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2 days ago | thenew961.com | Dave Fields

Everyone has an opinion, but with this latest question, around 95% of people are giving one answer, except that answer is wrong. "Would you rather have $100 tax-free every day until you get $1 million dollars or you would rather have $1 million dollars tax-free in one lump sum?"The majority of people are taking the money and running, but the reason they are taking it is wrong, and the right answer is to take the $100 per day.

2 days ago | thenew961.com | Dave Fields

Wednesday's Powerball drawing turned one lucky lottery player in New York State into a Millionaire. The New York State Lottery announced that one 2nd place winning Powerball ticket was sold in New York from last night's drawing. There were two 2nd-place winning tickets sold from Wednesday's Powerball drawing. One ticket was sold in Maryland and the other in New York State. New York's winning ticket was sold at Krupa Cards Shop in Brooklyn.

2 days ago | thenew961.com | Dave Fields

The quick blast of summer we had earlier this week is now over as a couple of storm fronts are expected to bring some nasty weather our way to wrap up the week. Things will start to get dicey a little later this afternoon, and parts of the region could see some severe weather before the end of the night. The is a marginal risk of severe weather for the Southern parts of Western New York. Heavy downpours, thunderstorms, and hail are possible over the next 48 hours.

3 days ago | thenew961.com | Dave Fields

Smoke from the wildfires in Canada will be an issue for residents in New York State today. Once again, smoke from those wildfires in Canada will be pushed across New York State, leaving much of the state with moderate air quality issues. Over one million acres of land continue to burn in Canada, and the winds will bring that smoke to all of New York State. According to the EPA, all of New York State has a moderate risk for poor air quality today due to that smoke.

3 days ago | thenew961.com | Dave Fields

The first Mega Millions drawing of June was a very lucky one for lottery players in New York State. There were no 3rd place "Big Money" winning tickets sold in New York from last night's Mega Millions drawing, but there were still plenty of happy lottery players. The New York State Lottery announced that there were 10 4th place winning tickets sold from last night's Mega Millions drawing. Those tickets matched four out of five numbers but missed the Megaball.