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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Tonight will be cloudy and unsettled with showers and periods of steadier rain. Lows will be in the 40s.
Thursday and Friday will be breezy and cool with a few scattered showers. Highs will be in the 40s and 50s.
The weekend will be mostly quiet with cool afternoons and chilly overnights. Temperatures will remain unseasonably cool with highs in the 40s and 50s.
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Today’s Big Stories
1. Local sales tax collections in New York up 5.1% in first quarter of 2026, report says
Collections totaled $6.1 billion during the period between January and March, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said.
2. New York lawmakers pass eighth state budget extender that runs through May 4
The New York state Legislature on Wednesday passed an eighth state budget extender — now four weeks past the budget’s deadline — which was sent to Gov. Kathy Hochul for her signature. The extender runs through Monday, May 4, and funds state operations, including payroll.
3. New development comes to downtown Ovid as village continues to rebuild from massive fire
This newest redevelopment features a new general store-type business called Hearth and Harvest. Run by Ellen Eastman Smith, the store is one of the first new businesses to come to the village.
4. As Micron builds, SUNY Oswego to expand Syracuse campus
SUNY Oswego says it is expanding on its downtown Syracuse campus with Micron building a massive facility in Central New York.
5. Hegseth testifies to House committee about Pentagon’s budget proposal, Iran war
Democrats on the committee are expected to focus on the rising costs of the war, the drawdown of critical U.S. munitions and the bombing of a school that killed more than 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict.
6. Supreme Court voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, boosting Republican chances