1+ hour, 5+ min ago  (326+ words) One of the Utica Zoo's four newly arrived peacocks explores its habitat in the Asian Realm. The zoo is inviting the community to help name the birds by voting on its Facebook and Instagram pages through Aug. 1. Spirit, a 23-year-old…...

5+ day, 5+ min ago  (525+ words) Addie Zysk, left, of Utica displays her drone flying talents for her mom Carrie Santoro, center, and Makenzi Enos at the Drone Camp Showcase on Friday, July 10 in the SkyDome Hangar at the Innovare Advancement Center in Rome. Addie Zysk…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (155+ words) Rome Sentinel ROME — ANDRO Computational Solutions in Rome has been awarded an additional $4.4 million in funding through a contract with the Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate to work on military communications, according to company officials The funding…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (210+ words) Rome Sentinel CANASTOTA — The Great Swamp Conservancy will host two educational programs for children and families in July at its facility. The events include a children's painting activity celebrating the conservancy's Year of the Turtle and a dinosaur presentation featuring…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago  (509+ words) Portions of the roof lay on the ground after being ripped off the Stanwix Heights Fire Department fire hall during a powerful thunderstorm on Wednesday evening, July 1. The storm knocked down trees and electrical wires across multiple areas in the…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (285+ words) These adorable Sumatran tiger cubs who were born in the U.K. have ventured outside their enclosure in a huge milestone for conservation. The three cubs, two girls and one boy, were born to first-time mom Tipah and dad Nakal and are…...

1+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (250+ words) SENTINEL SNAPSHOT: Finding the courage to take flight Rome Sentinel One of the two eaglets flaps its wings as it hops at its nest atop a tree along the Erie Canal on Tuesday, June 16. Juvenile bald eagles are often ravenous,…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (140+ words) Stacker compiled a ranking of the coldest Junes in New York since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Rankings are based on the lowest average temperature in each month. For each of the coldest months listed below,…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (686+ words) The mammoth’s tusk at the excavation site in Taimering, Germany. (BLfD via SWNS) A recently discovered woolly mammoth was likely butchered by Ice Age hunters around 25,000 years ago, according to new research. They even used one of the rib bones…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (326+ words) CLINTON — The village of Clinton has been recognized as a 2025 Tree City USA community by the Arbor Day Foundation for its commitment to planting, maintaining and managing trees, according to an announcement by village officials. “It is an honor to…...