As we celebrate influential individuals throughout Black History Month in the Mohawk Valley, we pay tribute to Ellen Elizabeth Lavender, affectionately known as Mother Lavender.

A traditional lion dance performance in Beijing on Wednesday.Credit...Kevin Frayer/Getty Images Supported by By Yan Zhuang and Amy Chang Chien More than a billion people across the world ...

Aiello has continually insisted that she has maintained dual residency between her home in Herkimer, NY and at 4 Cottage Place in Utica, NY. She claims that allows her to hold her position as 1st ...

Netflix's new historical fiction series "American Primeval" is coming under fire for its depiction of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and leader Brigham Young. The Mormon church ...

The Church in Wales say their safeguarding team ‘has worked ... a Wrexham man who was a former Chaplain at a Llandudno school was sentenced for making indecent images of children. Samuel Erlandson, 36 ...

at the Utica University Nexus Center. Presented by New York Sash, it is the largest showcase of home improvement products and services in the Mohawk Valley with over 200 exhibitors. Interior ...

This story has been updated to include a statement from Utica Mayor Michael P. Galime issued on Wednesday, Jan. 29. UTICA — Throughout its over 200-year history, Utica has welcomed immigrants ...

Tang and Agnes Hsu‐Tang have recently landed in the center of New York cultural philanthropy ... Filippo Bolognese Images; via Frida Escobedo Studio With their gift to the Met, the Tangs ...

Skaneateles, N.Y. — Under gray skies and with wind whipping off the freezing cold water, people began to gather along the shoreline of Skaneateles Lake at Clift Park Saturday. While spectators ...

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“New executive order: We are banning church,” said Ronny Chieng ... Fletcher Moore for The New York Times On an episode of “Faces of Music,” a Hulu docuseries, Chappell Roan recreates ...

Pikachu Outbreak Festival Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images ... The Utica Zoo is open daily from 10am to 4pm. Tickets can be bought at the window or online at uticazoo.org. Tiny Upstate New York ...