In Long Island and Westchester, the minimum wage will increase to $13 on December 31. In the remainder of the state, it will increase to $11.80.

Sullivan called the investigation “abusive." She says she was assaulted by a teacher two decades ago.

Carbon pricing could slightly raise electricity prices for consumers in its first few years, but environmental groups say prices will eventually drop.

The project would also include a new sound system and drainage improvements at the field, and interior corridor safety improvements across the district.

One man is dead and anther victim in the hospital after a shooting at a movie theater in Pennsylvania.

Wolf's administration said Thursday that one of 96 sites sampled tested above the federal health advisory level for two PFAS chemicals.

The grant program will assist eligible farmers with production, conservation, and diversification.

The hearing is one of many courts have scheduled across the state in advance of an overhaul of the state's rules for setting bail for criminal defendants.

 Nieko Lisi went missing at the end of September in 2011. Since then his mother, Monica Button of Jasper, has been looking for him. 

Two people were arrested after police say drugs and cash were found in a home Thursday evening in Gibson. 

A Chemung County husband and wife have been indicted by a grand jury on nearly 80 charges combined for allegedly sexually abusing a 16-year-old girl. 

National advocates for probation reform met in the Pennsylvania Capitol recently to continue pushing for what they call “commonsense” probation laws. Governor Tom Wolf and state lawmakers joined them, calling on the Legislature to address the issue.

Police in West Elmira are investigating a hit and run that involved a pedestrian around midnight on Thursday. 

Two people were arrested after police responded to reports of shots fired in the City of Elmira Thursday morning. 

Cameron Manufacturing and Design in Horseheads laid off 50 workers Wednesday, CEO and President Matthew Sharpe confirmed to WENY News. 

 According to their Facebook page, Big Phatdaddy's BBQ in Horseheads is closing down. 

In Elmira, Libertad was announced as one of the award recipients. The former Jones Court Public Housing was named after John W. Jones, a former slave who settled in Elmira and helped other escape via the underground railroad.

Scharfenberger said restoring trust in the church will take time and more than simple actions.  He encouraged people not to group all people in the church as the same.

Attorneys general representing about half the states said CEO Craig Landau should not receive the pay bump in part because he is named as a defendant in a handful of the 2,700 lawsuits the company is facing over its role in the opioid crisis.

Watkins Glen is getting in the Christmas spirit with several upcoming events this holiday season. 

Some houses for sale in the Bradford County area have been advertised as being available "for rent."

Critics say the law is unconstitutionally vague and could be enforced disproportionately against minority populations.

"What seemed to be small ways by those in the community made a huge impact for those that literally lost everything."

WENY sister station, KITV says the entire Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam is currently on lockdown, according to a Navy military service member.  

The FFA chapter at the Wellsboro High school is giving back this year by partnering with Wreaths Across America to lay wreaths at the Wellsboro Cemetery. But they need your help laying wreaths on the graves of fallen veterans.