Complements Governor Kathy Hochul’s 2026 State of the State Historic $3.75 Billion Commitment to Water Quality New York State recently announced more than $25 million in grants to support 14 water quality and climate resiliency projects in the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC’s) Region 6 . The awards are part of more than $265 million in investments recently announced by Governor Kathy Hochul to help protect drinking water, improve climate resilience, update...

CATSKILL PARK, N.Y. — New York State Forest Rangers conducted an overnight wilderness rescue after a hiker became stranded and suffered hypothermia in the Catskills. According to officials, on January 16 at approximately 1:30 p.m., Forest Ranger Jeffery encountered a 33-year-old hiker who was beginning a hike of Table Mountain along the Phoenicia East Branch Trail. Ranger Jeffery expressed concern about the late start, but the hiker indicated they were properly equipped and confident in their...

Emergency responders safely rescued a family after an SUV went over an embankment on South Hill Road in the Town of Thurston, Steuben County.