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Unemployment scams, waterspouts, Walmart ditching paper bags, former county official found guilty, Upstate hospitals struggling, and more.
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Unemployment scams are a major issue in New York, according to state officials. In one month more than $11 million in fraudulent benefits were paid out. Altogether $110 million has been paid out in 2022. [MORE]
What's the deal with paper bags? Is Walmart going to eliminate paper bags? Officials say they are looking at alternatives in New York. Customers would be forced to use reusable bags at that point. [MORE]
Hospitals across Upstate New York are set to lose millions and spend more than a billion on staffing, as issues persist in healthcare at an institutional level. What can be done to fix it? Will rural hospitals close? [MORE]
Are invasive carp a problem in the Great Lakes? A new film takes a closer look at the issue and what's being done to stop it. [MORE]
Data shows that DOCCS is violating the HALT Act by sending inmates with mental and physical illnesses to solitary confinement. In some cases, they're being kept in solitary for two weeks. [MORE]
Salary increases are expected for 16 Seneca County officials. The increases are 8% and would take effect in mid-October, if approved at the board's next full meeting. [MORE]
Three more solar farm developments are happening in Cayuga County. The projects are focused in the Aurelius area. [MORE]
Canandaigua could authorize $28.7 million in wastewater treatment plant upgrades this week. The work will take place on a 40 year old facility. [MORE]
Jury finds former Seneca County Manager John Sheppard guilty of official misconduct in Waterloo Village Court. He was indicted in 2019 and after several court delays, largely brought on by the pandemic, a trial was held last week. [MORE]
New York ranks #4 for pedestrian fatalities. The rate of fatal accidents far outpaces those states ranking in the bottom five. How does the state compare to others across the U.S.? Find out here. [MORE]
