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1 week ago | waer.org | Julia Simon |Jeongyoon Han

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum has ordered a halt to an offshore wind project near the coast of Long Island. Today, Equinor, the Norwegian energy company that owns and operates the project, announced it is complying with the order and suspending all construction. President Trump, a longtime critic of wind energy, issued a moratorium on new development of offshore wind projects, one of his first executive orders upon returning to the White House.

1 week ago | waer.org | John Smith |JOhn Smith

Central New York, like the rest of the country, is facing a nursing shortage that’s only worsened since the pandemic began in 2020. It’s creating healthy competition for nursing schools enrolling students. We're taking a look at what Bryant and Stratton College is doing to meet the demand. The college’s Liverpool campus has transformed a former pool and spa showroom into a state-of-the-art lab.

1 week ago | waer.org | Scott Willis

More than 600 firearms were turned in over the weekend at a gun buy-back event in Syracuse, including 130 assault weapons. More than half of the firearms were handguns. People also turned in long guns and even two ghost guns, which don’t have serial numbers. The state attorney general’s office and Syracuse partnered for the event, which aims to reduce the number of guns in the community. Since 2019, more than 9,000 guns have been collected statewide.

1 week ago | waer.org | Scott Willis

Residents across the state’s 50th senate district have the chance to share their concerns with Senator Chris Ryan and his staff during a series of monthly mobile office hours. Sessions start Monday, April 21 at the Oswego Public Library, and will be held there the third Monday of each month. Other locations include Central Square, Jamesville, and Liverpool, and most are held from 3 to 6 p.m.Central SquareCentral Square Library, 637 S.

1 week ago | waer.org | Scott Willis

Syracuse Common Councilors began reviewing the mayor’s budget proposal Thursday, a process expected to continue through the rest of the month. There’s already concern about the mayor’s reliance on the city’s reserves to help balance the budget. Council finance Committee Chair Corey Williams said they need to know how Mayor Ben Walsh arrived at the $348 million bottom line.