Good evening, Central New York. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.
Your Weather Planner
Tonight will be cold with localized heavy lake snow. Lows will be in the single digits and teens. Lake snow will taper late tonight into early Wednesday morning.
Wednesday afternoon will be chilly and quieter with less wind. Highs will be in the 20s and 30s.
Thursday will be mostly cloudy and more seasonable with a few scattered snow or rain showers possible. Highs will be in the 30s and low 40s.
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Today’s Big Stories
1. Cornell University finds wildfire smoke impacting New York grassland birds
Cornell University doctoral student Trifosa Simamora says the study was a side project. She and co-author Timothy Boycott were monitoring grassland birds in June 2023, for other research, when they realized those birds were quiet.
2. Morning snowfall leads to I-81 crashes, travel restrictions
Parts of Central New York and the North Country saw a large amount of snowfall on Tuesday morning. The wintry conditions led to a crash involving approximately 40 vehicles, according to State Police, at Exit 126 southbound in Pulaski, in Oswego County. Multiple tractor-trailers were involved, police said, and all lanes were closed. Drivers are urged to avoid the area and expect “significant delays.”
3. Restaurants adjusting portion sizes as use of GLP-1s increases
A Gallup poll in 2025 found 1 in 8 Americans use GLP-1s; the number has doubled since 2024.
4. Top counterterrorism official Kent resigns over Iran war, says country posed no imminent threat
Joe Kent, the director of the National Counterterrorism Center, announced his resignation on Tuesday, citing his concerns about the justification for military strikes in Iran and saying he “cannot in good conscience” back the Trump administration’s war.
5. Flight cancellations and delays continue after storms dump snow in Midwest and head east
Travel disruptions continued Tuesday in the U.S. as airlines worked to recover from a powerful storm system that had already snarled flight schedules a day earlier. Carriers canceled more than 1,000 U.S. flights on Tuesday and delayed about 4,200 others, according to flight-tracking site FlightAware. The disruptions were most severe at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, with over 200 flights canceled and roughly 450 delayed.