{"id":214603,"date":"2026-04-29T21:22:27","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T21:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/214603\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T21:22:27","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T21:22:27","slug":"central-ny-evening-briefing-april-29","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/214603\/","title":{"rendered":"Central NY Evening Briefing: April 29"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Good evening, Central New York. We&#8217;re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.<\/p>\n<p>Your Weather Planner<\/p>\n<p>Tonight will be cloudy and unsettled with showers and periods of steadier rain. Lows will be in the 40s.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday and Friday will be breezy and cool with a few scattered showers. Highs will be in the 40s and 50s.<\/p>\n<p>The weekend will be mostly quiet with cool afternoons and chilly overnights. Temperatures will remain unseasonably cool with highs in the 40s and 50s.<\/p>\n<p>Tomorrow&#8217;s Forecast<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/weatherbriefing_04_29_26.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/weather\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Central NY Hourly Forecast<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/binghamton\/weather\/interactive-radar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Southern Tier Hourly Forecast<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/watertown\/weather\/interactive-radar\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Northern New York Hourly Forecast<\/a><br \/>\n\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.spectrumnews1.com\/snpluslive\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Spectrum_News_Plus_PromoCard_4-11-2023.jpeg\" width=\"100%\" class=\"hashed-image\" img-data-alignment=\"center\" img-data-width=\"percent-hundred\"\/><\/a><br \/>\nStream Spectrum News+<br \/>Watch the latest news and more local stories from across the country.<br \/>\nToday&#8217;s Big Stories<\/p>\n<p>1.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/politics\/2026\/04\/29\/local-sales-tax-collections-in-n-y--up-5-1--so-far-in-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Local sales tax collections in New York up 5.1% in first quarter of 2026, report says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Collections totaled $6.1 billion during the period between January and March, state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/politics\/2026\/04\/29\/n-y--lawmakers-pass-eighth-state-budget-extender\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York lawmakers pass eighth state budget extender that runs through May 4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The New York state Legislature on Wednesday passed an eighth state budget extender \u2014 now four weeks past the budget&#8217;s deadline \u2014 which was sent to Gov. Kathy Hochul for her signature. The extender runs through Monday, May 4, and funds state operations, including payroll.<\/p>\n<p>3.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/news\/2026\/04\/29\/new-development-comes-to-downtown-ovid\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New development comes to downtown Ovid as village continues to rebuild from massive fire<\/a><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>4.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/education\/2026\/04\/29\/suny-oswego-syracuse-campus-expansion\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">As Micron builds, SUNY Oswego to expand Syracuse campus<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SUNY Oswego says it is expanding on its downtown Syracuse campus with Micron building a massive facility in Central New York.<\/p>\n<p>5.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/international\/2026\/04\/29\/pete-hegseth-dan-caine-iran-war-united-states-testimony-house-committee-pentagon-budget-proposal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hegseth testifies to House committee about Pentagon&#8217;s budget proposal, Iran war<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Democrats on the committee are expected to focus on the rising costs of the war, the drawdown of critical U.S. munitions and the\u00a0bombing of a school\u00a0that killed more than 165 people, many of them children, in the opening hours of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>6.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/central-ny\/politics\/2026\/04\/29\/supreme-court-void-black-majority-congressional-district-louisiana-v--callais\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Supreme Court voids majority Black congressional district in Louisiana, boosting Republican chances<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumlocalnews.com\/nys\/hudson-valley\/international\/2026\/04\/29\/pete-hegseth-dan-caine-iran-war-united-states-testimony-house-committee-pentagon-budget-proposal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down Louisiana&#8217;s second majority Black congressional district in a decision that could open the door for Republican-led states to eliminate Black and Latino electoral districts that tend to favor Democrats and affect the balance of power in Congress.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Good evening, Central New York. 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