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FAA awards $1.6 million grant for UTM at drone test site in Rome
ROME, N.Y. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) recently awarded a $1.6 million contract that will advance unmanned traffic management (UTM) at the drone test

Madison County warns residents of possible COVID-19 exposure at nine area businesses
WAMPSVILLE, N.Y. — The Madison County Health Department says people who tested positive for COVID-19 have visited various stores throughout the county Members of the

Centro bus driver tests positive for coronavirus; here are the routes the operator drove
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Centro has reported that another one of its Syracuse bus drivers has tested positive for COVID-19. The employee last worked on April

Onondaga County Health Department warns of possible exposure at three area retailers
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The Onondaga County Health Department is warning area residents about potential COVID-19 exposures at three area retailers on certain days and times.

McMahon says return of in-person car sales is a big deal for Onondaga County economy
SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on Tuesday confirmed that auto dealers in the county can again sell cars and trucks in-person if

COVID-19 deaths The deceased are an African-American woman in her 60s and the other is a Caucasian male in his 90s, both of whom

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on Friday announced the county’s COVID-19 death toll has risen by one to 34. He announced the

Cuomo: No State Fair this year without full state reopening
SYRACUSE — New York state will have to be fully open for business if patrons want to want to walk through the gates at the New York State Fair in Geddes this August. Gov. Andrew Cuomo says the 2020 event — which is supposed to be expanded to 18 days from the usual 13 —

Report: 70 percent of hotel employees laid off or furloughed amid COVID-19 crisis
A new report from the American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) indicates that 70 percent of hotel employees have been laid off or furloughed, as eight out of 10 hotel rooms across the U.S. remain empty during the widespread coronavirus lockdown. Due to the dramatic downturn in travel, hotels that remain open are operating with

Broome County hotel occupancy rate falls 39 percent in March
BINGHAMTON — As the coronavirus pandemic erupted here and elsewhere, hotels in Broome County saw a steep drop in guests in March, according to a new report. The hotel occupancy rate (rooms sold as a percentage of rooms available) in the county plummeted 39.1 percent to 34.2 percent in March, according to STR, a Tennessee–based
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