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.

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Significant lake effect snow continues east of Lake Ontario Tuesday evening. Snow east of Lake Ontario shifts northward and gradually weakens overnight into Wednesday morning, eventually tapering by midday.

Wednesday will be blustery and not as frigid with additional snow showers moving through during the afternoon and evening. Highs will be in the 20s to near 30, with wind chills in the single digits and teens.

Snow shower chances continue into Thursday with lake effect snow redeveloping east of Lake Ontario in the evening. Highs will be in the 20s/30.

Lake effect will persist east of Lake Ontario into Friday before dropping into Central New York and weakening Friday night into Saturday.

Frigid temperatures return once again Friday through the weekend. Highs likely only in the teens for many of us this weekend.

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Today’s Big Stories

1. Hochul proposes $260 billion state budget to offset federal cuts without raising taxes

Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday announced her executive budget proposal totaling $260 billion that comes with offsetting cuts in federal funding but no increase in income taxes.

2. Tree removal begins at Micron site in Clay

The future Micron chipmaking plant took another important step forward Tuesday when crews arrived in Clay to start clearing trees in preparation for the construction to come.

3. Syracuse official addresses concerns over pace of water pipe replacements

Members of the Syracuse Public Works and Infrastructure Committee met on Tuesday. The conversation focused on the city’s effort to replace lead pipes. Some councilors were concerned the process was not moving fast enough. City Water Commissioner Robert Brandt said that while he understands the concerns, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has given the city 10 years to complete the necessary work.

4. McDermott disparages call that led to Bills’ loss and his firing but should safety have ended game?

Twenty-four hours after Wil Lutz’s 23-yard field goal ended Buffalo’s season short of the Super Bowl once again, McDermott was out of a job, the 10th head coach to join the NFL’s crowded unemployment line.

5. Thruway rest stop fully operational after travelers snowed in overnight

The Angola rest stop on the New York State Thruway is fully operational after travelers were stranded there overnight. The Thruway Authority said drivers had to pull into the service area due to heavy snowfall, strong winds and freezing temperatures.

6. Trump’s Greenland threats spark outrage and defiance from EU, testing longtime NATO alliances

The European Union’s top official on Tuesday described President Donald Trump’s planned new tariffs over Greenland as “a mistake especially between long-standing allies” and called into question Trump’s trustworthiness, saying that he had agreed last year not to impose more tariffs on members of the bloc.