
Ava Pukatch
ReporterAva Pukatch joined the WRVO news team in September 2022. She previously reported for WCHL in Chapel Hill, NC and earned a degree in Journalism and Media from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. At UNC, Ava was a Stembler Scholar and a reporter and producer for the award-winning UNC Hussman broadcast Carolina Connection. In her free time, Ava enjoys theatre, coffee and cheering on Tar Heel sports. Find her on Twitter @apukatch.
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North Country Republican Congresswoman Elise Stefanik testified before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee Tuesday as President Trump’s pick for U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.
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President-elect Trump has nominated Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency.
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President-elect Trump announced on Truth Social that Williams will serve as the Under Secretary for Nuclear Security and the Administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration at the United States Department of Energy.
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Central New York Rep. John Mannion has been appointed to the House Education and Workforce Committee and the House Committee on Agriculture.
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CNY Rep. John Mannion (D-Geddes) was officially sworn into office last week. On Monday, he voted to certify the 2024 election on the four-year anniversary of the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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This holiday season it's probably not American chestnuts roasting on an open fire because the species is nearly extinct. Researchers at SUNY-ESF are working to develop blight-tolerant American Chestnut trees.
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The No. 21 Syracuse Orange will face Washington State in the DIRECTV Holiday Bowl on December 27, capping a remarkable 9-3 season under first-year head coach Fran Brown.
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The United States Senate voted on two central New York judicial nominees for federal court Wednesday.
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Two central New York federal judge nominees passed the Senate Judiciary Committee by a partisan vote. However, with time running out, getting full Senate confirmation could be a little more challenging.
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For the 12th year in a row, there is no increase to the property tax levy.