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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The fire chief said the budget is focused on the safety of firefighters and the people they’re sworn to protect. -
It's budget season with the Syracuse Common Council reviewing Mayor Walsh’s proposed $348.4 million budget. The Syracuse Police Department recently held its budget hearing. -
Former Rep. Brandon Williams testified this week in his Senate confirmation hearing to lead the National Nuclear Security Administration. Williams would be an Undersecretary in the Department of Energy. -
Zoo New York is asking for $375,000 in annual funding from Jefferson County. -
The City of Syracuse is working to fix a water supply shortage, as water usage in the city has spiked and remained at an unusual level. -
Watertown lawmakers are exploring what to do about the city’s leaking 5-million-gallon reservoir in Thompson Park. -
Onondaga County Democratic Elections Commissioner Dustin Czarny argued for more funding for elections boards – especially to update aging infrastructure. -
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. -
President-elect Trump has nominated Zeldin to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. -
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.
