fatalities and lower crash rates, Allegany County is stepping up its efforts to combat drunk driving this Thanksgiving with the beginning of the STOP-DWI High Visibility Engagement Campaign.November 27–December 1, 2024 is the date of the Allegany County, NYSTOP-DWI Impaired Driving High Visibility Engagement Campaign.Today, Allegany County Administrator Carissa Knapp declared that the STOP-DWI Coordinator and Allegany County police agencies will take part in specific initiatives to raise awareness of the risks associated with driving while intoxicated.Millions of people will travel over Thanksgiving holiday in anticipation of spending time with friends and relatives. It's one of the busiest travel periods of the year, and sadly, there is a greater cha...

(WNY News Now) In an effort to improve educational opportunities and address healthcare inequities in New York, Governor Kathy Hochul has announced that the CUNY School of Medicine will become an independent institution.Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul declared that the City University of New York is creating the CUNY School of Medicine as a distinct entity from the university itself. Through the change, the 50-year-old institution will be able to increase its influence, streamline accreditation, and further its dual mission of producing diverse medical professionals and offering high-quality healthcare services to underprivileged communities throughout New York City, where over half of the population identifies as Black or Latino and only 16% of those communities have doctors.Every studen...