Sounds like good news if you're selling corn, but then again, seeds, fertilizer and equipment costs are up, too.

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania’s public water and sewer systems were among the biggest winners in this year’s budget process, as legislators are poised to approve $1.2 billion in borrowing to repair and improve them.
By one estimate, local governments and authorities face a $20 billion bill over the next 10 to 15 years to improve how they supply people with fresh water and treat sewage. There will be no shortage of requests for ways to spend the new money.

The Herkimer County Legislature took another divided step Wednesday toward building a new county jail.

News of the assault and death after a softball game in Parma on Sunday unsettled local players, who have seen tempers flare, but never this bad.

For wine lover Emerson Klees, touring and writing about the region’s vineyards in 2000 was a labor of love. So much so that he took it upon himself to update it again — and again.

Americans United for Change are offering what they feel is the president’s accurate legacy.

A local agency says there should be increased cooperation between Monroe County hospitals and those in the outlying counties.

Two hang-gliding champs are headed to Italy to soar with the best.

HARRISBURG — State lawmakers and Gov. Ed Rendell struck a deal on a new state budget early today, averting possible furloughs of 25,000 state workers and a partial government shutdown amid a slowing economy that has stifled the flow of state revenue.

For the third time, New York Regional Interconnect’s application to run a power line from Marcy to downstate has been sent back for revisions, according to a state Public Service Commission document dated Thursday.

Many turned out Thursday night to mark the first anniversary of the crash that killed five Fairport graduates.

The Department of Environmental Conservation wants a hunting season to control growing black bear populations.

HARRISBURG — Halfway through two days of hearings into the proposed 75-year lease of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, the House Transportation Committee chairman said Thursday he remains convinced it is a bad idea.
“I still think it’s a deal that is insufficient to achieve what the goal is here,” said Rep. Joe Markosek, D-Allegheny.

After pressure from the Attorney General’s Office, procedures such as CAT scans will no longer require a tedious approval procedure.

A parole hearing for Chad Campbell, convicted killer of Curtis Rizzo and Cynthia Lewis, is set for Aug. 4.